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News Articles: MLB baseball

Catcher Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners had a historic year, becoming just the seventh player in baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a single season. His Mariners have never won a World Series.

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The MLB postseason begins Tuesday. Who should you root for to win a World Series?

Twelve teams will enter October, but only one team will leave (with a ring). You can root for the three franchises that have never won a title before … or you can pull for the Yankees or Dodgers.

October 01, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
Atlanta Braves' Charlie Morton, left, offers a hug to manager Brian Snitker, right, after a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

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Brian Snitker, who managed Braves to 2021 World Series title, won't return to dugout next season

Brian Snitker, who managed the Atlanta Braves to the 2021 World Series championship as the highlight of almost a half-century with the organization, will not return to the dugout next season. 

October 01, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Harrison Bader #2 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a home run against the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning of the game at loanDepot park on Sept. 05, 2025 in Miami, Florida.

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Young Phillies fan is gifted swag after adult fan takes his home run ball

A boy in the stands of a Philadelphia Phillies game thought he'd scored a baseball hit by Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader, until another fan insisted the ball was hers.

September 06, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
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
This combo of file photos shows Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole on Oct. 14, 2019, and being introduced as a New York Yankees player on Dec. 18, 2019.

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A brief history of beards and baseball after the Yankees lift their no beard policy

The New York Yankees are changing a nearly 50-year-old policy that banned beards. Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball.

February 21, 2025
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  • Chandelis Duster
Umpire Ángel Hernández looks on during the first inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, Aug. 4, 2023, in New York.

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Umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued MLB for discrimination, retires

During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hernández was often scorned by players, managers and fans for missed calls and quick ejections — some in high-profile situations.

May 28, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Months after Shohei Ohtani signed a huge deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, the team fired his interpreter over gambling and theft allegations.

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Shohei Ohtani says he's sad, shocked over Mizuhara's gambling and theft allegations

The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara last week. Three months earlier, the team called Mizuhara "Shohei's best buddy."

March 26, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Maquita Peters
San Diego Padres left fielder Allen Cordoba passes a logo for Play Ball, an initiative from Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in 2017 in San Diego. Players voted Thursday to accept MLB's offer on new labor deal, paving way to end 99-day lockout and salvage 162-game season.

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MLB and players agree to a new labor contract, paving the way to a full 2022 season

The new collective bargaining agreement must be approved by both sides before it becomes official. Baseball would return on April 7 if it's accepted.

March 11, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin

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