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Liam Hendriks calls out gun laws after Highland Park shootings. ‘The access to the weaponry ... totally needs to change,’ Chicago White Sox closer says.

The Chicago White Sox consulted with Major League Baseball on whether to play Monday night’s game with the Minnesota Twins after shootings at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park killed six and wounded more than two dozen others.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki legged out a wild inside-the-park home run and baseball fans were in awe

Welcome back off of the IL, Seiya Suzuki!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Baseball by the numbers: A look at some trends halfway through the season

Home runs and sacrifice bunts are down. So are strikeouts, but that is almost entirely because of the National League using the DH.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Baseball should honor Larry Doby, another pioneer in integrating the sport

On July 5, 1947, the unassuming 22-year-old joined the Cleveland Indians and played at Comiskey Park, the first Black player in the American League. Every July 5, AL players should wear his No. 14.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals legends Gibson, White and Flood profiled in powerful documentary 'After Jackie'

During a poignant moment in the documentary “After Jackie,” the words of Jackie Robinson catch your attention and your breath: “I think that one day, white Americans are going to take a real good look at themselves and recognize the harm that they're doing to America — not to Black…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Paul Sullivan: Boston Red Sox rookie’s 1-star review of Wrigley Field hits a nerve with the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs owners have spent the last decade-plus trying to emulate the Boston Red Sox.

Chicago Tribune

A baseball manager threw 10 bats and drew the strike zone in the dirt during epic tantrum

What an amazing meltdown.

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Ron Coomer’s sentimental journey

The Cubs radio analyst, a Southwest Side son, spent a day reliving his past — and the emotions came flooding back.

Chicago Sun-Times

This week’s baseball quiz: Time to do ‘the hustle’

Some White Sox might be slowing down, but the quizmaster knows only one speed

Chicago Sun-Times

Max Fried shuts down Reds, Braves offense surges late

CINCINNATI — Max Fried shut down the Reds and the Braves’ offense exploded late as Atlanta beat Cincinnati, 9-1, in Friday’s series opener.

Tribune News Service

Peter Angelos built an empire of Orioles baseball, law and Baltimore real estate. Will a family feud break up the kingdom?

BALTIMORE — It is an empire built piece by piece, but reaching expansively across the Baltimore area and beyond — through real estate that includes a downtown landmark and a renowned horse farm, to an aggressive law firm that won billions of dollars for workers harmed by asbestos and smokers…

Tribune News Service

Murderer put victim in 'unimaginable fear'

A NSW man was the subject of an apprehended violence order when he used a baseball bat and knife to murder his ex-partner.

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Cubs players, manager react to Rob Manfred’s MLB robo-ump plans

Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, who is opposed to an automated strike zone, says the “best thing in baseball” is the human element.

Chicago Sun-Times

Braves’ Ronald Acuña leads NL in voting, will start All-Star Game

PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball on Thursday announced that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña finished as the top vote-getter for the National League in the first phase of voting for the July 19 All-Star Game. This means Acuña will have a starting spot for the NL team, managed by Brian Snitker.

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MLB thinks ‘robo-umps’ could automate pitch counts by 2024

It's part of a broader shift to speed up the pace of the game and draw in more viewers for a league that's been in steep decline.

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Kiwi baseball catcher proves her doubters wrong

Standing up to those who told her there was no place for a girl in baseball, Sharysse Kjestrup-Caudwell continues to make waves - the first Kiwi invited to a girls' global tournament

Sports Illustrated

Fantasy Baseball Closer Report and Bullpen Depth Chart

Closers are dropping like flies, so move fast on those emerging to take over.

Chicago Tribune

Rockford Peaches — 30 years after ‘A League of Their Own’ — live on in a new series: ‘We didn’t know we were part of something bigger’

CHICAGO — For many of the women and girls playing baseball this summer, the Rockford Peaches — a team that hasn’t played in more than 60 years — remain a source of inspiration. One of the original four teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the Peaches won…

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Rockford Peaches — 30 years after ‘A League of Their Own’ — live on in a new series: ‘We didn’t know we were part of something bigger’

Liverpool Echo

You can still buy the sell out Stranger Things Hellfire Club baseball shirt

The baseball shirt is a massive sell-out thanks to Stranger Things fans but there are a few places where you can still get one

USA Today Sports Media Group

MLB may introduce robot umpires with an automated ball-strike zone by 2024

Baseball fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see robot umps.

Tribune News Service

Zack Greinke pitches gem, helps Royals beat Rangers in milestone game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals right-hander Zack Greinke noted last year that the only milestones he cares about involve his hitting, but with the universal designated hitter, his dreams of being a 10-10 guy — a pitcher who hits 10 home runs and steals 10 bases during a career in…

Tribune News Service

Rays partners sue principal owner Stuart Sternberg again, alleging ‘fraudulent’ control of team

TAMPA, Fla. — For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he “wrongfully and surreptitiously” transferred control of the team to his own company without those partners’ knowledge.

Los Angeles Times

MLB's All-Star Game thank you to L.A.: $6 million for the community

LOS ANGELES — In 2020, when the pandemic forced postponement of the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers and Major League Baseball nonetheless honored a commitment to deliver almost $2 million worth of community benefits.

Sports Illustrated

Kinsler to Manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic

The four-time MLB All-Star played for Israel in the Tokyo Games.

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