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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 celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ culture and…

Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Freese has decided to decline his induction into the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame.The former third baseman was a postseason hero for his hometown team in…

JAY COHEN Associated Press CHICAGO — When it comes to baseball and LGBTQ+ inclusivity, Billy Bean often flashes back to his playing days.Ending his career without telling his parents about his…

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 Venezuela who didn't speak much English playing…

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 of the way through Major League Baseball's first…

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 career of excellence, died Friday. He was…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — Trailing Nashville with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, St. Paul Saints first baseman Alex Kirilloff watched the 3-2 pitch go by for strike three. He…

STEPHEN WADE Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is 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 over the fences, a new study found.Hotter, thinner…

Associated Press SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams has colon cancer and will have surgery on Friday.Mike Shildt, the former St. Louis Cardinals manager who is a senior adviser…