Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90
<p>Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. It strikes with the clarity of a line drive. Mays played in a sport...
Red Sox hit 4 homers, hold off reeling Tigers 11-7 at Fenway
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer, Nick Pivetta struck out eight over five innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the skidding...
Robot umps and dogs, minor league ball back after lost year
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C'mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier...
Minor league baseball draws 103,483 for 47 games in return
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Minor league baseball drew 103,483 fans for 47 games on its opening day after missing the 2020 season because of...
Ramirez, Bauers help Indians rally for 7-3 win over Royals
<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harold Ramirez hit a go-ahead double in the eighth, pinch-hitter Jake Bauers added a two-run homer later in the inning...
Mets’ deGrom could return to mound vs D-backs on Sunday
<p>ST. LOUIS — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom could return to the mound on Sunday against Arizona at Citi Field.</p>
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Ramirez, Bauers help Indians rally for 7-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harold Ramirez hit a go-ahead double in the eighth, pinch-hitter Jake Bauers added a two-run homer later in the inning...
Belt slam in 10-run 1st lifts Giants over Rockies in opener
<p>DENVER — Brandon Belt hit a go-ahead single and a grand slam in a 10-run first inning that propelled the San Francisco Giants over...
Yankees, Mets to lift capacity limits for vaccinated fans
NEW YORK — The Yankees and Mets can increase capacity from 20% to 100% at their ballparks for home games starting May 19 —...
Mitch Moreland 2-run homer backs pitching gem by Cole Irvin
<p>OAKLAND, Calif. — Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer on the heels of Jed Lowrie's two-run double in the second to back Cole Irvin's...