Tag: Baseball

Spring Training Camps Are Empty as Lockout Continues

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On Wednesday morning, the day the Philadelphia Phillies’ pitchers and catchers were supposed to report…

M.L.B. Lockout: Players Reject Offer of Federal Mediation

With the prospect of spring training beginning in less than two weeks looking increasingly grim, Major League Baseball…

Dusty Baker’s Wine Business Keeps Him Busy

SACRAMENTO — “Be right back,” Dusty Baker said on a chilly, recent Saturday morning at his home here.…

A Marker Honoring Jackie Robinson Was Defaced. M.L.B. Helped Replace It.

Later, he added: “The association of guns and violence against African Americans in this country is one of…

Carlos Beltran Creates a New Ethical Debate for Hall of Fame

It might have been the best game Jim Palmer ever pitched: 11 scoreless innings on a summer afternoon…

With One More Walk-Off, Big Papi Trots Into Cooperstown

The David Ortiz Bridge, on Brookline Ave., above the Mass Pike, connects the Fenway Park neighborhood to Kenmore…