1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (726+ words) MIAMI " Having set attendance and broadcast viewer records, the World Baseball Classic will return in 2029 or 2030 and at some future point could be moved to midseason, when clubs would be less likely to restrict players. Since the WBC's inception in…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (488+ words) PHOENIX " San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 "and some change," he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues' Automated Ball-Strike System. That is one expansive strike zone " but a more defined…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (612+ words) ADAMS TWP " JJ Wetherholt can just plain hit. The 2021 Mars graduate has hit above .300 for every team he's ever played for from his freshman year in high school until now. And the St. Louis Cardinals have taken notice. St. Louis…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (521+ words) Add another chapter to the Bednar baseball story. Tuesday afternoon in Scottsdale, Ariz., Mars graduates David and Will Bednar pitched in the same professional baseball game for the first time. David, 32, who tallied 27 saves and an earned run average below…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (466+ words) Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (325+ words) Fans of Major League Baseball's streaming package of out-of-market games learned Tuesday what ESPN's takeover means for them. ESPN announced MLB.TV will come at a slight discount for those who already have ESPN's Unlimited plan, while those who don't…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (176+ words) Al Washington, who served as Slippery Rock University's defensive line coach from 2009-10 and was most recently an assistant at Notre Dame, has joined new head coach Jeff Hafley's staff with the Miami Dolphins. Washington will serve as a linebackers coach…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (461+ words) Bob Costas closed NBC's coverage of Major League Baseball in 2000 when the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in the AL Championship Series. When NBC returns to covering baseball this season, Costas will be the first voice welcoming the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (745+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " After winning the National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award his first two seasons, Paul Skenes already has a different title in Year 3: recruiter. As the Pirates assume a more aggressive posture this offseason, actively…...

3+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) PITTSBURGH " The offense-starved Pittsburgh Pirates finally made an aggressive offseason move, agreeing to acquire two-time All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe from Tampa Bay as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Houston Astros. The Rays will send Lowe,…...