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Female Umpire Makes the Call, for the First Time

Jen Pawol works first base in Marlins-Braves game, to applause

(Newser) - Major League Baseball welcomed a female umpire to a regular-season game for the first time on Saturday, when Jen Pawol ran out to first base to work the Marlins-Braves matchup in Atlanta. The crowd responded with louder applause when her name was announced than the other three umpires received, Yahoo...

A Long-Running Gender Barrier Will Finally Be Broken

Jen Pawol will work Saturday's Marlins-Braves game

(Newser) - Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday's doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB said Wednesday. Pawol, a...

MLB Tries Again After Speedway Classic Is a Washout

Braves-Reds matchup in Tennessee could set an attendance record

(Newser) - A record crowd for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry of the MLB Speedway Classic on Saturday night before the rain washed out the game itself in the bottom of the first inning. Fans returning Sunday only wanted to watch the Atlanta...

Player Traded From One Team to Other During Doubleheader

Seranthony Dominguez traded from Orioles to Blue Jays between games against each other

(Newser) - Baltimore swept a doubleheader against Toronto, but for Seranthony Dominguez it was a split. The Orioles traded the reliever to the Blue Jays between games. "After the first game, I was in there with the guys, and they call me and they tell me, 'Hey we got you...

Hall of Famer Made His Mark With 'the Sandberg Game'

Cubs second baseman was picked for 10 straight All-Star Games

(Newser) - Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who kicked off baseball's shift to power-hitting middle infielders, has died. He was 65. The Chicago Cubs, the team he played for nearly all of his career, announced his death on Monday, per the New York Times , without providing any more...

MLB Probe Reaches Star Guardians Pitcher

Emmanuel Clase is team's second pitcher this month to be removed from active duty for gambling probe

(Newser) - A second star pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians has been put on leave as Major League Baseball intensifies its investigation into betting on baseball. Emmanuel Clase is now on nondisciplinary leave, the team announced Monday, per CNN . He joined teammate Luis Ortiz on that list. Gambling monitors had found...

MLB Rookie Enjoys a 'Jaw-Dropping Moment'

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics becomes first rookie in MLB history to hit 4 home runs in one game

(Newser) - Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits as he began his final at bat with a chance to make history, but none of that was top of mind for the Athletics' rookie slugger—he just didn't want to embarrass himself. The 22-year-old did just fine, lining a...

MLB Game Decided on an Exceedingly Rare Play
MLB Game Decided on
an Exceedingly Rare Play
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Jul 22, 2025 6:47 AM CDT

MLB Game Decided on an Exceedingly Rare Play

Phillies win after walk-off catcher interference call, the first in more than 50 years

(Newser) - Earlier this month, the Philadelphia Phillies lost a game thanks to an incredibly rare inside-the-park home run, only the third such "walk-off" hit ever. Now the Phillies have won a game thanks to an even rarer walk-off play: this one involving ... catcher interference. The last time it happened was...

The Curveball Is Getting Thrown, Well, a Curveball

The iconic pitch is declining in baseball, with faster, harder pitches now dominating instead

(Newser) - Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern baseball game that apparently values velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. "You don't really see a lot of people throwing 12-6 curveballs anymore," Tampa Bay pitcher Shane Baz says, per...

Star Left Town for All-Star Game. Burglars Did Not.

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte was away with team when 'high-dollar' theft took place at Arizona home

(Newser) - A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, reports the AP . Police in Scottsdale, Arizona, confirmed that the department is investigating a "high-dollar residential burglary" that's believed to have happened on Tuesday night, which is when Marte was...

Ex-Major Leaguer Guilty of Shooting Wife's Parents

Dan Serafini convicted of killing father-in-law and gravely wounding mother-in-law

(Newser) - Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife's parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law,...

All-Stars Unhappy With Call Can Talk to the Robot Umpire

Challenge system will be used for balls and strikes in Atlanta game

(Newser) - Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season. Versions of the system have existed for years without becoming a regular part of Major League Baseball games, per Engadget . But Commissioner...

MLB Team Bans Fan Nicknamed 'Home Run Thief'

Diamondbacks supporter interfered with another play

(Newser) - Dave McCaskill is a season ticket holder of the Arizona Diamondbacks who is very, very good at catching home run balls that clear the fence. But the team has now banned him for the remainder of the season because they say he is sometimes a little too quick with the...

Player Who Left Mets in 1999 Gets $1.19M Every July 1

Today is Bobby Bonilla Day

(Newser) - As Canadians celebrate their national day, it's Bobby Bonilla Day for New York Mets fans. The 62-year-old former player, who last played for the Mets in 1999 and retired in 2001, gets $1.19 million from the team every July 1 in a deal set to continue until 2035,...

Barry Bonds Is Getting His Very Own Ballpark Statue

It's not clear when tribute to 7-time MVP will show up at Giants' Oracle Park, but 'it's coming'

(Newser) - Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants' home stadium where he set baseball's career home-run record, the team's CEO said on Thursday. Giants President and chief executive Larry Baer was asked during a radio interview about a statue for Bonds, and he responded...

Fan's Taunt Leaves MLB Star 'Sobbing'
MLB Bans Fan Who
Taunted Ketel Marte's Mom
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Jun 26, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

MLB Bans Fan Who Taunted Ketel Marte's Mom

Ejected fan left Marte in tears, says manager Torey Lovullo

(Newser) - The man who was removed from Tuesday's Diamondbacks vs. White Sox game in Chicago has now been indefinitely banned from every Major League Baseball ballpark, ESPN reports. The 22-year-old man left Arizona's Ketel Marte in tears with a derogatory comment about Marte's mother, who died in a...

Heat Brings Vomit, Early Exits to MLB Games

Mariners pitcher Trent Thornton escorted off Wrigley Field on Saturday

(Newser) - Extreme heat took a toll on MLB players over the weekend, with one vomiting on the field and another escorted off. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz vomited in the infield of Busch Stadium in the fourth inning of Saturday's 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, with...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

The Streaming Wars Ruined Live Sports
How the Streaming Wars
Ruined Live Sports
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Jun 16, 2025 10:32 AM CDT

How the Streaming Wars Ruined Live Sports

Journalist Joon Lee says leagues are mining fans by selling broadcast rights to highest bidder

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Cruz asked an audience last month, "Why does it seem to be getting harder and more expensive to just watch the game?" Sports journalist Joon Lee has pondered the same question, but unlike Cruz, he's offering up solutions. In a New York Times op-ed, Lee argues...

Watch One of the Best Catches of the Year
'I Just Timed It Up:'
Watch an Amazing Catch
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Jun 10, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

'I Just Timed It Up:' Watch an Amazing Catch

Denzel Clarke of the A's wows the league

(Newser) - Nolan Schanuel of the Los Angeles Angels hit a ball an estimated 398 feet to left-center in the first inning of Monday's game against the Athletics. If it had gone 398 feet and 1 inch, he might have had a home run. Instead, Denzel Clarke of the A's...

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