Congressional Baseball Game descends into chaos after protesters storm field
Protesters storm the field at the Congressional Baseball Game On Wednesday evening, several people were seen running onto the field at Nationals Park in Washington as lawmakers hosted their annual game. Crowds chanted “USA” as authorities quelled the situation. (Video: Emily Hillstrom) Suspected climate change protesters stormed the field at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., […]
This Is Awesome: Mystery Baseball Leads To 8-Year-Old Phillies Fan Having The Best Day Of His Life
I say it all the time, and I’ll say it again: How can you not be romantic about baseball? When it comes to the game of baseball, I think we’ve all had at least one magical moment in our lives, it’s just one of those sports. And that magic is still well and alive, evident […]
John J. Pinder Jr.: Baseball hero who chose greater sacrifice
By March 1944, he was a fifth-year Army technician. John J. Pinder Jr. He had been in combat for over a year, having served with the 16th Infantry Regiment during the Allied invasion of Algeria, fighting in the mountains of Sicily, and was now in England preparing for the Normandy landings. But he wasn’t worried […]
Good Googly Moogly! Some Baseball Players Have A Cannon, Japanese Outfielder Chusei Mannami Has An Outright Bazooka
Have you ever seen this before? this What kind of arms are they? …Amazing! If you don’t know who Japanese fielder Tadanari Mannami is, then you should at least know that he has a really good arm. Yahoo writer Kendall Baker posted a great social media thread about Mannami on Wednesday, showing just how amazing […]
Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani trade feats of baseball awesomeness
Paul Skenes was fresh off his second MLB win, pitching six innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on May 29. But he faced an entirely different test on Wednesday night, when the Pirates welcomed Shohei Ohtani and co. to PNC Park. At least in the first innings, […]
MLB Bans Tucupita Marcano for Life for Betting on Baseball, Four Others Get One-Year Suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano He was banned for life from baseball for gambling on baseball, and the other four were given one-year suspensions. Major League Baseball On Tuesday, the sport’s biggest betting scandal in decades broke. According to MLB, Marcano made 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 at […]
At least 4 more baseball players suspended for gambling
After San Diego Padres utility player Tucupita Marcano was banned for life for betting on baseball, four other players were also suspended for gambling. MLB said Marcano had placed 387 bets totaling more than $150,000, 231 of which were on major league baseball, including 25 bets on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team Marcano […]
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty in sports betting case
A former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and tax evasion, admitting to stealing about $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts. Mizuhara Ippei’s crime shocked the baseball world and shattered his image as Ohtani’s shadow in stadiums across the United […]
Glow-in-the-dark ‘Cosmic Baseball’ game goes viral
The baseball lights shine brightly in the summer, but one Southern college baseball league is doing something a little different: shining America’s pastime under black lights. The Tri-City Chili Peppers are a collegiate summer team that was able to play a game under black lights on June 1st. The Chili Peppers play in the Coastal […]
Brilliant! Clemson Baseball Uses The Hidden Ball Trick To Get Them Out Of A Jam Against Coastal Carolina
The hidden ball game remains undefeated! The hidden ball trick is one of baseball’s oldest tricks, seen mostly in Little League these days, but the Clemson Tigers showed Sunday that it can also work at the college level. In the NCAA Regional Final against Coastal Carolina, the Tigers were in a tight spot in the […]