Baseball News

• Thousand Oaks, 18-0, still tops The Times' high school baseball rankings
  
  Thousand Oaks is 18-0 and ranked No. 1 in high school baseball in The Times' top 25 rankings.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• The State of Baseball: Inside the biggest questions MLB is facing with the future of the sport at stake
  
  Are games too long? How can baseball maximize its new generation of stars? We dig into the topics that will shape the game far beyond this season.
  ESPN.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Can one Black glovemaker and 'Fear of God' make baseball cool again?
  
  Steelo Sports is the first Black-owned company to supply gloves to contemporary major league players. It hopes to grow the game with Black and younger fans.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Steve Scalise shooting damages Republicans trust in FBI
  
  A mere week after a gunman tried to kill more than two dozen Republican senators, House members and staffers on an Alexandria baseball complex, FBI supervisors spoke to the press to deliver their verdicts. James T. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 9 May 2021.
• Yankees Get a Walk-Off Win With a 50-Foot Single
  
  A win over Washington put the Yankees over .500. For the Mets, Lindor and McNeil got back to baseball, leading the team to a win.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 9 May 2021.
• Pelosi Tweets Wrong Photo Of Black Baseball Player In Failed Attempt To Wish Willie Mays Happy Birthday
  
  Pelosi Tweets Photo Of Wrong Black Guy On Willie Mays' Birthday
  Daily Caller.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Reds' Miley pitches season's 4th no-hitter against Indians
  
  Wade Miley pitched baseball's second no-hitter in three days, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 win Friday night over the Cleveland Indians
  Fox News.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Baseball's Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown
  
  Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown.
  Fox News.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Giants' Robinson hitless in return to pro baseball
  
  Drew Robinson returned to professional baseball on Thursday night, going hitless in his first game since surviving a suicide attempt and losing his right eye last year.
  ESPN.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• Drinking Beverages From The Barrel Of A Baseball Bat Fuels Profits For Dugout Mugs
  
  As a licensee with MLB, Minor League Baseball, and more, Dugout Mugs, with their unique, engraved beverage containers made from the barrel of baseball bats, stands out in the crowd and has the company growing profits.
  Forbes.  Friday, 7 May 2021.
• John Means Gem Pushes Baseball Toward Record Of 7 No-Hitters
  
  The single-season mark of seven no-hitters could fall after Orioles ace John Means pitched the third one this year on May 5.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Michigan student, 16, dies suddenly at home just weeks after being knocked out during baseball game
  
  Cooper Gardner, 16, suffered a traumatic brain injury during a junior varsity baseball game. He was a student at Bath High School near Lansing in Michigan.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Steve Scalise and Paul Ryan's emotional reunion on Capitol Hill
  
  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise received a rousing ovation on the House floor Thursday on his return to Congress, more than three months after he was shot at a baseball practice. ...
  CBS News.  Thursday, 6 May 2021.
• Nine sports unions sign letter opposing voting restrictions
  
  The move comes after Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines and Major League Baseball issued public statements opposing Georgia's voting rights bill last month.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 4 May 2021.
• Denied a Season, Some Ivy League Athletes Craft a Baseball Gap Year
  
  The Ivy League, unlike most Division I conferences, decided against spring sports. That has led some athletes, like baseball players at Brown, to find outside ways to train.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.

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