Willie Mays, the iconic Hall of Famer often hailed as the greatest player in baseball history, has died at 93. The news broke during a Mets and Rangers game in Arlington, evoking emotional tributes from the baseball community.
Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier.
The San Francisco Giants stretched their winning streak to seven consecutive wins after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, sweeping their divisional rivals in a weekend series on Sunday afternoon at Dodgers stadium.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were shutout for just the third time all season, unable to take advantage of a golden opportunity chasing the San Francisco Giants in the NL West standings.
Max Muncy enjoyed chants across the baseball diamond, fans erupted with MVP chants as they all cheered for the most powerful hitter of the night.
Walker Buehler pitched seven stellar innings of three-hit ball, Max Muncy homered on his bobblehead night, and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night, sweeping the two-game rivalry set at Dodger Stadium.
The rival San Francisco Giants arrived in Los Angeles Thursday night for the first time this young season.
Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.
The Milwaukee Bucks took a historic stand by electing not to play in the scheduled Wednesday Game 5 of the NBA Playoff series versus the Orlando Magic to boycott police brutality and specifically boycott the treatment of Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old American Black man who was shot in the back seven times by a Kenosha police officer that left him paralyzed earlier on Sunday.
Hot-hitting Mookie Betts and AJ Pollock made the most of the 82 degrees and sunny LA skies on Sunday afternoon both sending three-run homers over the outfield wall into the pavilion bleachers to topple the Giants 6-2.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Friday. As a team the Dodgers hit four home runs.
The Dodgers opened the shortened 60-game season at home against the San Francisco Giants without 3x Cy Young pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the mound who was placed on the injured list hours before the first pitch.
First-ballot Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, who was Major League Baseball’s first Black manager, has died at the age of 83 after a prolonged battle with bone cancer. Robinson is one of the most groundbreaking figures in MLB history. He heavily impacted the integration of Black players into the league. Nearly a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1946, Robinson broke into the majors earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1956 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
Former San Francisco Giant slugger and one of Major League Baseball’s all-time greatest players, Willie McCovey, has died at the age of 80.
The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that fans 21 years of age and older will be able to purchase beer from in-seat vendors at Dodger Stadium starting at Monday’s 7:10 p.m. game against the San Francisco Giants.