Just When You Thought Baseball Couldn't Get Crazier, Here Comes The Carolina Disco Turkeys
The Winston-Salem Dash will be sharing its field with a new team this summer — the Carolina Disco Turkeys.
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OPINION: When Baseball Cards Sell For Millions, They Lose Their Real Value
NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.
New Burlington Team Name Tips Hat To Its Industrial Past
A Triad baseball team has a new name tied to its host city's industrial past - the Burlington Sock Puppets.
Cleveland Baseball Team Will Drop Controversial Name To 'Unify Our Community'
The franchise is the second major sports team to abandon a longtime name widely seen as racist or culturally offensive. The NFL's Washington Football Team was the first to do so.
Game On! The World Series Begins Between The L.A. Dodgers And Tampa Bay Rays
It's been a short and strange baseball season due to the coronavirus. Most of the playoffs were played at neutral sites to limit travel. Now, it's down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.
For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season
Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.
New York Yankee Hall Of Fame Pitcher Whitey Ford Dies At 91
The southpaw was dominant during his 16-year career, winning six World Series titles in the 1950s and 1960s. Nicknamed "Chairman of the Board," Ford holds the team record for most wins by a pitcher.
Hall Of Fame Pitcher Bob Gibson Dies At 84
Two-time Cy Young winner Bob Gibson pitched with the St. Louis Cardinals for 17 years, leading the team to two World Series wins. He died about a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Baseball Rarity: Cubs And White Sox In Playoffs, But Chicago Fans Can't Go To Games
The strange, shortened season just got more weird, with both teams in the playoffs for just the third time ever. Fans would normally dance in the streets or cram into bars, but it's 2020, so no.
Legendary NY Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75
Seaver became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their "improbable" 1969 World Series Championship.