Posts Tagged ‘BASEBALL’
Average time of 9-inning MLB game a record 3:05:35
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning game reached a record length in the major leagues this season. Major League Baseball said Sunday the final figure for…
Read MoreBaseball fan born in 1908 celebrates her 111th birthday
SUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman has celebrated her 111th birthday in New Hampshire with a bunch of cupcakes and a tribute from singers. Hazel Nilson was born Aug. 21,…
Read More“Robot umpires” debut in independent Atlantic League
YORK, Pa. (AP) — “Robot umpires” have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday night at…
Read MoreMLB batters set HR record for 2nd straight month, hit 1,142
NEW YORK (AP) — A month after setting a record for most home runs in a month, big league batters did it again and are on pace to shatter the…
Read MoreUW-L's Pronschinske named D3Baseball Midwest Region pitcher of year
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Zach Pronschinske was named the D3Baseball.com Midwest Region pitcher of the year. The junior, who was also the WIAC pitcher of the year, finished the…
Read MoreLEADING OFF: Harper, champ Red Sox open, all 30 teams play
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: FOR OPENERS Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and everyone else is set to play, at last. All 30 teams are…
Read MoreIn data-driven age, ‘honor’ of opening day start still big
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As spring training neared its conclusion, a reporter mentioned to Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez that Max Scherzer was not precisely on schedule to…
Read MoreMLB to use 20-second pitch clock in spring training
A new experiment looking to speed up baseball will be utilized in spring training. Like a shot clock but for pitchers, the MLB commissioner announced the use of a 20-second…
Read MoreFrank Robinson, baseball’s fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame. His legacy, however, was cemented that day in 1975 when he simply stood in…
Read MoreMLB blasts ‘unwritten rules’ in official postseason ad
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is opening October by blasting the game’s so-called “unwritten rules.” MLB released an advertisement ahead of Tuesday’s postseason opener denouncing the anti-bat flip…
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