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Major League Baseball’s collective agreement is set to expire at the end of the season, and J.P. Ricciardi sees storm clouds on the horizon. “I think we’re really in uncharted waters,” said the former Blue Jays general manager and current analyst for the New England Sports Network, weighing in on …
Read More »How Major League Baseball players can turn to a robot to challenge balls, strikes this year
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues this year. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System …
Read More »Venezuela beats U.S. to win country’s 1st World Baseball Classic title
Eugenio Suarez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out. Back home, people were singing their …
Read More »Trailblazing N.L. pitcher Jaida Lee drafted in new Women’s Pro Baseball League
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A teen baseball star from Newfoundland and Labrador is making history once again — this time by being one of the first players drafted to the new …
Read More »For Canadian ex-major leaguers looking for their baseball cards, a Saskatoon man is their go-to source
The Collectors is a series that highlights unique collections and the people behind them. Want to nominate a collector to be featured as part of this series? Email Kelly.Provost@cbc.ca Retired major league baseball players from Canada know Kelly Sage as “the Canadian card guy.” For many of them, the Saskatoon …
Read More »History made: Women’s baseball debuts for first time at Canada Summer Games
Kerry Russell, left, and Jennifer Murphy say they’re excited to make history as part of Team Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s. (Mike Moore/CBC) A quiet, cool morning along Carpasian Road in St. John’s opens up into a hub of activity as the historic St. Pat’s …
Read More »New book explores Blue Jays’ 48-year history
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays brass used all the bells and whistles when they tried to land two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the fall of 2023. The once-in-a-lifetime pursuit of the Japanese free agent, as author Keegan Matheson writes in his new book, “The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays,” included taking …
Read More »Ayami Sato will make baseball history in Toronto — and blaze a trail for women in sports
When Ayami Sato takes to the mound at Toronto’s Christie Pits park on Sunday, her first pitch will make history. Sato, 35, has come all the way from Japan to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of nine teams in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) of southern Ontario. She’ll …
Read More »‘Never give up’: These baseball teams have both snapped a combined 141-game losing streak
As It Happens6:34‘Never give up’: These baseball teams have both finally snapped a combined 141-game losing streak Two of the longest losing streaks in college baseball history came to an end on Tuesday when Yeshiva University and Lehman College squared off in a thrilling doubleheader in Teaneck, N.J. Lehman College, …
Read More »Pete Rose, MLB hits leader who was caught betting on baseball games, dies at 83
Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner …
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