Category: Baseball

Betts’ Big Night Leads the Dodgers to a 5–1 Victory Over the Sloppy Mets

NEW YORK—A couple of costly mistakes were all it took for Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers to put away the New York Mets. Betts went 4 for 4 with a home run and the Dodgers took advantage of a high throw by first baseman Pete Alonso to beat the sloppy Mets 5–1 on…


Shohei Ohtani Homers in 9th Inning, Angels Win 13–12 in 10th on Astros Error

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani’s major league-leading 33rd homer keyed the Angels’ tying rally in the ninth inning, and rookie Trey Cabbage scored on Grae Kessinger’s throwing error in the 10th to end Los Angeles’ wild 13–12 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night, July 15. The Astros’ rookie shortstop threw wide of first base while…


MLB Roundup: Brewers’ Corbin Burnes Fans 13 Reds

Corbin Burnes overcame a dizzy spell to strike out 13 batters in six shutout innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday. Willy Adames doubled and scored the game’s only run in the seventh inning as the Brewers captured their second straight 1–0 win over the Reds to pull into…


Angels Broadcaster, Former Pitcher Still Going Strong After Life-Threatening Event

Approaching the four-year anniversary of a cardiac event that under most any other circumstances would have taken his life, Angels radio broadcaster and former major-league pitcher Mark Langston can joke about it. That is, after all, how baseball players, and former baseball players, usually deal with adversity and frightening situations. Mr. Langston was on the…


MLB All-Star Game Draws Record-Low Viewership for 2nd Year in Row

NEW YORK—Baseball’s All-Star Game drew a record low in viewers for the second straight year. The National League’s 3–2 win over the American League in Seattle on Tuesday night was seen by 7,006,000 viewers on Fox, down from 7.51 million last year. The game drew a 3.9 rating, down from a 4.2 last year, and…


Shohei Ohtani Takes Note of Seattle Crowd Asking for Him to Call Northwest Home

SEATTLE—Shohei Ohtani had an entire stadium asking him in unison to come to Seattle in free agency. “Never experienced anything like that, but I definitely heard it,” the two-position star said through his interpreter. “But I was trying to focus on my at-bat.” Ohtani was the biggest star of the All-Star Game on Tuesday night,…


National League Snaps All-Star Game Losing Streak, Tops AL 3–2 Behind Elias Díaz Homer

SEATTLE—Shining brightly in the Emerald City, the National League snapped a losing streak that lasted more than a decade. An unheralded catcher from Colorado delivered the big blow. Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning, and the NL snapped a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game with a…


With Player Stylists and Gucci Collabs, MLB Eyes a Fresh Look With Younger Fans

SEATTLE (AP) — Major League Baseball’s quest for the crown of cool will be on display Tuesday when its top players strut down a red carpet show at Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market ahead of the All-Star Game. The fan-friendly event is as much an homage to baseball’s iconic place in street style—from the game’s…


Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Joins Father in Making Home Run Derby History

SEATTLE—Vladimir Guerrero Jr. eliminated record-setting hometown favorite Julio Rodriguez in the semifinals and then made history of his own Monday night. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger beat Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena 25-23 in the finals to win the 2023 Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park, completing the first father-son duo to claim Derby titles. Vladimir…


Summer College Baseball League Offers Fans a Steal in California’s Orange County

A summer baseball team composed of players from collegiate programs across the country plays its home games at Great Park in Irvine, California, and bills itself as Orange County’s best-kept secret. Relatively few people, indeed, are aware of the Orange County Riptide. With the Angels based in Anaheim, despite what the team’s official name suggests,…