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With two outs and the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at first for Texas A&M, Caleb Gilbert fired an 0-2 pitch to strikeout Nick Banks and save the 3-2 LSU lead as the Tigers evened the series Friday at Blue Bell Park. The Tigers improved to 16-6 for the season and 2-3 in the SEC, handing the Aggies their first home loss as they fell to 20-3 and 3-2…

11:17 AM ET print GOODYEAR, Ariz. — If you were debating which team had the best rotation in baseball last season, you might have mulled the merits of the Mets versus the Nationals or speculated that the Cardinals had something special. This season, those teams’ rotations are all still formidable. St. Louis lost John Lackey but gets Adam Wainwright back. And by adding Lackey, the Cubs inserted their imposing unit…

Fantasy Baseball Sleepers 2016: 5 Catchers to Target Even at catcher, the thinnest position in fantasy baseball, there are plenty of sleeper candidates and value picks to be had late in your draft. Click here to read more

print Fines from cities with new smokeless tobacco bans at ballparks won’t be the only penalties violators could face, according to a senior Major League Baseball official. “Players or anybody in baseball found to have violated a law are subject to discipline from the commissioner,” MLB chief legal counsel Dan Halem told “Outside the Lines.” “Smokeless tobacco laws are no different.” Halem said that, under Article XII of the five-year…

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | March 24, 2016, 10:01PM

Two runs in the top of the first inning proved to be enough for South Carolina on Thursday night as the Gamecocks downed Ole Miss 5-1 in the first game of a three-game SEC series. After Rebel ace Brady Bramlett walked Gene Cone and LT Tolbert, Alex Destino and Jonah Bride came through with base hits to give the Gamecocks the lead. USC starter Clarke Schmidt got the best of…

The Athens Drive Jaguars only needed five innings to defeat Apex Friendship with a 10-0 win on Thursday night. With the victory, Athens Drive picked up its first Southwest Wake Athletic Conference win of the season. Athens Drive recorded seven hits and had nine different batters drive in runs. The Jaguars picked up their first run of the day when center fielder Keith Markovich led the game off with a…

4:52 PM ET print Here’s a fun piece of trivia: 2015 might have been the most superstar-studded season in MLB history. Not buying that argument? Reluctant to appreciate the brilliance of this generation of players? Here’s my evidence: According to the Baseball-Reference.com Wins Above Replacement metric, six players achieved at least 8.8 WAR in 2015 — Bryce Harper (9.9), Zack Greinke (9.9), Mike Trout (9.4), Jake Arrieta (9.0), Josh Donaldson…

Baseball diplomacy was a major part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attended an exhibition between the Tampa Bay Rays and defeated Cuba’s national team while the communist government is mulling a proposal to allow players to legally negotiate with Major League clubs instead of defecting to play in the U.S. Yet just as Cuba moves toward an open-door policy, the talent pipeline…

Baseball diplomacy was a major part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attended an exhibition between the Tampa Bay Rays and defeated Cuba’s national team while the communist government is mulling a proposal to allow players to legally negotiate with Major League clubs instead of defecting to play in the U.S. Yet just as Cuba moves toward an open-door policy, the talent pipeline…

Baseball diplomacy was a major part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attended an exhibition between the Tampa Bay Rays and defeated Cuba’s national team while the communist government is mulling a proposal to allow players to legally negotiate with Major League clubs instead of defecting to play in the U.S. Yet just as Cuba moves toward an open-door policy, the talent pipeline…

FILE – In this May 31, 2003, file photo, baseball Hall-of-Famers Joe Garagiola, left, and Yogi Berra share a moment after throwing out the first pitch before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, in St. Louis. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health…

Baseball diplomacy was a major part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro attended an exhibition between the Tampa Bay Rays and defeated Cuba’s national team while the communist government is mulling a proposal to allow players to legally negotiate with Major League clubs instead of defecting to play in the U.S. Yet just as Cuba moves toward an open-door policy, the talent pipeline…

FILE – In this May 31, 2003, file photo, baseball Hall-of-Famers Joe Garagiola, left, and Yogi Berra share a moment after throwing out the first pitch before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, in St. Louis. Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday, March 23, 2016. He had been in ill health…

New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia walks off the field after working the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Jupiter, Fla. (Photo: Jeff Roberson, AP) Smokeless tobacco might be officially banned from New York’s baseball stadiums this season, but its status as an iconic image of America’s pastime has been on its way out for years. On Tuesday,…

Abram and I began writing about Texas Longhorns baseball for Burnt Orange Nation way back in 2008 (we’ve since been joined by Michael last year and Jack this year). Each week for nine seasons we have provided a look at the upcoming contests, but this week I wanted to focus inwardly on the state of Texas baseball. The Horns still face an uphill battle for the rest of the season…

Longtime baseball broadcaster and “Today” show co-host Joe Garagiola died Wednesday following a long illness. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team announced the news on Twitter. We are deeply saddened by the loss of baseball legend and former #Dbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola. pic.twitter.com/ojaWGp05oC — Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) March 23, 2016 “God I’ll miss Joe Garagiola. Was part of the soul of our show, and told me stories that…

It’s not that Alex Kirilloff and his family flipped their house in Plum. But it did turn into a veritable testing center this past winter and fall. Kirilloff’s home was a must stop for representatives from Major League Baseball teams. “I’d say two or three came a week. Sometimes even five,” said Kirilloff. “I think just about every…