Gerald Armstrong recalls his time working for the old Kansas City Athletics as an attendant and ball boy in the visitor's clubhouse as he speaks from the front porch of the home where he grew up and now lives in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, June 26, 2020. Armstrong is one of more than a doze…
Gerald Armstrong recalls his time working for the old Kansas City Athletics as an attendant and ball boy in the visitor's clubhouse, as he speaks from the home where he grew up and now lives in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, June 26, 2020. "I think a lot of Black men have been molested and for…
Gerald Armstrong recalls his time working for the old Kansas City Athletics as an attendant and ball boy in the visitor's clubhouse as he speaks from the front porch of the home where he grew up and now lives in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, June 26, 2020. Armstrong is one of more than a doze…
FILE - In this Thursday, May 16, 2002 file photo, retired Boston Red Sox spring training clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick, 73, of Boston, holds up his hand as he takes an oath during his court hearing at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, Fla. Fitzpatrick, who served as clubhouse mana…
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Charles Crawford, right, speaks accompanied by attorney Mitchell Garabedian during a news conference in Boston. Crawford is one of the men accusing Donald Fitzpatrick, a former Boston Red Sox clubhouse manager, of sexually abusing them when the…
FILE - In this Monday, April 11, 2016 file photo, Robert Hoatson, of West Orange, N.J., left, hands out leaflets to baseball fans in Kenmore Square near Fenway Park, before the home opener between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox in Boston. Hoatson, of the organization Road to Re…
NEW YORK (AP) — Last month, when former Major League All-star Torii Hunter said he’d been called the N-word “a hundred times” at Boston’s storied Fenway Park, the Red Sox were quick to back him up with a promise to fight racism.
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 file photo, former Minnesota Twins baseball player Torii Hunter throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the American League Division Series between the Twins and the New York Yankees, in Minneapolis. More than a dozen Black men, including Hu…
The Minnesota Twins run drills on Target Field at a baseball camp iMonday, July 6, 2020, in Minneapolis.
Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak, left, tags out Rougned Odor on a stolen base-attempt during an intrasquad practice baseball game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday, July 6, 2020.
Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, second from left, speaks with Eddie Rosario, Max Kepler, Tommy Watkins, and Jake Cave, left to right, at baseball camp Monday, July 6, 2020, in Minneapolis.
Texas Rangers' Rougned Odor sits on the rail by other teammates in the dugout during an intrasquad practice baseball game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday, July 6, 2020.
Major League Baseball released its pandemic-shortened schedule Monday, featuring a tantalizing season opener between the New York Yankees and World Series champion Washington Nationals, even as some teams were still bogged down by coronavirus concerns.
Freddie Freeman tests positive for COVID-19. Masahiro Tanaka gets hit in the head by a line drive. David Price announces he won’t play this season.
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka lies on the field after being hit by a ball off the bat of Yankees Giancarlo Stanton during a baseball a workout at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, July 4, 2020.
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is tended to by team medical personnel after being hit by a ball off the bat of Yankees Giancarlo Stanton during a baseball a workout at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, July 4, 2020.
The New York Yankees team reacts after pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a baseball during a team workout at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, July 4, 2020.
Dodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los Angeles debut until next year.
FILE - In this March 2, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher David Price throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Goodyear, Ariz. Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delay…
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, fans cheer as Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich walks off the field after driving in the winning run with a double during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee. Major League Baseball players and owners a…
New York Mets fan Todd Montgomery talks Monday, June 15, 2020, in New York about how the 2020 MLB season would count, no matter how few games the teams played. MLB players and owners are currently caught in a bitter dispute over how to start amid the coronavirus pandemic. Both sides occasion…
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Oakland Athletics fans drape the bleachers with messages for the team during the A's baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif. Baseball players and owners are currently caught in a bitter dispute over how to start amid the coronavir…
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball questions involving his favorite team.
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2011, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers, in Arlington, Texas. Pujols was drafted in the 13th round in 1999. He was in the majors by 2001, when he w…
FILE - In this July 24, 2016, file photo, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza speaks during the induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. Only seven teams were still making selections by the 62nd round of the 1988 draft, when the Dodgers took Piazza. …
FILE - In this July 25, 2010, file photo, Andre Dawson delivers his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech during a ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. Dawson was selected in the 11th round of the 1975 baseball draft.
FILE - In this May 1, 1991, file photo, Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan is carried off the field by his teammates after throwing his seventh no-hitter, against the the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas. Ryan was selected in the 12th round of the 1965 baseball draft.
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 1986, file photo, Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs hits a leadoff single against the New York Mets in sixth game of the World Series at New York's Shea Stadium. Boggs was drafted in the seventh round of the Baseball Draft in 1976, made it to the pros in 1982 and the followi…
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 1981, file photo, New York Yankees' Rich "Goose" Gossage hurls a pitch during the ninth inning in the American League Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium in New York. Goosage was drafted in the ninth round of the 1970 Baseball Draft. Th…
This year’s baseball draft has been shortened to five rounds, meaning the number of players picked will be significantly smaller than usual. That could leave several potential contributors among the large group of undrafted players.
FILE - In this July 31, 2005, file photo, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Wade Boggs, left, and Ryne Sandberg talk after being inducted at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y.
FILE - In this May 18, 1994, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Ryne Sandberg hits a bases-loaded triple during the third inning against the San Diego Padres in Chicago. Sandberg was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1978 Baseball Draft but played only 13 games for the Phi…
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1996, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers interim manager Bill Russell leans over the rail in front of the dugout as he watches his team square off against the Colorado Rockies at Denver's Coors Field. Russell was drafted in the ninth round in 1966. Russell actually playe…
FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1995, file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte throws against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of Game two of the American League division playoff series at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pettitte was selected in the 22nd round of the Baseball Draft.
The Paramount Theatre will show the 2018 World Series live on the Big Screen, starting Wednesday!
NEW YORK (AP) — Last month, when former Major League All-star Torii Hunter said he’d been called the N-word “a hundred times” at Boston’s storied Fenway Park, the Red Sox were quick to back him up with a promise to fight racism.
Major League Baseball released its pandemic-shortened schedule Monday, featuring a tantalizing season opener between the New York Yankees and World Series champion Washington Nationals, even as some teams were still bogged down by coronavirus concerns.
Freddie Freeman tests positive for COVID-19. Masahiro Tanaka gets hit in the head by a line drive. David Price announces he won’t play this season.
Dodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los Angeles debut until next year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball questions involving his favorite team.
This year’s baseball draft has been shortened to five rounds, meaning the number of players picked will be significantly smaller than usual. That could leave several potential contributors among the large group of undrafted players.
