1:14 PM ET Former Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs manager Jim Frey died Sunday at age 88. “We join the baseball community in mourning Jim’s passing and send our condolences to his family and friends,” the team said in a statement Tuesday. No cause of death was given. Frey managed five seasons compiling a
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12:44 PM ET Hank Steinbrenner, general partner and co-chairperson of the New York Yankees, died Tuesday at his home in Clearwater, Florida, the team announced. He was 63. The Yankees said Steinbrenner died of a longstanding health issue. Steinbrenner was the oldest son of George Steinbrenner, and he had a brash and outspoken style like
9:46 AM ET Former Red Sox player and 2018 World Series MVP Steve Pearce said he has retired after a 13-year major league career. Pearce, who was named the MVP after hitting three home runs with eight RBIs as Boston defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, made the announcement Monday night on WEEI.
9:27 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Forced from the field by the coronavirus, Major League Baseball is moving its annual celebration of Jackie Robinson online. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is launching a virtual learning hub to coincide with the 73rd anniversary Wednesday of Robinson breaking the major league color barrier. CC Sabathia and
8:00 AM ET CLAYTON KERSHAW PICKED me up at my hotel at 6:30 a.m., exactly on time, which is less about making a good impression and more about the rigor with which he orders his life. He’s never late. A few minutes ago, he’d slipped out of a quiet house, leaving behind his wife, Ellen,
11:22 AM ET Major League Baseball is shut down right now, as are virtually all sports, because of the coronavirus pandemic. We might see baseball again as early as May, but that could be with all 30 teams in Arizona, and no fans in the stands. In the meantime, why are the parking lots at
7:50 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1968, Nolan Ryan won his first major league game. Nolan Ryan is not the greatest pitcher of all
7:00 AM ET General managers of baseball teams are constantly making decisions that will impact the future of their clubs. Grading them on only two decisions might be a bit unfair, but it makes for an interesting exercise. As we did with the American League earlier this week, now it’s the turn of every National
8:00 AM ET There might be no better example of a difference between perception and reality than Ichiro Suzuki’s initial days in the big leagues. When he arrived in Arizona for his first spring training in 2001, the first impressions he generated were less than ideal. Ichiro’s swing was so unconventional, with his body seemingly
3:00 PM ET Major League Baseball is following in the pixelated footsteps of the NBA — which recently ran an NBA 2K Players Tournament featuring stars like Kevin Durant and Trae Young — with a longer-term video game spin of its own. The MLB The Show Players League began Friday, with a 29-game season scheduled