A former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals will plead guilty on Friday to criminal charges in connection with a breach of the computer network of the rival Houston Astros baseball team, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Aviators
Ken Griffey Jr. will wear a Seattle Mariners cap and Mike Piazza will have a New York Mets hat when they enter the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer.
Ken Griffey Jr., whose timeless swing and grace in the outfield made him one of the most exciting players in baseball history, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in voting results announced on Wednesday.
The Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman and Philadelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard sued the Al Jazeera America television network for defamation on Tuesday over a report that the Major League Baseball players used a performance-enhancing drug.
The owners of the Las Vegas 51s are fast to tell anyone that their Triple A baseball team needs a new ballpark.
The end that most believed was inevitable for Tim Chambers became official Friday.
Bryce Harper, the National League’s Most Valuable Player, and Kris Bryant, its Rookie of the Year received keys to the city during a ceremony on the the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience downtown Thursday night.
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman presented bejeweled Keys To The City to Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper.
I always believed Pete Rose to be the little boy who keeps touching the hot stove, even though he has been warned countless times that such a decision will inevitably result in pain. I just don’t think he gets it. Or ever has.
Pete Rose was contrite and humorous and apologetic one day after Major League Baseball, for all intent and purposes, closed the door one final time on the all-time hit king’s pursuit of reinstatement and a chance at making the Hall of Fame.
Free agent right-hander Johnny Cueto agreed to a six-year deal with the San Francisco Giants.
Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant, Las Vegas natives who earned two of the most prestigious awards in Major League Baseball, will be honored by the Mayor Carolyn Goodman on Thursday.
All-time hits leader Pete Rose’s application to have his lifetime ban overturned was denied by Major League Baseball on Monday.
Michael Cuddyer, who struggled last season with the New York Mets because of injuries, is retiring after 15 seasons in the majors.
Cocaine and alcohol killed former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson last month, a Georgia coroner said on Friday, finding that an accidental overdose had caused the death of an athlete once considered one of baseball’s most promising pitchers.