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A fast-moving fire Wednesday destroyed the wooden grandstand and clubhouse at Waseca’s baseball field, named after a legendary Minnesota baseball coach. Firefighters were called to Tink Larson Field around 8:11 p.m. Wednesday, but were unable to save the beloved ballpark that is a landmark in the community of 9,500 residents located on Hwy. 14 between Owatonna and Mankato. Waseca Fire Chief Gary Conrath lives a block away from the field…

Major League Baseball, like the rest of America, has its own version of a culture war. What is the right way to play the game? Should American-born players impose a more stoic tone to the game, with paeans to good sportsmanship and the occasional high-and-tight fastball to warn off recalcitrants? Or should the game open itself up to the exuberant style of Latino players, who celebrate their feats on the…

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(CBS) — When the Cubs RBI Junior All Star Team learned they’d been offered an all-expenses paid trip to meet big league athletes in Arizona, it’s safe to say they were a little excited. “Anthony Rizzo appeared via Skype and told them they’d be coming to Mesa, taking part in spring training and meeting the team,” said RBI coach Ernest Radcliffe. “The kids were excited. They were elated, jumping for…

(Via ESPN) Tom Rauen was positive Bryce Harper’s new hat would cause a stir. He just didn’t know when the reigning MVP would show it to the world. About two weeks ago — after Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine about infusing his sport with joy sparked national headlines — Harper reached out to Rauen with a request: he wanted a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat. “Sure thing,” the owner of Envision…

(Via ESPN) Tom Rauen was positive Bryce Harper’s new hat would cause a stir. He just didn’t know when the reigning MVP would show it to the world. About two weeks ago — after Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine about infusing his sport with joy sparked national headlines — Harper reached out to Rauen with a request: he wanted a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat. “Sure thing,” the owner of Envision…

(Via ESPN) Tom Rauen was positive Bryce Harper’s new hat would cause a stir. He just didn’t know when the reigning MVP would show it to the world. About two weeks ago — after Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine about infusing his sport with joy sparked national headlines — Harper reached out to Rauen with a request: he wanted a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat. “Sure thing,” the owner of Envision…

NEW YORK — Carlos Gomez gets it. “Baseball is a game,” the veteran outfielder said Tuesday before the Houston Astros’ season-opening 5-3 win at Yankee Stadium. “For me, personally, every time that I cross that line, I feel like it’s my first game. I’ve been doing this for 10 years at this level, and every time I feel it in my chest: I’m here. My dream has come true. I…

A 13-year-old Arizona boy has been credited with saving his baseball coach’s life by administering CPR and calling paramedics when the man collapsed on the field, suffering what turned out to be a heart attack during practice. Isaac Wenrich, a minor league baseball player with the Florence Freedom of Kentucky who coaches kids during the off-season, was running drills last month with eighth-grader Nathan Boyer in Chandler, Arizona. The two…

Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones, right, hits teammate Matt Wieters in the face with a pie after an opening day baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Baltimore, Monday, April 4, 2016. Wieters drove in the winning run on a single and Baltimore won 3-2. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Baltimore Orioles’ Matt Wieters, right, follows through on a game-winning single in front of Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki in the ninth inning…

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(Via ESPN) Tom Rauen was positive Bryce Harper’s new hat would cause a stir. He just didn’t know when the reigning MVP would show it to the world. About two weeks ago — after Harper’s comments to ESPN the Magazine about infusing his sport with joy sparked national headlines — Harper reached out to Rauen with a request: he wanted a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat. “Sure thing,” the owner of Envision…

Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones, right, hits teammate Matt Wieters in the face with a pie after an opening day baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Baltimore, Monday, April 4, 2016. Wieters drove in the winning run on a single and Baltimore won 3-2. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Baltimore Orioles’ Matt Wieters, right, follows through on a game-winning single in front of Minnesota Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki in the ninth inning…

The season has begun. Yes, THE season. For the baseball season is THE season. Football, basketball, hockey–they’re all nice sports. But baseball is the national pastime. And even if one might actually enjoy watching other sports more, even if baseball isn’t nearly as central to American life as it once was, one should, I think, pay one’s respect to baseball. For one thing, it seems to capture so well so…

10:26 PM ET print ATLANTA — In case you haven’t heard, Bryce Harper is all about the fun. Following the Washington Nationals‘ 4-3 season-opening, extra-inning win over the Atlanta Braves, the reigning MVP addressed reporters while wearing a white trucker’s cap that read, “MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN,” in red capital letters. “Coming here playing, it’s a lot of fun,” said Harper, who was booed vigorously and repeatedly by the Turner…

An Old Hickory bat leans knob-up against the wall, its black barrel tapering up into a bare, pale, wooden grip. It’s an ordinary-looking baseball bat — until the lime-green sensor ensconced in the knob makes itself apparent. SEE ALSO: Siri wants to be the biggest baseball geek in the world Baseball was one of the many sports I never played while growing up. Still, when I heard I could get…

When St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter picked up a bat for the 2016 baseball season opener Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he selected one made of maple. These days, maple is the bat material of choice for most pros, and it has been ever since San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds broke the record for the number of home runs hit in a season. But…

10:26 PM ET print ATLANTA — In case you haven’t heard, Bryce Harper is all about the fun. Following the Washington Nationals‘ 4-3 season-opening, extra-inning win over the Atlanta Braves, the reigning MVP addressed reporters while wearing a white trucker’s cap that read, “MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN,” in red capital letters. “Coming here playing, it’s a lot of fun,” said Harper, who was booed vigorously and repeatedly by the Turner…

10:26 PM ET print ATLANTA — In case you haven’t heard, Bryce Harper is all about the fun. Following the Washington Nationals‘ 4-3 season-opening, extra-inning win over the Atlanta Braves, the reigning MVP addressed reporters while wearing a white trucker’s cap that read, “MAKE BASEBALL FUN AGAIN,” in red capital letters. “Coming here playing, it’s a lot of fun,” said Harper, who was booed vigorously and repeatedly by the Turner…

Go watch the Cubs chase history at the peril of your personal finances. The Friendly Confines is one of the least friendly to wallets, according to a new analysis ranking all 30 Major League Baseball parks. For two people — including one beer and hot dog apiece, tickets and parking — it costs about $48 more to root for the Cubs at Wrigley Field than to cheer on the White…