World Series-winning manager Jim Leyland elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Jim Leyland, the legendary Major League Baseball manager who led the Florida Marlins to the World Series championship in 1997, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday night. Leyland, 78, received 15 of 16 votes on the Modern Era Committee, which includes managers, executives and umpires. He becomes the 23rd coach to […]
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers faces scrutiny over use of baseball Hall of Famer’s name in state email
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is using an alternate state email account in the late Hall of Fame baseball player’s name as a security precaution, his spokesperson said Monday. Evers, a Democrat, used a taxpayer-funded email account called warren.spahn@wisconsin.gov to discuss public business matters with top Cabinet appointees and others, conservative media reported. ‘s Wisconsin Right […]
Bartolo Colon, Robinson Cano among several former MLBers to play in Dubai baseball league’s inaugural contest
Baseball United, West Asia’s first professional baseball league, is opening in Dubai. CEO Kash Shaikh has brought on current and future Hall of Famers as part owners, including Mariano Rivera, Barry Larkin and Adrian Beltre. And there are some former All-Stars in the lineup as well. This league has rules that may surprise baseball purists. […]
Bartolo Colon faces Robinson Cano in Baseball United League debut
We live in a time warp with Bartolo Colon taking on former Yankees Robinson Cano and Didi Gregorius. Colon, 50, played in his United East All-Stars debut on Friday. baseball united leagueA new league established in the Middle East and Asia. He pitched a perfect first inning against the West All-Stars, who were started by […]
Georgia high school baseball player Jeremy Medina in coma after freak batting cage accident
A Georgia high school baseball player has been left in a coma after being seriously injured in a freak accident inside his team’s batting cage. Jeremy Medina, a senior at Gainesville High School and a pitcher and catcher on the school’s baseball team, was accidentally hit in the head with a bat inside the team’s […]
Georgia high school baseball player in coma after being accidentally hit by baseball bat
A high school baseball player in Georgia falls into a coma after being accidentally hit by a baseball bat. Gainesville High School senior Jeremy Medina was in the on-campus batting cage when he was accidentally hit in the head by a baseball bat around 1:20 p.m. Monday, according to the Gainesville City School System. Medina […]
Texas boy, 6, dies months after intruder allegedly attacked him with baseball bat
A Texas boy has died two months after an intruder allegedly broke into his Georgetown home and attacked him with a baseball bat, according to his family. Daniel Logan, 39, was initially charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and injury to a child after he allegedly assaulted two people, including 6-year-old Jeremy Diaz, on […]
Ex-Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon banned from Ohio Sportsbooks
Former University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon and one other person have been banned from an Ohio State sportsbook following a gambling scandal involving alleged insider information for a college baseball game between the University of Alabama and LSU. According to ESPN. Matt Schuler, executive director of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, said during […]
Shohei Ohtani donates 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese schools
Shohei Ohtani has already spent some of his free agent windfall. The two-way MLB star is expected to receive a contract worth $500 million this offseason. He donated about 60,000 baseball gloves. To Japanese elementary school. “I am pleased to announce that we will be donating approximately 60,000 boys’ gloves to every elementary school in […]
Rare Babe Ruth rookie baseball card up for auction could break $12.5M world record
Baseball enthusiasts, sports memorabilia collectors and American pastime fans are eyeing the world’s most expensive baseball card, according to a report. Robert Edward Auctions in ChesterNew Jersey, will be auctioned on November 17, 2023. Unveiling events are scheduled to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 15, 2023, and at an undisclosed location in New […]
