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Judge Reinstates Suspended Little Leaguer

Marco Rocco was ejected from game for celebrating home run with bat flip

(Newser) - Marco Rocco, a 12-year-old Little League player in Haddonfield, New Jersey, was suspended after he flipped his bat in the air to celebrate hitting a home run in a big game. He was also ejected from the July 16 game, which his team won 8-0. Luckily for Marco, his dad...

MLB Game Decided on an Exceedingly Rare Play
MLB Game Decided on
an Exceedingly Rare Play
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Jul 22, 2025 6:47 AM CDT

MLB Game Decided on an Exceedingly Rare Play

Phillies win after walk-off catcher interference call, the first in more than 50 years

(Newser) - Earlier this month, the Philadelphia Phillies lost a game thanks to an incredibly rare inside-the-park home run, only the third such "walk-off" hit ever. Now the Phillies have won a game thanks to an even rarer walk-off play: this one involving ... catcher interference. The last time it happened was...

Baseball's Dirty Secret Is Hiding in Plain Sight

The sport's latest gambling problem is especially difficult to spot

(Newser) - As legal sports betting booms across the US, the threats to game integrity are growing in number—but shrinking in size. A new form of corruption known as spot-fixing is quietly creeping into American sports. Unlike traditional match-fixing, it doesn't involve throwing games—it targets tiny moments like a...

The Curveball Is Getting Thrown, Well, a Curveball

The iconic pitch is declining in baseball, with faster, harder pitches now dominating instead

(Newser) - Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern baseball game that apparently values velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. "You don't really see a lot of people throwing 12-6 curveballs anymore," Tampa Bay pitcher Shane Baz says, per...

Star Left Town for All-Star Game. Burglars Did Not.

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte was away with team when 'high-dollar' theft took place at Arizona home

(Newser) - A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, reports the AP . Police in Scottsdale, Arizona, confirmed that the department is investigating a "high-dollar residential burglary" that's believed to have happened on Tuesday night, which is when Marte was...

Watch Giants Catcher's 'Once-in-a-Century' Feat

Patrick Bailey's walk-off, inside-the-park home run earns him a dousing in Gatorade

(Newser) - Patrick Bailey's entrance into the Major League Baseball record books on Tuesday night began with a tight swing that sent a fastball from Phillies reliever Jordan Romano into Triples Alley. It ended with San Francisco's Bailey chugging his way around third base then getting mobbed at home plate...

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
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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
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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...

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