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Cal Raleigh’s Home Run Derby win boosts ESPN ratings by 5%
ATLANTA (AP) — Big Dumper helped drive a big boost to ratings for Monday night’s…

Manfred says MLB in better position to reach broadcast agreements for 2026-28
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the sport is in better position to…

Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans…

MLB players’ association head acknowledges federal investigation into OneTeam Partners
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball players’ association head Tony Clark acknowledged a federal investigation into One…

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of first-degree murder…

A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap fight possibly at the center
ATLANTA (AP) — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible…

Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans…

With family support, Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on…

With family support, Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher, switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on…

Robot umpires to make All-Star Game debut, another step toward possible regular-season use in 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. “I have…

Cal Raleigh to play for US in World Baseball Classic, joining Judge, Skenes and Witt
ATLANTA (AP) — Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to play for the U.S. team at…

Former Braves players Freddie Freeman and Max Fried are making their return to Atlanta as All-Stars
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for…

Pitcher Jim Clancy, a longtime Blue Jay and 1982 all-star, dead at 69
TORONTO — Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays’…

Shohei Ohtani to hit leadoff for NL in All-Star Game, followed by Ronald Acuña Jr. of host Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National…

Curveballs are disappearing in MLB as velocity obsession reshapes pitching landscape
ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity…