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MLB returns ball kids to foul lines

CHICAGO — It looks as if Christian Yelich is going to get some help. Same for Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball’s corner outfielders. Major League Baseball has adjusted its pol...

Pennsylvania won’t allow Blue Jays to play at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park

Toronto without a home on eve of Opening Day

Father watches son play for Rockies at home in Texas

Colorado outfielder’s father with ALS gets special seat at game

Braves remove ‘Chop On’ sign, slogan, but no call on chant

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves have removed a “Chop On” sign that sat near an entrance to Truist Park and are still considering their stance on the fans’ tomahawk chop chant. The re...

Dr. Fauci to throw 1st pitch at Yankees-Nationals opener in DC

WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular s...

Pandemic MLB exhibition games have make-it-up-as-you-go feel

A seventh-inning stretch without fans at Yankee Stadium was far from the oddest happening on the second day of summer exhibitions in the majors. The first inning ended at Dodger S...

Play ball? Experts send mixed signals on MLB 60-game season

NEW YORK – Thirty baseball teams from 28 cities, trying to play 60 games each amid a coronavirus pandemic that seemingly hasn’t peaked in the United States. Plausible? Worthwhile?...

Daniel Bard makes Rockies roster after seven-year absence

Pitcher has found mental strength to match arm

MLB’s testing sweep brings some success but optics are issue

PHOENIX – Major League Baseball’s COVID-19 testing sweep appears to be having some success even as large swaths of the United States continue to struggle with containing the fast-spreading v...

Rockies Preview: Ready to rake at the plate

Pitching must rise for a playoff chase

Charlie Blackmon returns to Rockies after COVID-19

DENVER – All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon, the first major league player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus, returned to the Colorado Rockies for his first workout Monday ...

Indians, other teams pressured after Redskins drop nickname

CLEVELAND – The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL’s Washington Redskins have retired their contentious nickname and logo after decades of ...