Ronald Blum
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New York, NY, United States
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Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning
NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children. Rachel Robinson, who turned 100 on July 19, […] → Read More
MLB, union have Monday deadline for international draft deal
The market for a free agent group that includes Anthony Rizzo, J → Read More
All-Stars showcase modern MLB: HRs, strikeouts, shifts
The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become - home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts → Read More
MLB moving ahead with uniform ads for 2023
Major League Baseball is moving ahead with plans for advertising on uniforms next season → Read More
Manfred defends treatment of minor leaguers, presses Oakland
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the sport's treatment of minor leaguers, prompting immediate criticism from the players' advocacy group → Read More
Manfred rejects that minor leaguers not paid living wage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the sport’s treatment of minor leaguers, prompting immediate criticism from the players’ advocacy group. “I kind of reject the premise of the question that minor league players are not paid a living wage,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America before Tuesday’s All-Star Game. → Read More
All-Star Game lineups: Kershaw to start for NL, McClanahan for AL
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the National League on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980, and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for the American League. → Read More
Kershaw to start All-Star Game for NL, McClanahan for AL
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the National League on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980, and Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for the American League → Read More
Jackson Holliday, Matt's son, taken by Orioles with top pick
Baltimore chose shortstop Jackson Holliday, a son of former batting champion Matt Holliday, with the top pick in baseball's amateur draft → Read More
Las Vegas Aviators player wins Futures MVP after hitting homerun, throwing out runner
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shea Langeliers is headed to the Hall of Fame, even before his big league debut. → Read More
Freddie Freeman’s ex-agent sues radio host over tweet about Braves contract offer
Freddie Freeman’s former agent and his company sued a radio host for libel on Thursday, alleging Doug Gottlieb falsely claimed Casey Close never informed the first baseman of the Atlanta Braves’ last contract offer. → Read More
FIFA picks 2026 World Cup cities, predicts US `No 1 sport'
Roughly four years before soccer's showcase comes to the U.S., Mexico and Canada, there already were winners and losers Thursday. → Read More
Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle among World Cup sites
Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida, were left out. → Read More
FIFA picks 2026 cities, predicts soccer will be `No 1 sport'
NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to be played largely in the United States. "By 2026, futbol — soccer — will be the No. 1 sport in this country," he proclaimed. Roughly four years before soccer's showcase comes to the U. S. → Read More
FIFA announces 2026 World Cup US sites
FIFA announced 11 stadiums in the U.S. that will host FIFA World Cup games. → Read More
FIFA announces 2026 World Cup US sites
FIFA announced 11 stadiums in the U.S. that will host FIFA World Cup games. → Read More
Metropolitan Opera sales down, no COVID cancellations
The Metropolitan Opera sold 56% of ticket dollar capacity this season as it returned from a 1-1/2-year absence. → Read More
Yankees hammer Cubs in 18-4 rout
Matt Carpenter homered twice and tied his career high with seven RBIs, powering the New York Yankees to complete a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 18-4 rout on Sunday for their 11th win in 12 games. → Read More
Dodgers open with record $310M tax payroll, would owe $47M
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season with an all-time high $310.6 million payroll for purposes of the luxury tax and are on track to pay a record tax of → Read More
Astros' Javier, bullpen combine to no-hit Yanks in 3-0 win
Cristian Javier, Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly combined on the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 19 years, shutting down the best team in baseball and pitching the Houston Astros to a 3-0 victory → Read More