In an era of expertly manicured fields and shared knowledge among groundskeepers, crews have an unexpected tool in their arsenal: the ban on infield shifts.
Category: Major League Baseball
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Alabama’s Rickwood Field Will Host an MLB Game in 2024
The Birmingham, Ala. stadium was home to Willie Mays in his Negro leagues days. It will host a game between Mays’s Giants and the Cardinals in 2024.
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As A’s Fans Protest, Nevada Closes In on Stadium Bill
On the day fans engaged in a reverse boycott at Oakland Coliseum, Nevada’s State Senate voted to approve $380 million in public funding for a Las Vegas Strip stadium.
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Edward Stack, 88, Longtime President of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Dies
He presided over the annual Hall induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., for many years. But he also helped keep one star, Pete Rose, from being part of it.
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Yankees Game Postponed Because of Smoke From Wildfires
A night after having teams play through adverse conditions, Major League Baseball pulled the plug on two games. A W.N.B.A. game in Brooklyn was also postponed.
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Roger Craig, Teacher of an Era-Defining Pitch, Is Dead at 93
After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch of the ’80s.”
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MLB Takes Over Padres Broadcasts After Bally Sports Misses Payment
M.L.B. will retain San Diego’s broadcast team and will offer in-market streaming with no blackouts after Bally Sports failed to meet its financial commitments.
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The Miami Heat Might Blow a 3-0 Series Lead
No N.B.A. team has lost a best-of-seven playoff series after winning the first three games, but the Heat are one loss from being the first.
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MLB’s New Rules Have Baseball in Overdrive
Players are stealing more bases, more balls are falling for hits and games are nearly 30 minutes faster than they were last year. Like them or not, the rules are accomplishing their goals.
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Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71
As a psychological coach (and ex-player), he helped revive a woeful Cleveland baseball team. He had a WFAN show about youth sports and shepherded best sellers.
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What We Learned Through a Quarter of the M.L.B. Season
The Mets have struggled (but may be fine), stolen bases are cool again (but runners, beware), and it’s too early to judge (most of) the off-season’s free-agent signings.
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Chris Rowley’s Journey from West Point to the Toronto Blue Jays to Law School
Chris Rowley was the first West Point graduate to make it to the majors. Now he’s getting a law degree on a union scholarship. His goal? Reform the minors.