Baseball
New York Yankees win Major League Baseball's Championship title
November 05, 2009By Richard Green The New York Yankees defeated the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, Wednesday, to win the 2009 World Series, the championship round of North American Major League Baseball. New York's Japanese-born designated hitter, Hideki Matsui...
Report: MLB doping report due shortly
December 04, 2007The investigation of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball by former Sen. George Mitchell is due two weeks before Christmas, a report said. The San Francisco Chronicle quoted two unidentified sources as saying the report will name players...
Presidential candidates get baseball cash
October 26, 2007Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the top recipient of baseball cash among the candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. An analysis of contributions by USA Today shows that diehard Yankees fan Guiliani has scored...
Study looks at metal baseball bat safety
October 19, 2007Baseball players who use alloy bats are no more likely to be injured than those using wooden bats, a study in Illinois found. The study, commissioned by the Illinois High School Association, tracked 32 high school teams in more than 400 games and...
Record 79.5M see major league games
October 03, 2007Major League Baseball, led by the New York Yankees drawing 4.2 million fans, set an attendance record of 79.5 million in 2007. Baseball's official attendance for the regular season was 79,502,524, for an average of 32,785 per game. This past season...
Boston Red Sox to announce signing of prized Japanese pitcher
December 14, 2006Washington (dpa) - The Boston Red Sox were planning to announce Thursday they have reached a deal with Japan's top pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka, to a six-year contract worth 52 million dollars. Matsuzaka, 26, was to undergo a medical examination before...