It’s been a long and exhausting season for the Angels, but it appears the team helped at least one fan rediscover his love for baseball. New York Times award-winning sportswriter Jeff Perlman released a video on TikTok, revealing that the Angels had rekindled his passion for sports. “In the end [month] I’ve probably gone to … Read more
Taking care to avoid the team-picking system of our schoolyard memories, Lilah Maravi divided us into two sides of about 20. It was a pleasant Sunday in June—Father’s Day—and we had gathered at our usual spot for our Pride month game. After a spontaneous game of catch in a Brooklyn park in 2023, Lilah had … Read more
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you regret that you never got a chance to see the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the losingest team in MLB history, can I interest you in a trip to Staten Island? No wait, come back. Just a few steps away from the ferry terminal, a morbidly curious fan can catch the … Read more
University sports The Gulls were forced to win it all in Game 3 after a dramatic Game 2 win. The Endicott baseball program became the school’s first varsity team to compete for a national title. David Low/Endicott College Written by Callie Brown June 5, 2026 | 4:37 pm 3 minutes to read The Endicott College … Read more
When I was a kid, I loved baseball. I loved playing it, I loved watching it, and I really loved attending games. Some of my favorite memories of growing up in Miami came at the old Dolphins/Marlins stadium, a truly horrible place to watch any sporting event, but also one that was a mere 10 … Read more
James Wood is a pretty good leadoff hitter. Rookie Nationals manager Blake Butera, a disturbingly young fellow who looks like he should be one of the nine guys in this video, moved Wood to the top of Washington’s lineup back in the spring, gradually swapping the places of Wood and former leadoff guy C.J. Abrams, … Read more
Boston Red Sox “This is a typical Red Sox move. They’re known for making scapegoats.” Alex Cora and several members of his team were released on Saturday evening. (Photo: Barry Chen/Globe Staff) By Connor Ryan Updated on April 26, 2026 | 1:42 AM 5 minutes to read The Red Sox are cleaning house amid a … Read more
A half-decade ago in the early days of this website, long before ABS or “The Big Dumper,” I became obsessed with a very rare and unexciting way to play baseball. Frustrated by the prevalence of the long ball over small ball in MLB, I imagined a different world: one where players chose to sacrifice themselves … Read more
If the 2026 World Baseball Classic is suffering from anything, it is expectation. Three years ago, the WBC ended on a note near-impossible to surpass: two teammates and future Hall of Famers facing each other in a deciding at-bat, and victory cinched by the most exciting baseball player in history. The standard now is not … Read more
PITTSBURGH — Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove Awards for his consistent work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at age 89. Pirates owner Bob Nutting said, “Maz … Read more