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Caption Close BOSTON (AP) — One of the nation’s first professional baseball players lies largely forgotten by history in an unmarked grave in Boston. Now, nearly 150 years after Andrew Jackson Leonard began his professional career, his grandson hopes to raise enough money for a marker to honor his relative and his contributions to the game by auctioning his grandfather’s contracts, which are among the oldest known in existence….

1:07 PM ET print Once upon a time, a baseball team constructed its pitching staff the way your contractor constructs your hallway — from the front to the back. Boy, life in this sport sure was a lot less complicated then. You didn’t just need starters. You needed great starters. You needed innings from your starters. You needed horses. You needed men who could take a lead and hand it…

The Los Angeles Angels recently hired Scott Radinsky as their bullpen coach. He joins the club alongside former pitcher Charlie Nagy. A big-league reliever from 1990-2001, Radinsky has also devoted much of his time to his other passion: Skatelab, a Southern California skate park still thriving today after he co-founded it in the 1990s. But his talents aren’t limited to the diamond and the skate shop. Radinsky also finds time…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs is spending part of his offseason working out with the Volunteers’ baseball team. Vols baseball coach Dave Serrano says Friday that Tennessee’s starting quarterback has participated in two baseball workouts with football coach Butch Jones’ blessing. Serrano declined comment on whether Dobbs might play for the baseball team. Dobbs, who played baseball in high school, wasn’t included in the Tennessee baseball roster…

print BOSTON — One of the nation’s first professional baseball players lies largely forgotten by history in an unmarked grave in Boston. Now, nearly 150 years after Andrew Jackson Leonard began his professional career, his grandson hopes to raise enough money for a marker to honor Leonard and his contributions to the game by auctioning his contracts, which are among the oldest known to exist. “He was one of the…

print BOSTON — One of the nation’s first professional baseball players lies largely forgotten by history in an unmarked grave in Boston. Now, nearly 150 years after Andrew Jackson Leonard began his professional career, his grandson hopes to raise enough money for a marker to honor Leonard and his contributions to the game by auctioning his contracts, which are among the oldest known to exist. “He was one of the…

The unofficial start of summer is here with the launch of Yahoo Fantasy Baseball for 2016. Everything you love about our game is back with several great new elements. [2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now] If you’ve never played fantasy baseball before, now is the perfect time to get in the game as you will be able to take advantage of the Champion of Champions…

For nearly 20 years now, the best part of my job has been those occasional times when I’ve been fortunate enough to sit next to a scout at a baseball game. I’m just a fan, and have read practically every book ever written about scouts, or by scouts. Leaving aside that practically nobody gives a damn, I wish there was room in the Hall of Fame for a few of…

As we continue with our series of ranking each position (Previous rankings: C | 1B | 2B), we now move on to shortstops, and it’s position crowded with young stars. As was the case with previous rankings, let’s keep these things in mind: 1. We are ranking the players based upon which ones we’d most want to have for the 2016 season only, ignoring salary. Quite simply, if money were…

Matt Klentak, in his first winter at the head of a baseball operations department, wanted to learn how companies manage information. The 36-year-old Phillies general manager surveyed people in baseball, other sports, and some with zero connections to the game. How, he asked, do you implement analytics into decisions? Those talks led him to Andy Galdi, a 30-year-old Google employee who was hired Thursday as the…

For nearly 20 years now, the best part of my job has been those occasional times when I’ve been fortunate enough to sit next to a scout at a baseball game. I’m just a fan, and have read practically every book ever written about scouts, or by scouts. Leaving aside that practically nobody gives a damn, I wish there was room in the Hall of Fame for a few of…

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After spending one season without a true bench coach, the Pirates on Wednesday promoted major league coach Dave Jauss to the role. The Pirates also promoted three members of their front office, a series of moves that included the elevation of former director of baseball operations Kevan Graves to assistant general manager. Manager Clint Hurdle did not have a bench coach in…

Cam Newton’s career path has worked out pretty well. The 2010 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback was the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL draft, became Sporting News’ 2015 Offensive Player of the Year and is leading the Panthers to the Super Bowl. It may seem that Newton was destined for the gridiron. He’s the son of a football player and is everything you would want a football player to be,…

As we continue with our series of ranking each position (Previous rankings: C | 1B), we now move on to second basemen, and it’s crowded field, albeit one without an obvious No. 1. As was the case with previous rankings, let’s keep these things in mind: 1. We are ranking the players based upon which ones we’d most want to have for the 2016 season only, ignoring salary. Quite simply,…

By Ernie Palladino» More Ernie Palladino Columns The black armband went on in 1973 and hasn’t come off since. The mourning over the death of baseball in American League cities continues in this little corner of the world, and could well expand if the young guns of baseball ownership have their way. By now, it’s no secret that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred will be more than willing to make the…

Nati Harnik Connor Jones Virginia pitcher Connor Jones (33) throws in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game against Arkansas at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, June 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll Atlantic Division 1. Louisville (14) – 98 2. Florida State – 74 3. N.C. State – 72 4. Notre Dame – 50 5. Clemson – 46 6….

After doing without a bench coach last season, electing not to replace Jeff Banister when he became Texas Rangers manager, the Pirates promoted assistant coach Dave Jauss today to become the team’s new bench coach. Jauss joined manager Clint Hurdle’s staff after the 2012 season. The Pirates announced three additional changes to their baseball operations department. Kevan Graves, who was the director…

By Ernie Palladino» More Ernie Palladino Columns The black armband went on in 1973 and hasn’t come off since. The mourning over the death of baseball in American League cities continues in this little corner of the world, and could well expand if the young guns of baseball ownership have their way. By now, it’s no secret that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred will be more than willing to make the…

Major League Baseball is debuting a new website and apps — for ice hockey. Under a deal reached last summer, baseball’s digital business has taken over streaming and app development for the National Hockey League. On Monday, the NHL will start offering a cheaper subscription package, NHL Premium, with six-minute recaps and live video for the final five minutes of most games, plus any overtime and shootouts. Premium will cost…