Twelve teams will enter October, but only one team will leave (with a ring). You can root for the three franchises that have never won a title before … or you can pull for the Yankees or Dodgers.
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60 years later, Sandy Koufax’s perfect game is still amazing
Tuesday marks 60 years since Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game at Dodger Stadium. The 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs is still considered one of the best games in baseball history.
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Major League Baseball lifts lifetime ban on Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson
Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players. The move clears the way for a Hall of Fame vote but doesn’t guarantee admission.
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Everything to know about the MLB’s ball-strike challenge system at spring training
This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.
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‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brewers announcer, dies at 90
Uecker was the voice of his hometown team who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame.
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Shohei Ohtani’s dog ‘throws out’ 1st pitch at Dodgers game
To the delight of the sellout crowd, the star player’s pup Decoy “threw out” the ceremonial first pitch before a game at the Los Angeles stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Willie Mays – the ‘Say Hey Kid’ considered baseball’s best all-around player – dies at 93
Willie Mays is widely considered to be the greatest baseball player of all time. The ‘Say Hey Kid’ had incomparable skills and an infectious smile. He dazzled on the field and off.
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The Negro Leagues are officially part of MLB history — with the records to prove it
The MLB incorporated the statistics of some 2,300 Black athletes who played in the segregated Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948, making the late Josh Gibson its new all-time batting leader.
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Shohei Ohtani says he’s sad, shocked over Mizuhara’s gambling and theft allegations
The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara last week. Three months earlier, the team called Mizuhara “Shohei’s best buddy.”
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What to know about the scandal over Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
The Los Angeles Dodgers have fired Ippei Mizuhara. He gave conflicting accounts about paying large gambling debts, ESPN’s Tisha Thompson tells NPR.
