Ben Walker

“A dark past”: MLB MVPs say time to pull Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name off plaques

November 11, 2021 at 4:20 p.m.

Hired in 1920 as the sport抖阴ap first commissioner to help clean up rampant gambling, Landis and his legacy are 鈥渁lways a complicated story鈥� that includes 鈥渄ocumented racism,鈥� official MLB historian...

Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell ...

MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules

June 24, 2020 at 7:45 a.m.

A skewed, 60-game schedule, rather than the full plate of 162, with opening day on July 23 or 24. A shortened, contorted season ordered by Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday...

Jose Altuve signs autographs for young ...

Beanballs, boos, lost legacy? Astros, MLB brace for fallout from sign-stealing scandal.

January 21, 2020 at 10:17 a.m.

AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltr谩n lost their jobs in the wake of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scam, leaving three teams without managers three weeks before the start of...

Home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere checks ...

MLB, umpires agree on deal that would allow for computerized ball-strike system

December 21, 2019 at 5:02 p.m.

Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons.

The Washington Nationals celebrate after Game ...

Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title

October 31, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

Kendrick and Rendon homered in the seventh inning as the Nationals overcame a two-run deficit, rocking the Houston Astros 6-2 Wednesday night to win the first title in franchise history.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer ...

What to expect from Mad Max? World Series goes to Game 7.

October 30, 2019 at 8:56 a.m.

This is Max Scherzer's shot.

Washington Nationals' Victor Robles reacts after ...

With each pitch at World Series, call gets louder for robot umps

October 29, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

From the box seats to the far reaches of the bleachers, all 40,000 umpires in the stands at Nationals Park were sure they could tell: Gerrit Cole's fastball to Victor...

Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole ...

Gerrit Cole, powerful Astros hammer Nationals to take 3-2 World Series lead

October 27, 2019 at 9:43 p.m.

The Houston Astros handed the ball to Gerrit Cole, and he gave them a firm grip on the World Series.

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto hits a ...

Soto, Nationals top Cole, Astros 5-4 in World Series opener

October 22, 2019 at 10:14 p.m.

Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express.

Capital hill: Astros, Nationals put World Series eyes on pitching

October 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill.

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