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With the conclusion of the Super Bowl each year, anticipation for baseball season soon follows. But while Major League Baseball is just beginning its 1.5-month Spring Training slog into the regular season, college baseball is just around the corner. In one week, 70 programs will kick off their 2017 seasons on Feb. 17 with their sights set on clinching a trip to Omaha, Nebraska in June for the…

MIAMI — The Kushner family, which already has close ties to the White House, may soon join Major League Baseball. Joshua Kushner, whose older brother is an adviser to President Trump, has a preliminary agreement to buy the Miami Marlins for about $1.6 billion, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity…

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Caption Close Crazy times in baseball: •So it’s the top of the 10th inning, all tied up, back from the commercial break and … wait a minute, there’s a runner at second base? How did he get there? “Oh, glad you asked,” says the representative from Major League Baseball. “We’re trying to make the games move along a little faster. Easier to score that tie-breaking run if you’ve got a…

Veteran left-hander C.J. Wilson, who has not pitched since July 2015 due to elbow and shoulder injuries, has retired from baseball and will pursue a career in auto racing. Wilson told Tommy Tran of ABC 30 he recently purchased a car dealership in Fresno and will focus on that full-time. Here is Wilson talking with Tran: “As a pitcher, generally, faster is better. It’s kind of like driving,” said Wilson….

There are two kinds of baseball games in this world. The first kind is the baseball game that you sort of care about, a little bit, kind of, because it’s fun. Examples include the MLB All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. Maybe you really, really care about those games, and bless you for that. But there are millions who enjoy them without being overly invested. Then there are the…

Alex Brandon/AP Images A snowstorm is blanketing the Northeast, but baseball is oh so close. Pitchers and catchers start reporting next Tuesday, and this is a special spring: It’s almost time for the quadrennial World Baseball Classic. Advertisement This year’s edition will kick off on March 6 with pool play in Tokyo, Seoul, Guadalajara, and Miami, and the tournament will close two weeks later with the semifinals and final at…

Feb 8, 2017 Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Now that spring training is mercifully almost here, we complete our team-by-team tour of big-picture observations of the majors. Today’s tier consists of the top 10 clubs in baseball, ordered from worst to first by my current forecasted run differentials. The analyses for this group will have a different tone than the ones you read in the previous installments….

UNION — When it comes to learning how to play baseball there is no place better than the upcoming Baseball Clinic conducted by the Union County High School Yellow Jacket Baseball Team. The Yellow Jackets will hold a Baseball Clinic on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Union County High School Baseball Practice Facility. Registration, which costs $20 per player, will get under way at noon. Camp Instruction will be from…

It appears that C.J. Wilson is done with baseball, but he’s not ready to relinquish his competitive spirit just yet. The two-time All-Star lefty made his retirement from Major League Baseball official this week, saying instead he’ll focus on a full-time career in auto racing. Wilson already owns a racing team and recently purchased BMW, Audi & Porsche dealerships in Fresno, CA. The 36-year-old Wilson hasn’t pitched since 2015 due to a shoulder injury,…

8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Now that spring training is mercifully almost here, we complete our team-by-team tour of big-picture observations of the majors. Today’s tier consists of the top 10 clubs in baseball, ordered from worst to first by my current forecasted run differentials. The analyses for this group will have a different tone than the ones you read in the previous installments….

When it comes to capturing the essence of a sport, few sports video games have done as good of a job as MLB The Show. To be more specific, MLB The Show 16 and Pro Evolution Soccer 17 had the most realistic gameplay in the genre. Image: Sony If the gameplay additions we learned about in Sony’s latest trailer are as advertised, MLB The Show 17 will be even more…

8:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Now that spring training is mercifully almost here, we complete our team-by-team tour of big-picture observations of the majors. Today’s tier consists of the top 10 clubs in baseball, ordered from worst to first by my current forecasted run differentials. The analyses for this group will have a different tone than the ones you read in the previous installments….

9:51 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Is the World Baseball Classic an exhibition or a real tournament? It’s hugely popular in Asia, and the Latin players love it. It hasn’t quite caught on in the United States as a must-see event, but that might change this year, as the United States rolls out an exciting team, the Dominican Republic is stacked with stars, Venezuela and…

The 2017 World Baseball Classic gets underway on March 6. You can click here for the 2017 World Baseball Classic format, pool assignments, full TV schedule, and start times. After you do that, we can turn our attention to the finalized rosters for the 16 teams who’ve qualified tournament pool play for 2017. Those rosters were announced on Wednesday, and as you’re about to see superstars abound. Now let’s dig…

Soon enough, the winding journey to the College World Series in Omaha begins in earnest, and that — blessedly — means meaningful, for-keeps baseball played in February. February! Yes, the start of the 2017 college baseball season is upon us, and now it’s time preview that very thing. So consider this a first look at who’s going to replace Coastal Carolina atop the college baseball heap (note: it quite possibly…

Commissioner Rob Manfred is on a crusade. What that crusade is about, though, isn’t totally clear. With the new rules he’s proposed, he definitely wants to affect the pace-of-action in the game of baseball. However, Manfred seems torn as to what he actually wants to do. Eliminating the four-pitch walk will save a little bit of time every game (though some games go by without a single intentional walk). But…

  The Lamar Community College baseball team opened up strong against Colorado State University’s Club Team in the season opener on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Merchants Park.   The doubleheader was played on a perfect day for baseball with weather in the sixty-degree range.   The…

KIKUYU, KENYA —  Baseball may be known as the American pastime, but it has gained considerable popularity in parts of Latin America and Asia. Now the sport is gaining ground on another continent, Africa. Four organizations in Kenya run baseball programs. The largest Little League organization is in Kikuyu, outside Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The league started three years ago and draws players from 50 local schools. Equipment is donated by…

Chris Carter led the NL with 41 home runs last year, so he clearly has something to offer a team. And so the Yankees were right to take advantage of a curiously quiet market — one that had Carter considering a move to Japan — and lock up the 30-year-old slugger for a paltry $3.5 million. But with the signing, they introduced a problem that impacts Fantasy Baseball owners as…