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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (1285+ words) Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John praises his late friend, Dr. Frank Jobe, during a 2014 memorial service at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career…...
The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut: The Picture Show: NPR
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1122+ words) Brittany Apgar (from left), Maggie Foxx and Mo'ne Davis, of the Los Angeles Queens, joke around in the dugout prior to the start of the Women's Pro Baseball League's inaugural game in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday, Aug. 1. Jaclyn Licht for NPR…...
If every play has a price tag, what's left?
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (139+ words) Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode, "How predictions took over our lives" What happens when every moment of a game becomes something to wager on? Researcher Brendan Dwyer shares how prediction and financialization is changing sports and the act…...
U.S. soccer captain looks ahead to World Cup
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Ream, an experienced defender likely to be selected for the U.S. national team at this summer's World Cup, ahead of the announcement of the roster. U.S. soccer captain looks ahead to World Cup NPR's Juana Summers…...
Keith Hernandez made Jerry Seinfeld starstruck on set (Fresh Air+): NPR
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) Baseball season is in full swing, so we’re looking back at an archive interview with a baseball great. Keith Hernandez played in the majors for 17 seasons, primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. He came on…...
What the Savannah Bananas have to do with race and baseball: Code Switch
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (153+ words) Ever heard of the Savannah Bananas? They're a baseball team with millions of followers on TikTok and Instagram — known as much for their dance routines and shenanigans as their actual baseball. Now their league, Banana Ball, has resurrected the Indianapolis…...
Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame manager of Atlanta Braves, dies at age 84
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (445+ words) Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox waves to the crowd as he is introduced at a ceremony to open the Braves' new stadium before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, April 14, 2017, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP hide caption…...
Saying goodbye to the Yankee broadcaster with the legendary calls: NPR
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (35+ words) New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died at age 87. He started as the team's play-by-play announcer in 1989, and he called every game until he missed his first one in 2019....
The Major League Baseball season officially begins
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) Major League Baseball gets underway Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees. The LA Dodgers are favorites to repeat as champions, and a labor battle could be on the horizon. BECKY SULLIVAN, BYLINE: Hey, Scott. DETROW:…...
Decades after being blocked from the Little League World Series, a Black team is honored
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) A Black little league team that got invited to the 1963 Little League World Series but never got to go because of segregation is finally getting recognition. In Atlanta, the city council has finally recognized Georgia's first Black baseball team to…...