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WASHINGTON Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, sporting running shoes with his suit and tie, rose slowly from his chair and waved his baseball cap as President Barack Obama decorated him on Tuesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mays, 84, one of the first black players in Major League Baseball and considered among the game’s all-time greats in a career spent mostly with the New York and San Francisco…

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View gallery . (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) Major League Baseball teams will be spending this holiday season just like you: Searching for the cheapest deals and the best bargains. That’s right, free agency is upon us, and not every team can afford to throw around money like the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Some clubs have real payroll concerns and can’t go out and spend millions of dollars on multiple players. Those teams…

A three-run homer by Byung-Ho Park capped a five-run fourth inning as South Korea rolled past the United States, 8-0, to claim the inaugural Premier 12 baseball championship in front of 40,411 fans at the Tokyo Dome. For South Korea, the victory marked their first global baseball title since the 1982 Baseball World Cup hosted in Seoul. The championship comes on the heels of a gold medal at…

Next season, Major League Baseball will take its biggest step toward cord-cutting to date. Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced a three-year deal with Fox that will bring streaming of all games, including home games to the local market, for 15 teams, good for half the league. The immediate impact of the deal might be largely symbolic — you’ll still need a cable subscription — but it’s still a big step toward the…

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

As a spectator event, baseball’s winter meetings are best viewed in front of a computer screen: which free agent is signing where, what trades will be completed and which have fallen through, on and on. But the backdrop for all that transactional, franchise-building news is, each December, an actual place – and in 2016, that will be just outside Washington. Minor League Baseball, which hosts the annual meetings, has agreed…

Penn State outfielder James Coates is greeted by Cuban youth outside the Estadio Latinoamerica before the team’s game against the Industriales in Havana, Cuba on Monday. The Industriales beat the Nittany Lions, 2-1.(Photo: Cameron Hart, John Curley Center) HAVANA — Once the national anthems were played and the flags put away, one of Cuban baseball’s best clubs, the Industriales, came away with a 2-1 win Monday against a surprisingly competitive Penn State…

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

Robinson Cano wants to leave Seattle. What is your favorite game to play when you’re bored or looking to stir up some imaginative juices?  I don’t know, for me, I usually like to go for a run.  Feels like a good way to clear my mind by focusing my physical self on a task while allowing my mental self to take over.  Also makes me feel guilt free to…

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

For many players, Philadelphia becomes merely a second home. What we aim to do with the “Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts” series is take a look at those who are born within Philadelphia city limits before they set off on their grand baseball adventure somewhere else in the vast, horrible world. Past editions: William “Yank” Robinson Harry “Socks” Seibold John Francis “Phenomenal” Smith *** Alan Strange…

When the Detroit Tigers first hired Brad Ausmus, many fans thought, “he’s young and highly educated, I’ll bet he’s into sabermetrics!” That lasted about a month before Ausmus went on the radio in January of 2014 and said, “people got the thought that, because of my age and my background, I’m a sabermetrician…I’m really not.” His in-game strategical decisions over the past two seasons have more than proved that he…

The city is planning to build 17 baseball fields near the Nusenda Community Stadium on Albuquerque’s west side. The city picked the spot because it’s close to the highway and near the current stadium. Neighbors said they support the move and don’t see the extra noise or traffic being an issue. “We want more restaurants and stuff on this side of town, and what’s a better way to get it? …

The first time Dave Roberts stepped to home plate in a Dodgers uniform, batting leadoff on opening day in 2002 at Dodger Stadium, he scalded a ground ball into right field for a single. He stole second. He was bunted to third. He scored on a groundout. The man always did know how to make an entrance, and, oh boy, here he comes again, all scrappy and smart and selfless,…

There are two things you need to know about Saturday’s 2015 WBSC Premier 12 final. 1. South Korea defeated the U.S. team, 8-0, to take the championship. 2. Already up 4-0 in the third inning, Byung Ho Park hit a three-run homer off U.S. pitcher and Royals Minor Leaguer Brooks Pounders (side note: incredible name, Brooks). It was, according to the WBSC website, likely the longest homer hit by anyone…

Curtis Granderson, a Chicago area native, held a baseball clinic at his alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago Saturday. [DNAinfo/Joe Ward] NEAR WEST SIDE — About 200 kids surrounded Chicago-area native and major league ballplayer Curtis Granderson at his youth camp Saturday and bombarded the Mets outfielder with questions. One of the most pressing questions: “How could you beat the Cubs?” (Granderson’s Mets beat the Cubs in this year’s…

Curtis Granderson, a Chicago area native, held a baseball clinic at his alma mater University of Illinois-Chicago Saturday. [DNAinfo/Joe Ward] NEAR WEST SIDE — About 200 kids surrounded Chicago-area native and major league ballplayer Curtis Granderson at his youth camp Saturday and bombarded the Mets outfielder with questions. One of the most pressing questions: “How could you beat the Cubs?” (Granderson’s Mets beat the Cubs in this year’s…

Ethan Hall is only 7 years old, but he knows that the show must go on. Even when you get a pesky bout of the hiccups at the least opportune time. Young Ethan sang the Australian national anthem during a baseball game between Brisbane and his hometown of Adelaide Friday night. The performance was Ethan’s professional league debut, Andrew Reynolds, the Digital Media Manager for the Australian Baseball League told…