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• The $1bn World Series champion Dodgers have everything except complacency

  31-10-2024 15:00
  Los Angeles have resources beyond the wildest dreams of most other MLB franchises. But they still had to scrap for their second title in five seasonsHours after the last out of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, the field at Yankee Stadium was strewn with ribbons of gold confetti. Jack Flaherty, who started Game 1 of the World Series for the now-champion Los Angeles Dodgers, spotted Shohei Ohtani, the presumptive National League Most Valuable Player, in the middle of an interview with the ML
  
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• The 'greatest in the world' with an Olympic dream for Team GB

  01-08-2026 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jazz Chisholm Jr's New York Yankees' team-mates tell him regularly just how good he is - but will Team GB get the benefit?
  
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• Baseball fan surprised with first pitch on US trip

  01-08-2026 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Lewis says it was an honour to throw the ceremonial ball at the game.
  
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• LA Dodgers and MVP Ohtani launch summer of live baseball on BBC

  24-07-2026 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers will launch a summer of live Major League Baseball on the BBC.
  
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• Ex-England bowler Plunkett makes pro baseball debut

  27-06-2026 08:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England fast bowler Liam Plunkett trades the cricket field for the baseball diamond as he makes his professional debut for a minor league team in the United States.
  
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• Tartan Army takes over Miami Marlins baseball game

  23-06-2026 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Led by pipers, Scotland's Tartan Army march to a Miami Marlins baseball game and bring the World Cup spirit with chants in the stands.
  
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• The night the Tartan Army took over iconic Fenway Park

  15-06-2026 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Scotland's Scott Mullen is at Fenway Park as the mystical home of the Boston Red Sox is taken over by the Tartan Army.
  
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• Baseball fan catches ball twice in one night

  29-05-2026 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A baseball fan couldn't believe his luck as he catches the ball twice during an MLB match between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
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• Baseball fan gets lucky with two catches in one night

  29-05-2026 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A baseball fan couldn't believe his luck as he catches the ball twice during an MLB match between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
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• 'In his shirt!?' - Pitcher takes 108mph catch with his jersey

  23-04-2026 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seattle Mariners' pitcher Logan Gilbert "wore one" as he stops a sizzling line drive with his shirt.
  
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• Watch: Fan catches baseball while holding baby

  19-04-2026 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Colorado Rockies fan stole the show at the Coors Field stadium in Denver, catching a ball in the crowd while holding his baby in the other hand.
  
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• Baseball statue broken as it is unveiled in Seattle

  11-04-2026 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.
  
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• Venezuelans in Miami and Caracas celebrate historic WBC victory over USA

  18-03-2026 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Venezuela won its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, defeating the United States 3–2 in the championship game.
  
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• Venezuela beats Team USA to claim World Baseball Classic

  18-03-2026 06:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Venezuelans defeated Team USA 3-2 in Miami on Tuesday, in a thrilling final.
  
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• Why the World Baseball Classic means so much to USA

  05-03-2026 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  USA's ice hockey teams restored some national pride as both won gold at the Winter Olympics. Now their men's baseball team aims to follow suit at the World Baseball Classic.
  
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• Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal

  20-11-2025 03:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The media deals will allow the platforms to show select baseball games over upcoming seasons.
  
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• Ohtani wins fourth Major League MVP award

  14-11-2025 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani wins baseball's Most Valuable Player for the third year in a row, and the fourth time overall.
  
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• Two Major League Baseball pitchers charged in sports gambling scheme

  10-11-2025 00:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cleveland Guardians players Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been accused of intentionally fumbling pitches in exchange for bribes.
  
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• LA Dodgers' Alex Vesia shares death of baby daughter after sitting out World Series

  08-11-2025 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife, Kayla, say their newborn daughter died midway through the team's World Series run.
  
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• Harry apologises to Canada for wearing LA Dodgers cap during World Series

  07-11-2025 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics had said he disrespected the commonwealth and the only Canadian team in Major League Baseball.
  
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• Dodgers seal back-to-back World Series titles

  02-11-2025 05:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team for 25 years to win back-to-back World Series after overcoming the Toronto Blue Jays in the deciding seventh game.
  
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• Narrow Dodgers win sets up World Series decider

  01-11-2025 04:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers bounce back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 and set up a deciding seventh game in the World Series after tying the series at 3-3.
  
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• Toronto move within one win of World Series title

  30-10-2025 06:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A first-inning blitz and a dominant outing by starting pitcher Trey Yesavage put the Toronto Blue Jays within one win of their first World Series title since 1993.
  
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• Blue Jays see off Ohtani to level World Series

  29-10-2025 04:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays tie the best-of-seven World Series at 2-2 after a thumping 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four.
  
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• Dodgers outlast Blue Jays in World Series epic

  28-10-2025 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game.
  
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• Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

  22-01-2025 00:49
  
  CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner also make listIchiro falls one vote short of unanimous selectionIchiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of a unanimous selection when he was elected on Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia’s name was on 342 ballots and Wagner’s on 325, which was 29 more than the 296 needed for t
  
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• Japanese pitching star Rōki Sasaki says he’s joining Los Angeles Dodgers

  18-01-2025 04:50
  Sasaki, 23, says he intends to sign with LA Dodgers Padres and Blue Jays were said to be other finalistsPrized Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected. Continue reading...
  
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• Milwaukee Brewers’ beloved ‘Mr Baseball’ Bob Uecker dies at age of 90

  16-01-2025 18:58
  
  Uecker moved from player to successful broadcasterFormer catcher also known for role in Major LeagueBob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who career earned the moniker “Mr Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90.The team announced Uecker died on Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.” In a statement released by the club, Uecker’s family said he had suffered from small cell
  
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• Bo Jackson gives up $21m judgment in extortion suit with niece and nephew

  15-01-2025 23:17
  Former baseball and football star gives up $21m judgmentJackson, 62, said family tried to extort money from himFormer professional football and baseball player Bo Jackson is giving up a $21m judgment against his niece and nephew, whom he said harassed and tried to extort money from him.A judge in February ruled in Jackson’s favor in the suit he had filed in April 2023 against Thomas Lee Anderson and Erica M Anderson, also known as Erica Anderson Ross. Jackson, a running back who won the He
  
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• Police report says former MLB pitcher Brian Matusz died at 37 of likely overdose

  14-01-2025 20:06
  
  Pitcher played for Orioles and Cubs during careerMother found left-hander’s body at Arizona homeThe former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died at the age of 37 after an apparent drug overdose, according to police documents.The Orioles announced Matusz’s death last week. According to a report by the Phoenix Police Department obtained by the Baltimore Banner, Matusz’s body was found by his mother, Elizabeth, on 6 January after she went to check on him in his home. A light
  
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