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Omaha – It was an opening day of upsets in the Big Ten baseball tournament. None bigger than in the third game when Iowa, the No. 8 seed, beat the Gophers 8-2 on Wednesday at TD Ameritrade Park. Minnesota, as the regular-season champion, was the top seed in the double-elimination tournament. Earlier, No. 3 seed Indiana lost to No. 6 Maryland 5-3 and No. 2 Nebraska fell to No. 7…

Derek Jeter, shown at Yankee Stadium in 2015, would like to won a team, although it is unlikely to be the squad for which he starred. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Derek Jeter has largely stayed out of the public eye since ending his 20-year Yankees career in 2014, but he hasn’t lost his appreciation for baseball. In fact, he wants to eventually own a team and help “the game grow” and…

Back in February, I asked you which bad team you would watch on purpose. I made the case for the Phillies, Braves, Brewers and Reds and included a poll. I settled on the Phillies. A plurality of you settled on the Phillies. The Phillies have been, absolutely, the most fun of those teams to watch. Good job, us. This baseball stuff is easy. One team not on the list:…

GRAND RAPIDS – Even a great baseball man like the late Ted Rasberry would have struggled Wednesday to maintain composure at the outpouring of support to the field that bears his name. “Ted said, ‘Good guys don’t cry, you just hang in there,’ ” Minnie Forbes, the niece of the one-time Negro League owner, said at the re-dedication of Rasberry Field. “…. But on this day, if Ted was here,…

Former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter told CNBC on Wednesday his “ultimate goal” is to own a Major League Baseball team. “In my mind, this is the greatest sport in the world,” Jeter told “Squawk Box,” saying a key motivation for owning a team would be help the game grow. “I think baseball is taking somewhat of a back seat to some of the other sports,” said the ex-Yankees…

Genoa-Kingston High School baseball coach Roger Butler triggered a blast of Internet scorn last month with a managerial decision so provocative that an ESPN writer tweeted, “Fire this coach.” His offense? He allowed Brady Huffman, a right-handed fastballer and Illinois State University recruit, to throw 167 pitches in a game — more than any major leaguer has thrown in almost two decades, and far more than the maximum recommended for…

The SEC Network’s Twitter account sent out a juicy little nugget Wednesday morning. There are eight teams playing in the first double-elimination round of the SEC Baseball Tournament today at the Hoover Met. Seven of them are ranked in the top 10 in at least one national poll. Seven. Out of eight. That’s stronger than Bo Jackson. Depending on which poll you check, Vanderbilt vs. Texas A&M, Ole Miss vs. South…

KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson held onto a gloved gifted to him by his little league coach for 30 years. (Flickr, Sean Winters) With the Mariners sitting in first place AL West, we are asking 710 ESPN Seattle and KIRO Radio hosts about their favorite baseball memories. Leave your own unforgettable moment in the comments. Dori Monson had never jumped so high as when he received a call-up from the minors….

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Here’s what you won’t see in any legal briefs filed by Major League Baseball or the Washington Nationals in the fight with the Baltimore Orioles over the split between the two teams for the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network money. “When we made this deal in 2004, we really didn’t think we would be dealing with Peter Angelos at this point.” In other words, when baseball officials made the deal with…

Oh, to be Kris Bryant. He’s handsome, hits the ball a mile and has his face plastered around Chicago as a brand ambassador for Express. And if the Cubs can finally win a World Series — just 108 years and counting — he’ll be part of history. We caught up with him in the backroom of an Express store, where he was busy helping hype the store’s latest line of…

This is an opinion column, but this next sentence is not an opinion. It’s a four-seam, dead-red fact. The SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover has been a smashing success. In hardball terms, it’s become an annual walk-off, tape-measure grand slam. It’s the best baseball event this side of the College World Series played by the best teams in the best conference in the country, part celebration, part proving ground. If…

Last week we endorsed Zack Grienke as a big-time daily fantasy baseball value, and all he did was pull down two wins with a 14 K/1 BB ratio and just four earned runs in 15 innings. It’s safe to say Greinke is back on track and his salary will once again return to high-end status. Strategy-wise, it’s time to adjust. Ben Zobrist was good, but not worth his high salary as predicted,…

Buy Photo Defibrillators are not required at Little League fields. Shown here is a New Albany Little League game in 2014.(Photo: IndyStar file photo)Buy Photo The baseball hit with a thud to his lower chest, right by his heart. The second baseman for the Carmel Hounds youth travel team — who didn’t see the catcher’s throw coming his way — collapsed on the field Sunday at Grand Park in Westfield. As he lay motionless on the ground,…

Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings, strategy, and advice for Tuesday’s MLB slate (minus the early game). Chris Sale goes for his 10th straight win to start the season and is obviously the top choice on the mound today. If you choose to fade him, however, there are still plenty of aces, namely Stephen Strasburg (vs. NYM) and Jeff Samardzija (vs. SD), who are in great position to match…

Buy Photo Christian Brothers Academy, led by standout senior right-handed pitcher Luca Dalatri, remains ranked No. 1 in the Asbury Park Press Baseball Top 10..(Photo: MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAP)Buy Photo On Tuesday the annual Gatorade State Baseball Players of the Year were unveiled and the list of 50 honorees featured CBA’s Luca Dalatri. The senior right-hander is no stranger to being recognized among the nation’s best, as Dalatri also represented…

Caption Close There’s been plenty written about what has gone wrong this season for the Houston Astros. Here’s a short synopsis: It’s the awful hitting. It’s the awful pitching. It’s the overly aggressive base-running. It’s the sloppy defense in the outfield. Anyone who has watched games this year, knows that –at times, at least – it’s been every single one of those things. Somehow, a team that was supposed to…

The 2016 SEC Baseball Tournament gets underway today at the Hoover Met. Today’s format is single elimination. The top four seeds (Mississippi State, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Florida) have byes today. Four teams will go home. Every game will be televised on the SEC Network, and on WatchESPN. Here is a look at the times, matchups and projected starting pitchers for Day 1 of the SEC Baseball Tournament. Tuesday:…

Buy Photo Nyack’s Devin Samparani slides into first base ahead of the tag from Harrison’s Andrew Zink during a Section 1 playoff game at Harrison High School on May 23, 2016. Harrison beat Nyack 5-4. (Photo: Leif Skodnick/The Journal News) RESULTS FROM THE SECTION 1 QUARTERFINALS ON MONDAY, MAY 23 ICYMI: My column on the biggest takeaways from an eventful first round on Saturday Class A John Jay 4, Byram Hills…

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Nobody’s ever going to accuse Josh Donaldson, the American League’s reigning MVP, of playing with the game without emotion. He’s a fiery competitor and he’s prone to outbursts just like he’s prone to hitting the ball out of the park.  [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] But after an ugly exchange Sunday, even Donaldson is saying baseball’s unwritten rules about beanballs are out of control and the league…