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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…

NEW YORK — 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….

As we continue with our series of ranking each position (catcher here), we now move on to first basemen and, boy, it’s crowded. Major League Baseball is teeming with excellent first basemen right now, which isn’t entirely uncommon, given the nature of the position. As with catcher, 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…

South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook believes early enrollee Brandon McIlwain has a chance to make an immediate impact on the baseball diamond this spring. If the freshman from Pennsylvania is able to be a major contributor, most of his time over the next several months will be focused on baseball instead of football. McIlwain was a potential first-round pick in the upcoming MLB draft before opting to attend USC…

It seems the Cubs can’t go a day without being named the best at something. It happened again Monday, but this time it was for something off the field… Kind of. A pair of writers with the New York Daily News put together a special team of all-stars. Position-by-position, they put together their own “All Dreamy Team” and included a pair of Cubs players. While one may be obvious, the…

Western Hills Baseball(Photo: .) A fired Western Hills baseball coach is fighting to get his job back, saying he was unfairly sacked because of a principal’s personal agenda. Matt Phillips, 32, said he was let go Jan. 14 because he wasn’t getting his players to study sessions. But Phillips said that would have been impossible, because the study sessions are new this year, and he doesn’t even have a team…

A generation of fans knew Howie Burns as a basketball coach, but it’s always been baseball that people with longer memories associate with him. Burns had record-setting success in both sports, but it’s his baseball achievements that will be honored Thursday night with the third annual induction ceremony of the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame. The event will be held at La Quinta Inn of Springfield. Burns and longtime…

Ready for some offseason fun? Of course you are. You read Eye on Baseball, after all. So while we’re here in late January with most of the good free agents signed (Yovani Gallardo and Dexter Fowler are the top remaining names), let’s run through each position and rank the individual players. We’ll start with catchers. Things to keep in mind: 1. We are ranking the players based upon which ones…

Maybe you missed the story. Maybe you were so consumed by the fallout from the Steelers loss to the Denver Broncos in their AFC playoff game that you didn’t see the news coming out of Cincinnati last week. It had nothing to do with Vontaze Burfict or Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, but it was every bit as offensive. The Reds are going to induct Pete Rose into their Hall…

PALMDALE (CBSLA.com)  —   Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine if a fire at a baseball complex in Antelope Valley was intentionally set. An act of arson or not, the future of the baseball program for hundreds of kids in Palmdale may be in jeopardy. KCAL9’s Jeff Nguyen says the tower that houses the lights was heavily damaged and no lights means no games in the dark. Luc Hauptman,…

NEOSHO, Mo. — The biggest moment in the baseball career of San Francisco Giants minor leaguer Mark Reyes didn’t come on a professional field.  Despite pitching well enough last season in his first full year as a pro to be named a South Atlantic League mid-season and postseason all-star, Reyes insists his biggest moment on the diamond occurred in May 2014 at Wendell Redden Stadium in Joplin. Site…

9:30 AM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Implement the designated hitter rule in the National League. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save in favor of a…

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9:30 AM ET print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport started over today. The change: Implement the designated hitter rule in the National League. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save in favor of a…

Devin McCann at bat for Belhaven(Photo: Belhaven Athletics) A Belhaven baseball player was killed in a one-car wreck early Sunday morning, officials said. Devin McCann (Photo: Belhaven Athletics) Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Brandon Fortenberry said Devin McCann, 21, was southbound on I-55 around the 43 mile marker just north of Brookhaven when his 2015 Toyota ran off the road. Fortenberry said it appears that McCann overcorrected the vehicle and hit the…

Calling the blizzard the toughest storm the facility has seen in 15 years, Diamond Nation officials said the dome was lowered to remove snow and minimize damage. Additionally, all games, programs and events are cancelled Sunday, while Health Quest will open at noon, however, group classes, youth classes, parties and swim meet are cancelled. Emily Cummins may be reached at ecummins@njadvancemedia.com Follow her on Twitter @EmilyACummins and Facebook.

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Jan 22, 2016 print Editor’s note: In the days leading up to Rob Manfred’s one-year anniversary as commissioner on Jan. 25, we asked our writers what one change or innovation they would make to improve baseball if the sport were starting over today. The change: Require each team to take infield during the hour before every game. How it would work: Szymborski: Robot umpires behind home plateStark: Ban the save…