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Demand for viral 'torpedo' baseball bats has sent a Pennsylvania factory into overdrive

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to t...

DATE: Apr 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Opening day is here: Juan Soto debuts, Paul Skenes vs Sandy Alcántara, and more

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams, Paul Skenes makes his first opening-day start at age 22 and Sandy Alcántara returns from Tommy John surgery. A wee...

DATE: Mar 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Ohtani's Tokyo airport arrival hidden from fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Japanese star

TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived on Thursday, saw nothing of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

DATE: Mar 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waite...

DATE: Jan 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dodgers win World Series in 5 games, overcome 5-run deficit with help of errors to beat Yankees 7-6

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallyin...

DATE: Oct 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Marlins slip past Rockies 5-4 in 10 innings to cap three-game series sweep

MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Thursday and swept their three-game series. The Marl...

DATE: May 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Payton latest member of CMWS Hall of Fame

Former big leaguer played in 1991 Connie Mack World Series for Midland

DATE: Jul 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gallegos tabbed in MLB Draft by Atlanta Braves

From Grants High School and UNM, pitcher selected in 16th round of MLB Draft

DATE: Jul 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Manfred rejects claim that minor leaguers aren’t paid living wage

Minimum wage in Triple-A is $700 per week during season

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Ohtani a 2-way All-Star again; 6 Yankees selected

C.J. Cron to represent Rockies

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Locked in: MLB set for delayed openers after a long winter

It'll end up being 157 days between the moment Freddie Freeman and the Atlanta Braves won last year's World Series and the start of the 2022 baseball season. Everything in between? Tough to ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Blackmon back atop the Colorado order, where he set records

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Charlie Blackmon, the most prolific leadoff hitter in Colorado history, is back at the top of the order this season. He is all in. “I’ll be comfortable there, no problem,...

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: AP Sports