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GRAND PRAIRIE (Texas): “Deep in the Heart of Texas” blared from the speakers during a timeout a few days into the debut of a U.S. professional cricket league near Dallas.Fans waved the flags…

Associated Press All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season, most during Pride Month, which…

Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Freese has decided to decline his induction into the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame.The former third…

JAY COHEN Associated Press CHICAGO — When it comes to baseball and LGBTQ+ inclusivity, Billy Bean often flashes back to his playing days.Ending…

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press PHOENIX — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an 18-year-old kid from…

RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK — The pitch clock has sped up baseball as hoped — and it might be leading to more exciting endings, too.A quarter…

RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — Trailing Nashville with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, St. Paul Saints first baseman Alex…

STEPHEN WADE Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to…

SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year…