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News Articles: Major League Baseball

Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 1934), nicknamed "Hammer," or "Hammerin' Hank," is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League.

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Hank Aaron's Invitational: Giving Young Baseball Prospects A Chance To Showcase Their Talents

A look back at the first ever Hank Aaron Invitational in Atlanta, which was part of Hank Aaron Week, from August 2019 as we remember the life and legacy of baseball legend Hank Aaron. 

January 22, 2021
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  • Taylor Gantt
Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February.

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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight'

"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice," said the MLB commissioner.

December 16, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Robinson Canó of the New York Mets bats against the Miami Marlins on August 17, 2020. MLB banned Canó for next season following a positive steroid test.

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MLB Suspends NY Met Robinson Canó For Doping

Major League Baseball has suspended Robinson Canó of the New York Mets for an entire season. He was found to have used an anabolic steroid that's banned by baseball.

November 18, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Sox fan Steve Nitz (left) and Cubs fan Paul Schmitz watch the crosstown rivals play each other last weekend in the beer garden at Bernie's Tap and Grill across the street from Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Baseball Rarity: Cubs And White Sox In Playoffs, But Chicago Fans Can't Go To Games

The strange, shortened season just got more weird, with both teams in the playoffs for just the third time ever. Fans would normally dance in the streets or cram into bars, but it's 2020, so no.

September 30, 2020
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  • David Schaper
The Minnesota Twins celebrate being the American League Central Division champions after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in Minneapolis.

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Baseball Made It, So Far, Through A Pandemic. Football Hopes To Follow

After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.

September 28, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, pictured in July, was the galvanizing leader of the 'Miracle Mets' 1969 championship team.

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Legendary N.Y. Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75

Seaver became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship.

September 03, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Minnie Forbes (right) took over as owner of the Detroit Stars from her uncle Ted Raspberry (center) in 1956. Forbes, now 88, is the last living Negro Leagues team owner.

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MLB Commemorates The 100th Anniversary Of The Negro Leagues

The Negro Leagues showcased Black baseball players when they were banned from the big leagues. Now, Major League Baseball is planning to celebrate its centennial.

July 31, 2020
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  • Doug Tribou
The Phillie Phanatic sits alone in the stands during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. During this series, as many as 19 Marlins players and coaches had already been infected with the coronavirus.

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Philadelphia Phillies Put Brakes On Home Games After Coronavirus Cases

The Philadelphia Phillies are the latest Major League Baseball team to put a halt to games after several coronavirus cases among team personnel. It follows their weekend series against Miami.

July 30, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Members of the Miami Marlins celebrate a 5-2 win Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins' home opener Monday against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed.

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Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns

A Marlins-Orioles matchup and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily modified 2020 season started last week.

July 27, 2020
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  • Ian Stewart
The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park.

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Baseball Shouts 'Play Ball!' But For How Long? A Nervous 2020 Season Begins

Major League Baseball's delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.

July 23, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
Adam Peri, sound supervisor with the broadcaster Sky UK, mixes recorded fan sounds into a Premier League soccer match.

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Baseball Stadiums May Be Empty, But You Can Still Hear The Crowds

The fans can't come back because of the coronavirus pandemic, so Major League Baseball will pump crowd sounds into the empty ballparks when its season begins on July 23.

July 22, 2020
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  • Melissa Block
Dozens of fans turned out to watch the Red Sox amateur baseball team tangle with the Yankees at Regions Field in Birmingham, Ala. The teams are part of an over-35 league showcasing their skills at a ballpark normally used by the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team.

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Baseball-Starved Fans Turn Out To Watch Middle-Aged Men Play

With Major League Baseball games to be played in empty stadiums, and the minor league season cancelled, fans are showing up at amateur leagues.

July 16, 2020
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  • Melanie Peeples
Members of the San Diego Padres meet in the infield during baseball training last week at Petco Park in San Diego. Major League Baseball is taking steps to start the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

So far, 71 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the MLB said on Friday. "I'm actually kind of pleased it's as low as that," the league's medical director says.

July 10, 2020
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  • Merrit Kennedy
Seattle Mariners players are gearing up for the start of a shortened regular season. At their home ballpark, summer training is underway this week with strict coronavirus restrictions.

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Baseball Summer Camp - Sharpening Skills While Fending Off The Coronavirus

Major League Baseball is getting ready to play ball once again. But it all depends on the coronavirus. Teams have begun 'summer training' before a shortened season that's supposed to begin on July 23.

July 08, 2020
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  • Tom Goldman
SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.

Batter Up! Atlanta Braves Set For Opening Day 2019

Across the country, hundreds of thousands of fans will make their way to ballparks for Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. For the Atlanta...

March 28, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell

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