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Baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki’s statue reveal goes wrong, bat breaks mid-ceremony; internet reacts: ‘Real bat would be stronger’

April 11, 2026 4:36 pm

At Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, fans filmed Ichiro Suzuki’s statue reveal, but as a “51” countdown ended, the bat got stuck and snapped mid-unveiling, falling awkwardly as confetti burst into the air.

11 year-old boy hits jackpot with rare Baseball player card of Paul Skenes

March 13, 2025 12:28 pm

Some publications like The Athletic have speculated that the 11 year old might end up getting an offer over 1 million USD in the auction

In 2008, UP cricketers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel were signed by a Major League Baseball team. Hollywood film Million Dollar Arm was based on their story. (File)

Million Dollar Arm Part 2? India may turn to cricket again in search of baseball players for Asian Games, Olympics

February 14, 2025 10:00 am

To address the drought in the player pool in two events that are going unrepresented in the Asian Games and the Olympics, the Sports Authority of India is exploring the possibility of a talent transfer from cricket to baseball — a men’s-only sport at the multi-discipline events — and its women’s variant, softball.

Ippei Mizuhara, left, stands next to Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, right, during an interview at Dodger Stadium, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo)

Ex-interpreter tried to scam Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s highest paid star, of $2,00,000 by impersonating him

January 24, 2025 6:34 pm

According to a report in The Athletic, US prosecutors have convicted Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of impersonating the baseball star and doing bank frauds

How baseball star Juan Soto bagged a record $800 million contract

December 11, 2024 8:04 pm

The 15-year-long deal with the New York Mets will pay the southpaw slugger between $51 million and $55 million per year till 2039

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani follows the flight of his RBI single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Cal Quantrill in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A Japanese baseballer who is Virat, Bumrah, Dhoni, Gayle rolled into one redefines America's dream

September 28, 2024 6:19 pm

The LA Dodgers two-way star, is compelling Americans to wonder if he's greater than their adored legend, Babe Ruth

With rule changes, a timeless game is speeding up

March 27, 2023 9:34 am

MLB’s regular season opens Thursday, and Manfred, who is starting his ninth season as commissioner, may finally get the faster-paced product he has long considered essential to the future of the sport.

Texas Rangers coach sends sanitising drone to help ease baseball fans' fear

February 27, 2021 10:57 am

The person behind the sanitizing operation was Don Wakamatsu, the Rangers’ bench coach. How did a baseball lifer end up directing a decidedly modern take on spring cleaning?

Explained: Why the sale of a Boston Red Sox player has fans worried about a curse

November 04, 2020 7:43 pm

In 2020, Red Sox let go of another generational talent in Markus Lynn 'Mookie' Betts, who won the championship with LA Dodgers last Wednesday, leaving Bostonians fearing if the 'Curse of the Bambino' is back

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MLB players cut to 89 games, want prorated money

June 10, 2020 9:39 am

The proposal by the players’ association, given to Major League Baseball electronically Tuesday evening without a negotiating session, was detailed to The Associated Press by a pair of people familiar with the negotiations. They spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcements were authorized.