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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted what appeared to be an endorsement from Pete Rose, the once legendary — now blacklisted — professional baseball player and manager. “Mr. Trump,” began a note that was scrawled on a baseball and posted to Trump’s Twitter account. “Please make America great again” — an apparently reference to Trump’s infamous slogan. The ball seemed to be signed by Rose — but on…

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Over the last six months or so, Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez has ramped up his social media presence. He created his Twitter account @AROD back in 2011, but it wasn’t until October that he started to use it regularly So far A-Rod has limited his tweets to photos of himself working out during the offseason or spending time with his family. Typical athlete stuff. Nothing remotely controversial. Here’s a photo…

These days, it’s hard to be underrated in baseball. Sabermetric data counterbalances — and often corrects — industry perception of players. Social media has its own normative role, holding writers and analysts to account if opinions are ill-informed. And this is the golden era for knowledgeable baseball fans, with MLB Extra Innings and streaming technology making virtually every game a “national broadcast.” Yet, inevitably, certain players are not celebrated as…

7:22 PM ET print Even when you’re a fan of one specific major league baseball team, it can be difficult to keep track of all of the news that surrounds your favorite club on a daily basis. 2016 fantasy baseball draft kit Get rankings, projections, strategy advice and more for the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Fantasy baseball: Cheat sheet central 2016 We give you fantasy baseball cheat sheets for the…

Sleepers are so much more fun than busts. They’re more beneficial too. Sure, you can be right on a bust and avoid him, but you still have to pick a good player in his place. Nailing a couple of sleepers late in the draft can win you a league, and provides satisfaction throughout the year. We often discuss what makes a sleeper and what makes a breakout, and here is…

This will not be well received in the greater Fort Worth tri-state region, but Jose Bautista was right to flip his bat. Any sane, rational person would have celebrated his three-run homer in the American League Division playoffs last October that essentially won the series. Only in baseball would his reaction cause an international incident. Baseball has its problems, one of which is its continued struggle to be in touch…

Tucson will have its own version of March Madness going on this week and the main attraction will be the AMSA Transportation Lancer Baseball Classic at the Reid Park Annex. The 20-team event kicks off Monday and includes 14 local programs, along with others from California, Colorado and Oklahoma. The Lancer Baseball Classic isn’t the only show in town this week: Empire’s baseball program is holding an eight-team tournament starting…

When things are going your way day after day in the world of baseball, impressive win streaks follow. Meet the Cleveland High baseball squad who won its sixth consecutive game over an 11-day span Friday afternoon, downing Clayton — the only team to have beaten the Rams this season — 6-0 at Pleasant Field. Since that opening day loss, Cleveland has pounced on opportunity after opportunity offensively and pitched more…

This will not be well received in the greater Fort Worth tri-state region, but Jose Bautista was right to flip his bat. Any sane, rational person would have celebrated his three-run homer in the American League Division playoffs last October that essentially won the series. Only in baseball would his reaction cause an international incident. Baseball has its problems, one of which is its continued struggle to be in touch…

This will not be well received in the greater Fort Worth tri-state region, but Jose Bautista was right to flip his bat. Any sane, rational person would have celebrated his three-run homer in the American League Division playoffs last October that essentially won the series. Only in baseball would his reaction cause an international incident. Baseball has its problems, one of which is its continued struggle to be in touch…

No. 10 Oregon again struggled offensively as No. 23 Mississippi State knocked off the Ducks, 5-2, to earn a sweep of the three-game series on Sunday at Dudy Noble Field. How It Happened: Oregon (8-5) managed just two runs on six hits and failed to capitalize on a couple of key run-scoring opportunities against the Bulldogs. The Ducks got a pair of base runners aboard in the fourth, but were turned…

A strange thing is happening in the fantasy world. A revolution, of sorts. Things started to get weird in fantasy football this past season, when the “zero RB” strategy — drafting wide receivers early and waiting on running backs — gained mainstream acceptance. And now it’s creeping into baseball (without the fun, catchy name), as starting pitchers are being taken in the first five rounds of drafts with more frequency…

The phrase “back in my day” evokes a certain fervor among baseball purists. Just ask Goose Gossage. For 91-year-old Donald Trump supporter Phyllis Schlafly, her feelings take that phrase to a whole new level. Schlafly is a well-known conservative activist who endorsed Trump at a St. Louis rally Friday, saying “he has the courage and the energy … in order to bring some changes.” Some of those changes involve Trump…

Before the end of this latest skirmish between baseball’s “old school” and a new generation of players who just want to have fun, let’s get something straight. There really isn’t an “old school” and a “new school,” just old players who view the past with rose-colored glasses and young players who are living in a social media world that magnifies everything they do. Sure, Jose Bautista‘s infamous bat flip in…

FORT MYERS, FLA. – The Tampa Bay Rays will play the Cuban National Team on March 22 in Havana. President Obama will be in attendance, along with Derek Jeter, as well as Luis Tiant and Jose Cardenal to represent Cuba’s legacy to the major leagues. ESPN will televise the game and “Sports Center’’ will be on the scene. The Miami Marlins would have been the logical choice. My guess is…

Eli Calhoun (left) and Cooper Atkins threw no-hitters in the first two games of Simsboro’s baseball season.(Photo: Courtesy photo from Joey Kemp) In his pregame talk on March 2, Joey Kemp was in the business of expectations management. Simsboro’s baseball coach was addressing a team flowing with confidence after seeing its season opener six days earlier result in a no-hitter, and Kemp was desperate to avoid overconfidence against what he…

Some baseball questions answered using analytics. WAR WAR (Wins above Replacement) is a complicated equation that answers the question: “If this player got injured and their team had to replace them with a minor leaguer, how much value would the team be losing?” You can learn more about WAR at fangraphs.com but the equation factors in hitting, fielding and base running. Anything above 4.0 is considered All-Star level. According to WAR, which position…