SARASOTA, Fla. -- Looking for a little team bonding roughly midway through Spring Training, the Rays brought some Southern tradition to Charlotte Sports Park on Friday night. Following their 9-9 tie against the Twins on Friday afternoon, and their 14-11 victory in the annual Rays Families vs. Twins Families Charity

There are lots of things you could've been doing during the summer of 2005. Maybe you were lazing the days away at the beach. Maybe you were blasting the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk with My Heart" at a party off your iPod mini. Maybe you were scrolling through video

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Fanatics and Complex are unveiling the Takashi Murakami x MLB Tokyo Series collection on Friday. The exclusive partnership highlights the collaboration between the renowned Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and Major League Baseball (MLB), bringing together two cultural icons to celebrate two of the league’s most storied teams for a

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Vitor Ito speaks Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Unfortunately, I only speak English. That meant that this time, the translator needed his own translator. "I'm being careful not to talk too much, so it will be easier for the interpreter to translate," Ito said, laughing, his Portuguese being

Shohei Ohtani, meet Tanjiro Kamada. MLB and the anime series "Demon Slayer" have teamed up to release an anime-style short film to celebrate the upcoming Tokyo Series, featuring Dodgers and Cubs superstars alongside Demon Slayer characters. The short depicts Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mookie Betts and the Dodgers facing off against

The Mets were very good last year. Francisco Lindor nearly won the NL MVP. Their starting pitching stepped up in a big way down the stretch. Mark Vientos had a breakout season. But, let's face it, much of their success had to do with vibes. And the No. 1 vibe

Frank Saucier had one hit in 14 at-bats in a brief Major League career, but it’s a plate appearance he didn’t get that ties him to one of the zanier moments in baseball history. On Aug. 19, 1951, Saucier was listed as the right fielder and leadoff hitter in the

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Everyone can relate to the thrill of earning a bit of money as a kid. Maybe you shoveled snow off the sidewalk, raked leaves in the yard, did various household chores or something similar that taught you the value of work from a young age. Travis Bazzana

The George Mason Patriots made college baseball history on Tuesday by scoring an NCAA-record 23 runs in one inning during their 26-6 victory over Holy Cross. That is a mind-boggling feat. What’s just as amazing is how the Patriots did it.

This story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2020. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Women's History Month.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Brazilian national team isn't lacking in professional talent. Though there are no active Major Leaguers on the roster (former big leaguers Paulo Orlando and Andre Rienzo are on the coaching staff -- the first all-Brazilian coaching staff in the team's history), Angels prospect Lucas Ramirez --

Monday's World Baseball Classic Qualifiers featured a showdown of superstar baseball legacy vs. superstar tennis legacy -- and baseball won. Lucas Ramirez, the son of Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez, faced Jaden Agassi, the son of tennis Hall of Famers Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, during Brazil's game against Germany

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Somebody bet Trea Turner during stretches -- it might have been Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott -- that he would not challenge Max Scherzer’s first pitch in Sunday afternoon’s Grapefruit League game at TD Ballpark. Challenge accepted. “That’s a great idea,” Turner said. “I’ll do that.” Challenge

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Braves center fielder Michael Harris II heard A’s outfielder Lawrence Butler's rebuttal and supplied video showing what he believes is proof that he is the faster of the two Atlanta-raised big leaguers. “I slowed the video down,” Harris said. “I was actually in front of him

Up until Friday, the prank war between Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and manager Dave Roberts had been rather one-sided. But then, Roberts struck back with a stunt so good that even Ohtani couldn’t help but admit that the two were now even. On Friday night, the Dodgers shared a video

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Each morning in the Clover Park kitchen, Brandon Nimmo unpacks the matcha tea set that his wife, Chelsea, gifted him this offseason. First, he sifts tea powder through a matcha furui, which looks like a small colander. Next, he adds a bit of hot water

A version of this story was originally published in June 2020.

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Shohei Ohtani is an imposing presence on a baseball field. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, there aren't many times he's made to look small, even if he's standing next to 6-foot-7 fellow MVP Aaron Judge. Enter 7-foot-6 Mamadou N'Diaye. The former college basketball standout at UC Irvine made a visit

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Bryce Harper really does want to be a Phillie for life. He pulled up his right sleeve on Monday morning at BayCare Ballpark to reveal the permanence of his desire. This offseason, Harper got a fine-line tattoo on his right forearm of the Phillie Phanatic riding his

Walter Iooss Jr. has been called the "photo laureate of sports." Just take a look through his collection over the last 50 years. He's captured nearly every major athlete and moment in the last half century: Michael Jordan dunking from the free-throw line, a young Kelly Slater catching a wave,

TAMPA, Fla. -- This Yankees team is about to look different than any other in a generation. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced on Friday that the organization has amended its long-standing facial grooming policy, which had dated to the 1970s. Yankees players, coaches and other uniformed personnel are now

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Before deciding what to gift Brett Baty in exchange for uniform No. 22, Juan Soto consulted his “sources.” Soto grinned while retelling the story, unwilling to reveal the identity of his moles -- “We have some guys,” was all he would say. Through those back

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