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Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson have been reinstated by Major League Baseball as a result of a groundbreaking ruling Tuesday by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, clearing the way for the legendary baseball players to be eligible to be inducted into the Cooperstown Hall of Fame. Manfred’s ruling on Tuesday afternoon, announced by the MLB , says that lifetime bans against players will stop being enforced once a player has died. The decision came after Rose’s family requested Manfred and the MLB to make an official policy stance on the...

Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. is speaking out after disgruntled fans on social media allegedly sent death threats to him and his family in response to a poor pitching performance on Saturday, May 10. The Astros right-hander told reporters he received messages on social media directed at him and his family, some specifically targeting he and his wife Kara’s two young daughters. “I understand people are very passionate and people love the Astros and love sports, but threatening to find my kids and murder them is a little bit...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have suspended a game day employee who was caught on camera hitting a fan with his belt. The incident occurred during the Pirates' 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, May 4 at PNC Park. As seen in video captured by Nick Maraldo, a co-host of , and later shared on X, the Pirates employee becomes physical with the fan, eventually taking off his belt to hit the man with it. According to KDKA Pittsburgh , sources at the scene said the fight began when...

Tony Blanco, a former Major League Baseball player and father of current Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Tony Blanco Jr., is among the dozens who died in Tuesday morning’s roof collapse at a Dominican Republic nightclub, the country's government said. Blanco was 43 years old. The Dominican Republic Ministry of Sports and Recreation confirmed Blanco’s death with an announcement on social media on Tuesday afternoon. “We deeply regret the passing of former Major Leaguer, Tony Blanco,” the ministry wrote. “His legacy will remain in the history of national baseball. We join in...

The Atlanta Braves might not have landed a top shelf starting pitcher in the offseason, but the ballclub’s real estate development arm has made another big purchase in Cobb County. The Braves announced Wednesday that it has acquired Pennant Park, a 34-acre suburban office complex near Truist Park. In Pennant Park, the Braves acquired six office buildings that are largely occupied, providing cash flow, and it also gives the ballclub full control of about 2,700 parking spaces that some fans have used during baseball season. The property is within walking...

The battle between RSNs and cable providers continues to wage, with Comcast and YES Network now taking center stage after the network’s CEO went on Sunday’s Yankees broadcast to lambast the cable company. YES Network will go dark in all households that have Comcast at 11:59 p.m. on Monday night while the two sides continue to duke it out over carriage fees – Comcast wants to move the regional sports network to a higher-priced digital package, while the network wants to remain on the basic cable tier. The sides had...

Officials in Costa Rica have released the body of 14-year-old Miller Gardner — the son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner — to his family. According to , Costa Rican Judicial Investigations Police confirmed that Miller's body was released to his parents on Wednesday, March 26, following his sudden death while the family was vacationing at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort. The former MLB player, alongside his wife Jessica , announced the death of their teenage son in a statement on X on March 23....

Envision the spherical baseball-head named Mr. Met of the New York Mets or the lime-green alien called Orbit of the Houston Astros. Mascots are key components of the MLB, responsible for bringing the energy in between innings — and most importantly, engaging the crowd. In this specific case, a mascot on the Tampa Bay Rays caught the attention of a particular baseball player on the Florida-based team in 2015. RheaAnne Ramirez was beneath the mask, and pitcher Erasmo Ramírez was her number one fan. In hindsight, the field was set...