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Ellen Galles Updated: 05/24/2016 7:01 AM Created: 05/23/2016 6:11 PM All summer long there will be pick-up baseball games going on in 9-year-old Tanner Feyereisen’s backyard in Hammond, Wisconsin. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS was invited to the family’s opening day ceremony, for which practically the entire neighborhood gathers. Meanwhile, the kids play for something bigger…

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…

Three parents, head coach Scott Foppe, Mike Dantuono, and Sarah Kasper have two things in common: a baseball team of 13-year-old boys in Ballwin, and their CPR training. But none of the three had ever used their life-saving training before Sunday at a 24 team tournament in Westfield, Indiana. “I got my license back in November, for my work, but also I coach youth baseball. I think every coach should…

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LGBT by Zack Ford May 23, 2016 11:51 am CREDIT: Yout The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus awkwardly waits while a recording of someone else singing the national anthem plays in the stadium. Saturday was “Pride Night” at the San Diego Padres game and the stands at Petco Park were packed with over 40,000 fans celebrating the LGBT-inclusive occasion. Fitting the theme of the evening, the 100 members of the…

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…

When you think of Major League Baseball, you don’t necessarily think of a sports league that’s fashion forward. Baseball fashion, like the game itself, is often steeped in tradition. Anything that’s new and different is often looked at with skepticism by baseball fans. The Arizona Diamondbacks and their new boundary-pushing uniforms can tell you that. That’s why it’s both surprising and encouraging that baseball has taken a cue from the…

LGBT by Zack Ford May 23, 2016 11:51 am CREDIT: Yout The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus awkwardly waits while a recording of someone else singing the national anthem plays in the stadium. Saturday was “Pride Night” at the San Diego Padres game and the stands at Petco Park were packed with over 40,000 fans celebrating the LGBT-inclusive occasion. Fitting the theme of the evening, the 100 members of the…

The Hartford Yard Goats won’t be the first to take the field at Dunkin’ Donuts Park when the Double-A team makes it long-awaited debut at the new stadium. Police say four men were arrested and charged with criminal trespassing after they were caught playing baseball in the yet-to-be-completed Connecticut ballpark at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. An officer assigned to a security detail at the stadium discovered the men…

Texas A&M third baseman Boomer White was named SEC Player of the Year in baseball by league coaches on Monday. White, a junior, is batting .411/.486/.547 with 17 doubles, four home runs and 41 RBIs for the Aggies this season. He set an SEC record with 57 hits in conference play, and led the SEC in on-base percentage and hits this season. Florida’s Logan Shore was named SEC Pitcher of…

LGBT by Zack Ford May 23, 2016 11:51 am CREDIT: Yout The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus awkwardly waits while a recording of someone else singing the national anthem plays in the stadium. Saturday was “Pride Night” at the San Diego Padres game and the stands at Petco Park were packed with over 40,000 fans celebrating the LGBT-inclusive occasion. Fitting the theme of the evening, the 100 members of the…

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…

Mixed Leagues Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros Yangervis Solarte, 1B/2B/3B, San Diego Padres Danny Santana, SS/OF, Minnesota Twins Alex Rodriguez, DH, New York Yankees Michael Fulmer, SP, Detroit Tigers Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Philadelphia Phillies Ervin Santana, SP, Minnesota Twins Ryan Buchter, RP, San Diego Padres   AL-Only Ryan Rua, 1B/OF, Texas Rangers Logan Morrison, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays Nolan Reimold, OF, Baltimore Orioles Mike Clevinger, SP, Cleveland Indians Matt Shoemaker,…

A “technical error” prevented the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus from performing the US anthem at a baseball game on Sunday after a recording was played instead. The group had been invited to perform in an effort by baseball organisers to improve the sport’s outreach to San Diego’s LGBT community. As they assembled at the Petco stadium for the San Diego Padres and LA Dodgers game, they were suddenly replaced at the last minute by a recording of a female singer. …

Buy Photo The Register’s Aaron Young, who graduated from Urbandale High School, throws a pitch in the third inning of a substate semifinal game against Newton in 2008.(Photo: Register file photo)Buy Photo As a baseball player-turned-journalist, I absolutely love this time of the year. And for Iowa’s prep athletes who are getting ready to take the baseball and softball diamonds Monday, the summer months ahead are special, unique and everlasting…

It’s a lament that many older American men will lug with them to their graves: Their mothers threw out their baseball cards. That same loss, usually incurred decades ago, has resurfaced with a twist for the Town of Lancaster family of Susan Souter. Souter, attempting to clean out her son Jason’s closet for his visit home for Mother’s Day, left about five bags filled with what she thought…

A “technical error” prevented the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus from performing the US anthem at a baseball game on Sunday after a recording was played instead. The group had been invited to perform at the game in an effort by baseball organisers to improve the sport’s outreach to San Diego’s LGBT community. As they assembled at the Petco stadium for the San Diego Padres and LA Dodgers game, they were suddenly replaced at the last minute by a recording…

K.J. Pilcher The Gazette More stories from K.J. CEDAR RAPIDS — Baseball has played a major role in Spencer Van Scoyoc’s life. The family tradition is well known. His grandfather, Jim Van Scoyoc is a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, leading Norway to seven state titles and winning 850 games. His dad, Aaron Van Scoyoc, competed in college, getting drafted by the…

SAN FRANCISCO – Cubs manager Joe Maddon doesn’t consider these series measuring sticks, litmus tests or anything else so conclusive. Cardinals? Pirates? Nationals? It’s about the feel at this point in the season. “The big thing is I wanted to feel the Giants right now,” Maddon said. And they felt the Giants this weekend at AT&T Park. Cubs manager Joe Maddon pleads an unsuccessful case after umpire Dana DeMuth called…

It’s a lament that many older American men will lug with them to their graves: Their mothers threw out their baseball cards. That same loss, usually incurred decades ago, has resurfaced with a twist for the Town of Lancaster family of Susan Souter. Souter, attempting to clean out her son Jason’s closet for his visit home for Mother’s Day, left about five bags filled with what she thought…