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Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock throws against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Georgia native and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock honors brother who died in Lake Lanier accident

Georgia native and Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock has quietly found a way to honor his younger brother, who drowned nearly two years ago. 

May 19, 2025
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Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley (27) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Atlanta.

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Braves receive morale boost from long-awaited 1st win of season against powerful Dodgers

Austin Riley knows one Atlanta win in six games against the Los Angeles Dodgers doesn't give the Braves a claim to challenge the team with baseball's best record. Even so, avoiding a season sweep with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers was important for the Braves' morale.

May 05, 2025
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  • Associated Press
​The Columbus Clingstones debuted to a sellout crowd in Synovus Park Tuesday, defeating the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3-0 in a game that saw several first-ever occurrences for the new team. Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer

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Columbus Clingstones sell out, win team’s first home game. What to know

The Columbus Clingstones debuted to a sellout crowd in Synovus Park Tuesday, defeating the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3-0 in a game that saw several first-ever occurrences for the new team.

April 16, 2025
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  • Jeremy Chisenhall ,
  • Mark Rice ,
  • and 2 more
The Savannah Bananas huddle on the field at Grayson Stadium in Savannah before playing a team of retired Major League Baseball players on March 11, 2023.

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  • Sports

'The biggest we've ever gone': Savannah Bananas partner with ESPN for 10-game broadcast schedule

Games will include marquee matchups at MLB ballparks and NFL stadiums.

April 15, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Lefty O'Doul shakes hands with Crown Prince Akihito (at that time future emperor, now abdicated emperor) during the 1949 SF Seals Goodwill Tour to Japan during the Allied occupation.

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Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.

April 10, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Austin Wells of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the first inning of the Yankees' game against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 29. The Yankees went on to win 20-9. Wells was using what some have dubbed a "torpedo bat."

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  • Sports

Don't overthink the torpedo bats

The Yankees 20-9 win against the Brewers last weekend put the spotlight on torpedo bats. But in baseball, as in life, sometimes a fluke is just what it seems.

April 05, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
From left: Paige Bueckers, Cory Booker, Val Kilmer.

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The price of what hit record highs this week? Find out in the quiz

This week inspired questions of self-reflection, like "could I talk for 25 hours straight?" and "do I feel liberated?" and "can you tell me again why the Wisconsin Supreme Court is important?"

April 04, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
The New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits a home run using a torpedo bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The bats' distinctive shape quickly became the talk of the new baseball season.

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How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

April 03, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Savannah Banana Alex Ziegler balances a "torpedo bat" on his chin at Truist Park in Atlanta on March 31, 2025.

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WATCH: Savannah Bananas take over Truist Park for two nights of 'Banana Ball'

Over the weekend, the Savannah Bananas brought their touring baseball show to the home of the Atlanta Braves for the very first time.

March 31, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Shohei Ohtani, center, smiles before he and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates play the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game on March 24, 2025, in Anaheim, California.

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Déjà vu all over again? Dodgers are favorites as 2025 MLB season begins

Major League Baseball's 2025 season gets fully underway Thursday. The scary news for the league: the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, favorites to repeat, may be even better this season.

March 27, 2025
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  • Steve Futterman
If you are in the mood to break stuff and smash into walls, Teardown is the video game for you.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and gaming

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Chef John Mitzewich, Star Trek, the return of baseball and the videogame Teardown.

February 07, 2025
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  • Regina G. Barber,
  • Jeff Yang,
  • and 1 more
An artist's rendering of the planned Synovus Park in Columbus, Ga.

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  • Sports

Fans invited to celebrate another milestone in minor league baseball’s return to Columbus

The effort to play minor league baseball in Columbus for the first time in 17 years achieves another milestone Jan. 30 at Synovus Park.

January 30, 2025
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  • Mark Rice
Ichiro Suzuki looks on before a game between the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 21, 2023 in Seattle, Wash. Suzuki was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday following his stellar career.

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  • News

When Ichiro retired, his records felt 'small' compared to the emotional moments

Ichiro Suzuki's career was full of hitting streaks, All-Star Games and Gold Glove awards. But all that paled compared to moments with fans like his farewell at the Tokyo Dome in 2019, he said.

January 23, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
FILE - Red Star chickens feed in their coop, Jan. 10, 2023, at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, Ill. The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the U.S. government roughly $661 million and added to consumers' pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

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Georgia Today: Historic snowfall in Georgia; Bird flu spreading; Former Brave falls short of HOF

On the Wednesday, Jan. 22 edition of Georgia Today: Snow falls across Georgia — in some areas, lots of it; bird flu spreads among the state's commercial poultry producers; and a former Braves outfielder falls short of gaining entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

January 22, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker tips his cap before a baseball game between the Brewers and the Miami Marlins on July 28, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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  • Obituaries

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer and 'Major League' actor, dies at 90

Uecker was the voice of his hometown team who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.

January 16, 2025
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