In a winner-take-all Game 7 for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning classic in the early morning hours Sunday to become back-to-back World Series champions. Down 4-3 with one out at the top of the ninth inning, Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas hit a solo home run…
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout testified Tuesday that he loved his teammate Tyler Skaggs like a brother and never saw signs of drug use before he died of an overdose on a team trip to Texas in 2019. Trout, a three-time American League Most Valuable Player who hit his 400th career home run this…
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of ALCS to secure their first Wolrd Series appearance since 1993. They now face the Los Angeles Dodgers for a shot at the Commissioner’s Trophy. Seattle was up 3-1 in the 7th inning of the winner-take-all game, but a 3-run home run off…
Philadelphia — Just about everyone at a Major League Baseball game wants a foul ball, and 9-year-old Jameson Pennings is no exception. Jameson so wanted a ball earlier this month that his parents, James and Eve Pennings, bought tickets to a Sept. 10 Philadelphia Phillies home game versus the New York Mets, with seats along…
Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals in…
After viral fan clash at Marlins-Phillies game, dad and son share what they took away – CBS News Watch CBS News A home run during a Marlins-Phillies game turned sour — then sweet — for a young fan and his dad after a confrontation over the ball went viral on social media. Cristian Benavides caught…
For all his fiery passion on the topic, President Donald Trump appears to be struggling to remember who is and isn’t in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. “PUT ROGER CLEMENS IN THE HALL OF FAME, NOW—NOT LIKE YOU DID WITH PETE ROSE, WHEN YOU WAITED UNTIL HE WAS DEAD!” the president posted to Truth…
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues. Pawol’s much-anticipated debut came as the first base umpire for Saturday’s first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. She enjoyed a quiet first inning, watching as Braves right-hander Hurston Waldrep…
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, an MLB spokesperson told CBS News on Wednesday. She’s also scheduled to…
Ichiro Suzuki was always known for his meticulous preparation during his 19-year Major League Baseball career. For his induction into the Hall of Fame? Not so much. “Of course, I’m nervous and I probably should be preparing more, but this morning I actually went to the field, long tossed and kind of ran and did…