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The day was September 19, 2024, and top-of-his-game Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani had just hit his 49th home run of the season. His 50th followed later in the Dodgers’ match against the ...

One took it a step further with a nod to her profession: “If Ms. Frizzle was alt and cool!” “I get a lot of ‘Oh yeah, you’re obviously the art teacher,’” she says. “I actually kind ...

You almost expect things to go sideways.” “You know,” said his bullpen buddy, Phil Maton, “baseball is just gonna baseball.” Oh, is it ever. At least it’s one of those times in life ...

Both were born of Canadian parents, and both grew up in Southern California. Their fathers groomed them to play baseball, tossing balls to them and taking them to Dodgers and Angels games. Ornest was ...

The ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani for his 50th home run of the Major League Baseball season has sold for a record £3.4m ($4.4m) at auction. The Japanese hitter ...

His leadoff homer helped set the stage for the Dodgers offensive outburst. Ohtani is accustomed to making baseball history, becoming the first player ever to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen ...

Whoa, Nellie! Yeah, a lot has changed about baseball in the 43 years since the Yankees and Dodgers last met in the Fall Classic. But as we’ll see, one very important thing has come back into style.

Banana Ball came to Clemson Thursday night as the Savannah Bananas All-Stars played against the Clemson baseball team in an ...