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How MLB’s Ban on the Shift Is Improving Outfield Grass

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.

By David Waldstein

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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.

By David Waldstein

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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.”

By Richard Goldstein

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Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73

In his rookie season in 1971, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered.

By Alex Traub