Longtime Independence, Kan., resident and educator Ken Brown puts his tiny town's big-time baseball history into perspective. "When you study a little bit of Independence history, there's something about a feud we had between two bankers, something about Independence being one of the richest towns per capita, there's the big

If you’ve ever dealt with the existential problem of finding the perfect sneakers to pair with your jersey, fear not: For the second straight year, Nike has created a collection of City Connect sneakers, one for each uniform that debuted during the 2026 season. While the 2025 City Connects were

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee television station TMJ4 told a Jacob Misiorowski story on Thursday that you might not believe if there weren’t the photos and video to prove it. Seven-year-old Aaron Shorey and his dad, Ryan, went to a Milwaukee-area card shop on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. As they

The All-Star Game will take place in Philadelphia this summer -- a fitting location for the nation's 250th birthday. It's the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed, where the Liberty Bell rang, where the Constitution was first drafted and, maybe most importantly, a town where Americans have feasted

If you are visiting Japan this summer, why not start your morning by visiting the hometown of some of baseball’s biggest Japanese stars? Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, is closely tied to a remarkable group of MLB talent. Shohei Ohtani, Yusei Kikuchi and Roki Sasaki all grew up in Iwate before making

A highly anticipated NBA Finals matchup begins Wednesday night, with the San Antonio Spurs and megastar Victor Wembanyama squaring off against the New York Knicks, who reached the Finals for the first time since 1999. Wembanyama -- a 7-foot-4 unicorn of an athlete -- has been pretty much everything he

The core objective of baseball is pretty simple. It hasn't changed all that much over the centuries. Put the ball in play. Score runs. But what if those two were not actually mutually exclusive? Speedy White Sox shortstop Luisangel Acuña proved it during Tuesday night's 6-4 loss to the Twins,

PHOENIX -- As baseball has evolved with time, technology has increasingly become a part of the game. But at the end of the day, it's all about going out on the field and playing. That concept is at the crux of a new promotional spot for Disney and Pixar's "Toy

Jazz Chisholm Jr. took his talents to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday.

Be yourself, unless you feel like being something else. This is now an established Minor League Baseball promotional strategy, as teams across the country regularly assume alternate identities in lieu of their day-to-day primary identities. These alternate identities often have a local connection, with teams celebrating their region's culinary specialties,

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly round-up of the best promotions taking place throughout Minor League Baseball. June highlights include sweat-stained jerseys, mascot politics and nationwide brain rot.

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On the eve of his induction into the Mets Hall of Fame, former manager Bobby Valentine was seemingly everywhere on Friday night -- at least we think it was him.

The Tarps Off movement has swept through MLB stadiums in one of the most notable recent crazes in sports. On Friday night, Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field saw a familiar face participating with the fans in the bleachers.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here. Beginning

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the worldwide* launch of MLB The Show Mobile, an exciting new way to enjoy realistic baseball action on the go. From San Diego Studio, creators of the long running and critically acclaimed MLB The Show, MLB The Show Mobile combines authentic on-field MLB action with rewarding

This story was originally published in 2022.

Cincinnatians love their Skyline Chili, an institution that has grown to more than 100 locations in Ohio and Kentucky. Skyline has become such a beloved Queen City staple that it’s even on the menu in Queens. That’s right: During the Reds-Mets series this week at Citi Field in New York,

In a throwback atmosphere perfect for old-fashioned hardball, one team's hitters swung the bats as though they wanted the game to last forever. Playing at the oldest professional ballpark in the United States -- Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala. -- Double-A Pensacola throttled Birmingham, 23-4, in a Wednesday matinee. -

Slides are something of an art form in baseball, and the very best ones can be mesmerizing to watch on repeat. There are swim slides and vaulting slides and smooth-as-butter slides and Javy Báez slides (which deserve a category all to their own). But even with all of those options,

CLEVELAND -- Travis Kelce has prized childhood memories of taking the RTA to downtown Cleveland and making his way to Progressive Field to catch a baseball game. Now, the Cleveland Heights native and diehard Cleveland sports fan is joining the Guardians' organization in an ownership capacity. Kelce, the Kansas City

He's a menace to the entire Citi! With J. Jonah Jameson in the house for the Mets' game against the Reds on Tuesday -- actor J.K. Simmons, that is -- the Amazin's had an unpleasant surprise in store for the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief. When the Mets showed Simmons on the

A Blue Jays fan rocking a Vlad Jr. jersey caught not one but TWO foul balls during Tuesday’s game in Toronto. And he made sure to pay it forward. Seated in the front row down the right-field line toward the foul pole at Rogers Centre, he started off his night

This story was originally published in August of 2024.