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December 02, 2019

Governor warns of harm from changes to minor league baseball

Pennsylvania’s governor wants Major League Baseball to rethink a restructuring plan that would affect three minor league ...

November 21, 2019

MLB probing Astros back to ’17, ‘firm’ discipline possible

Major League Baseball has widened its investigation of alleged sign stealing by the Houston Astros and will probe activity ...

November 20, 2019

Manfred says has broad authority for Astros discipline

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes the investigation into sign stealing by the Houston Astros will be complete by next ...

November 08, 2019

Astros president Ryan shifts to lesser role with team

Astros president Reid Ryan is shifting to a lesser role in the organization and owner Jim Crane's son is joining the ...

October 28, 2019

Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series

President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of ...

October 26, 2019

Trump critic gets 1st pitch at Series game Trump to attend

A day after President Donald Trump said he plans to attend Game 5 of the World Series, the Washington Nationals announced the ...

October 26, 2019

The Latest: Astros cut their deficit to 2-1

The Latest on Game 3 of the World Series (all times local): 12:10 a.m. José Altuve doubled twice and scored both times, Zack ...

October 26, 2019

Undaunted by cancer, Carrasco wins Clemente for charity work

Carlos Carrasco didn't let cancer stop him from helping others. It inspired him to do more. The Cleveland Indians' pitcher, ...

October 26, 2019

MLB conducting wider probe of Astros after exec firing

Major League Baseball is conducting a wider probe of the Houston Astros that goes beyond the assistant general manager who ...

October 25, 2019

Ump apologizes for tweet referencing gun and Trump critics

Big league umpire Rob Drake has apologized for sending a politicized tweet this week that referenced an assault weapon and ...

October 24, 2019

MLB to look into umpire tweet referencing gun, Trump critics

Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball will look into a politicized tweet by umpire Rob Drake that referenced ...

October 24, 2019

Manfred discounts drop in home runs during postseason

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred discounts the drop in home runs during the postseason and expects to receive a new report ...

October 24, 2019

MLB to speak with Astros over which makes Taubman decision

Major League Baseball will speak with the Astros to determine whether the commissioner's office or the club will handle any ...

October 21, 2019

MLB umpire Eric Cooper dies at 52; did playoffs 2 weeks ago

Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52.

October 13, 2019

Cards' front office says playoff baseballs have lost juice

The St. Louis Cardinals' front office says baseballs have suddenly lost their juice this postseason, supporting a claim from ...

October 05, 2019

Cardinals' Helsley gives thumbs down to Tomahawk Chop chant

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley thinks the Tomahawk Chop chant is insulting, and he was disappointed when it was ...

October 03, 2019

MLB average attendance down 1.7%, hurt by losing teams

Major League Baseball's average attendance dropped 1.7% this year for its fourth straight decline, and five of the six ...

October 02, 2019

LEADING OFF: A's choose Manaea, Rays start Morton in WC game

A look at what's happening around the majors today: THAT'S WILD Oakland tabbed left-hander Sean Manaea (4-0, 1.21 ERA) to ...

September 30, 2019

MLB finishes with 6,776 homers, 11% above previous record

Major league batters finished with 6,776 home runs, shattering the previous record of 6,105 set two years ago. Dominic Smith ...