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1B Gets Win As O's Outlast Red Sox In 17 Inning

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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BOSTON — Chris Davis had a much better day as a designated pitcher than as a designated hitter. In the first major league game since 1925 in wh...

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Thank You, Baseball

Elise Sax | Posted 04.12.2012

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Baseball has been another parent, teaching my son more than I can about good sportsmanship, grace under pressure, patience, and respect for others.

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Gold Glove Award Winners Announced

AP | By RONALD BLUM | Posted 01.02.2012

By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win NL Gol...

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What Ever Happened to the Activist Athlete?

Dan Treadway | Posted 09.17.2011

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We're no longer living in the age of Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe and Muhammad Ali. All of these athletes were at the very top of their sports, and understood that they had the power to induce real, meaningful social change by virtue of their platform.

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MLB Power Rankings: Week 15

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 09.13.2011

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The first half of this baseball season took some strange turns, with expected AL West favorite Texas Rangers starting off blazing hot, then slumping, ...

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Home Run Derby Results (INFOGRAPHIC)

Chris Spurlock | Posted 09.12.2011

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Robinson Cano and Adrian Gonzalez put on quite the show during Monday night's Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Cano belted a total of 3...

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Yankees Star Dominates Home Run Derby

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 09.10.2011

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PHOENIX -- Robinson Cano outslugged Adrian Gonzalez to win the All-Star Home Run Derby that turned into a Yankees-Red Sox showdown, even through his B...

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Arizona All Star Game: Boycott or Knock It Out of the Park? Interview with Carlos Muñoz

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.04.2011

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Would baseball legend Roberto Clemente have played in next week's Major League All Star baseball game or joined a boycott in protest of Arizona's controversial SB 1070 "papers please" law?

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Red Sox Slugger Gets New Contract

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 06.15.2011

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BOSTON — Adrian Gonzalez signed a $154 million, seven-year contract with the Red Sox on Friday then turned his attention to an elusive reward &n...

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Early Baseball Christmas Shopping

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some see the recent baseball shopping spree as more of the same. Big market clubs throw around their cash to scoop up the best players. What this ignores is that nothing is keeping other wealthy entrepreneurs from purchasing franchises and free agents of their own.

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TRADE: Boston Acquires All-Star First Baseman

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Adrian Gonzalez put on a Red Sox jersey for the first time and immediately said what the Fenway faithful wanted to hear. "I'm very exc...

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Enrique Morones: The Man Who Would Move the Game

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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As much as anyone in the United States, Enrique Morones is uniquely positioned to provide leadership on the connection between baseball and the rights of immigrants.

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NL Gold Glove Winners 2009: Rollins, Zimmerman Win Awards

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield. Ryan Zimmerman succee...

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Rockies-Padres series looms large

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011

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Watching the Rockies' 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night wasn't as suspenseful as anticipated given the circumstances; the Red...

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