Tag: baseball

Adam Jones leading off first base (image courtesy Mr.Schultz, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

This Baseball Player Is Holding MLB’s Feet To The Fire On...

The presence of Donald Trump in the White House isn't the only reminder of how far we have to go in snuffing out racism...

#BlackLivesMatter Began Long Before The Internet And Hashtags

Ken Burns says his new documentary about Jackie Robinson explodes the “good Negro” myth and reveals a much bigger American hero. To Burns, the real...

President Obama, MLB Reopen Business With Cuba

This week marks a historic turn in Cuban-American relations as President Obama becomes the first President of the United States to visit Cuba in 88...

How Baseball Shaped Bernie Sanders’ Political Views

Independent presidential candidate Bernie Sanders grew up in Brooklyn and became a die-hard Dodgers fan, so much so that when they left Brooklyn it...

Southpaw Is First Pitcher In 13 Years With 300 Strikeouts In A...

Courtesy of yaqjin.blogThe Los Angeles Dodgers stuck to the game plan and limited star pitcher Clayton Kershaw to 6o pitches, but the southpaw still...
Head Injury Kills Bat Boy

9-Year-Old Kansas Bat Boy Dies Following Head Injury

Super fan and bat boy Kaiser Carlile, nine-years-old, loved the Liberal Bee Jays baseball team. But a bat follow-through swing accidentally struck the little...

MLB Trade Deadline: Big Moves

The hours before the MLB trade deadline is perhaps the busiest in baseball as teams try to move players to make a playoff run....

Baseball Player Axed For Calling 14-Year-Old Mo’ne Davis A “Slut”

A Bloomsburg University player has been kicked off of the team for tweeting offensive things about 14-year-old Little League star Mo'ne Davis. In a tweet...

A-Rod’s PED Apology: Is it Good Enough?

// // Spring training is starting for Major League baseball teams. One of baseball's biggest names, as well as most notorious characters is Alex...