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MLB Team Bans Fan Nicknamed 'Home Run Thief'

Diamondbacks supporter interfered with another play

(Newser) - Dave McCaskill is a season ticket holder of the Arizona Diamondbacks who is very, very good at catching home run balls that clear the fence. But the team has now banned him for the remainder of the season because they say he is sometimes a little too quick with the...

He's Just the 20th MLB Pitcher to Do This

Clayton Kershaw notches 3K strikeouts

(Newser) - Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts when Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox took a slider for a called third strike for the final out of the sixth inning on Wednesday night, the AP reports. "It's the last box for Clayton to check...

John Oliver's 'Stupidity' Will Rebrand Minor League Team

Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie SeaWolves to be renamed Erie Moon Mammoths for some games

(Newser) - The Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie SeaWolves will soon be called the Erie Moon Mammoths—at least for a few games—after being picked by John Oliver of HBO's Last Week Tonight. Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and promotions of minor league baseball teams, announcing: "We...

Fan's Taunt Leaves MLB Star 'Sobbing'
MLB Bans Fan Who
Taunted Ketel Marte's Mom
UPDATED
Jun 26, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

MLB Bans Fan Who Taunted Ketel Marte's Mom

Ejected fan left Marte in tears, says manager Torey Lovullo

(Newser) - The man who was removed from Tuesday's Diamondbacks vs. White Sox game in Chicago has now been indefinitely banned from every Major League Baseball ballpark, ESPN reports. The 22-year-old man left Arizona's Ketel Marte in tears with a derogatory comment about Marte's mother, who died in a...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

Watch One of the Best Catches of the Year
'I Just Timed It Up:'
Watch an Amazing Catch
video
Jun 10, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

'I Just Timed It Up:' Watch an Amazing Catch

Denzel Clarke of the A's wows the league

(Newser) - Nolan Schanuel of the Los Angeles Angels hit a ball an estimated 398 feet to left-center in the first inning of Monday's game against the Athletics. If it had gone 398 feet and 1 inch, he might have had a home run. Instead, Denzel Clarke of the A's...

This Throw to Home Had Fans Doing a Double-Take

Spectator throws baseball out of stands and onto the field, causing confusion at Braves-Giants game

(Newser) - An overexuberant fan had people seeing double during the game between the Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. A ball was thrown on the field from the stands on a sacrifice fly by the Braves in the fourth inning Friday night, leading to a brief moment of confusion with two...

MLB Pitcher's 5-Year-Old: 'Who Wants to Hurt Me?'

Major league players say online abuse, including death threats, is increasing

(Newser) - Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard his wife, Kara, talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. "She asked...

MLB Makes a Big Jump Into Women's Softball

Baseball league is investing in the Athletes Unlimited pro softball league

(Newser) - The NBA isn't the only major league sport going the way of the ladies. On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced that it's investing in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, a women's softball league that's debuting next month, per CBS . "We've been very engaged in...

Man Charged With Buying Beer for Pirates Fan, 20, Who Fell

Cops say Ethan Kirkwood, 21, provided booze to pal who plummeted 21 feet

(Newser) - A man is facing charges after a 20-year-old Pirates fan fell 21 feet from his seat onto the field at PNC Park during an April 30 game between the Pirates and Cubs. Police say Ethan Kirkwood, 21, admitted to buying alcohol for Kavan Markwood before the incident, leading to...

You're Not Imagining a New(ish) Accessory on Baseball Fields

From Little League to the majors, more players are sporting 'sliding mitts' to protect their hands

(Newser) - Andrew McCutchen hasn't had the conversation with his 7-year-old son, Steel, yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star knows it's probably coming at some point. Steel, who plays in a youth baseball league, will likely come home at one point and ask his five-time All-Star dad if he can...

What Aaron Judge Is Doing Is Mind-Boggling

The Yankees slugger has been putting up videogame numbers

(Newser) - Aaron Judge already has multiple MVP seasons to his name, including his 62-homer campaign in 2022 and an even more complete offensive masterpiece in 2024, but what he's doing at the beginning of this season hints that his 2025 could be on an entirely new level. ESPN reports that...

MLB Star: 'I Pulled the Trigger' in Suicide Attempt

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran opens up on mental health struggles in Netflix docuseries

(Newser) - Behind the scenes, life in the MLB isn't always as fun as it looks, particularly when playing for the much-watched Boston Red Sox, as All-Star Jarren Duran makes clear in Episode 4 of Netflix's new eight-part docuseries The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox , out Tuesday. The...

'Torpedo Bats' Are Taking Over Baseball

Who knew baseball bats needed a reboot?

(Newser) - Baseball isn't exactly known as eager to embrace change, but Major League Baseball is also a copycat league. So when the New York Yankees shot out of the gate this season by setting a new single-game team record with nine home runs in a 20-9 drubbing of the Milwaukee...

MLB Pitcher Injuries Are Rising, From Throwing Way Too Fast

Recent league report finds players hyperfocus on velocity, wreaking havoc on their arms

(Newser) - Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove more challenging. Major League Baseball issued a 62-page report in December showing how the focus on throwing with increased velocity and using maximum effort on every pitch was a likely...

In Just 120 Hours, Rays Will Make Yankees' Site Their Own

Temporarily homeless Tampa Bay team will rebrand NY team's posh spring-training facility

(Newser) - Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition is about to premiere. On March 23, the Tampa Bay Rays staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees' spring training facility in Tampa, for the Rays' season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the Rays host their...

All Hail MLB's New Robot Umpires
All Hail MLB's
New Robot Umpires
Feb 22, 2025 9:30 AM CST

All Hail MLB's New Robot Umpires

Computerized Automated Ball-Strike System being used for challenges in spring training

(Newser) - A computerized system that calls balls and strikes began its test run this week during some Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games, after four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which potentially as early as...

'No' Vote on Suzuki: 'Innocent Oversight,' or Something Else?

Ex-Mariner got almost-unanimous vote for Baseball Hall of Fame, but mystery swirls on single dissenter

(Newser) - Ichiro Suzuki was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week, and it was almost unanimous—save for one member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 51-year-old retired Mariners outfielder racked up 393 out of 394 votes Tuesday, or 99.7% of the vote, making him the...

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90
'Mr. Baseball'
Bob Uecker
Dies at 90
OBITUARY
Jan 16, 2025 10:55 AM CST

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90

Brewers announcer was a legend in Milwaukee, got his nickname from Johnny Carson

(Newser) - Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and Hall of Fame honors, has died at 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday, calling it "one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history."...

Former MLB Pitcher Is Dead at 37
Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher
Likely Died of Overdose
UPDATED
Jan 14, 2025 4:26 PM CST

Report: Ex-MLB Pitcher Likely Died of Overdose

Oriole Brian Matusz, 37, was 'beloved throughout Birdland'

(Newser) - Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz may have been another victim of the nation's overdose crisis. According to a police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner , the 37-year-old's mother found him dead from an apparent overdose in his Arizona home on Jan.6, "cold to the touch...

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