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Travis Hodges June 12, 2018 Share this article Baseball isn’t something you readily associate with Vietnam. But a new generation of young, Hanoi-based baseball fanatics has set up the region’s very first team. Their head coach? YouTube. Photographer Travis Hodges heads to the game. It’s game day for the Hanoi Fishanu baseball team. I venture […]
OKLAHOMA’S quarterback competition took an unexpected twist at the Major League Baseball draft. Kyler Murray, the favourite to replace Heisman Trophy winner and No.1 pick in the NFL Draft Baker Mayfield as the Sooners’ starter this year, was selected ninth overall by the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. The speedy Murray has been a major […]
Anyone who grew up playing pickup baseball knows all too well the benefits — and dangers — of the defensive shift. “Leftyyyy!” the children scream as a left-side brute lumbers into the batter’s box. On command, the fielders shift — favoring the right side of whatever blacktop or sandlot is playing host that day, taking […]
Beyond the baggy knickers, one only needs to study grainy video footage of 19th-century pitchers for proof that baseball was once a completely different game. The exact date of baseball’s inception remains up for debate, but the sport’s purpose is agreed upon. Baseball was a gentleman’s game — a friendly playground pastime meant to spawn […]
Away back during the courtship period — long before free-agent Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Angels — we asked a scout about the player's best attribute? "His speed," said the scout who had been to Japan. His velocity? "No, he's fast, I saw him break late to cover first and he still beat a quick […]
In the wake of America’s latest deadly school shooting, one district in Pennsylvania has come up with a novel way to ward off would-be killers by arming teachers with mini baseball bats. The Millcreek School District in the northwest of the Keystone state has spent $ 1,800 to purchase the bats, according to local media […]
Gene Page/AMC Warning: There are spoilers ahead for “The Walking Dead,” “Still Gotta Mean Something.” If you’ve been wondering about Negan’s beloved bat Lucille, Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” finally shed some light on the Savior leader’s slightly creepy obsession with the barbed-wired baseball bat.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: […]
ESPN’s latest “SportsCenter” commercial is back in time for MLB’s Opening Day, and it has some fun with the physical requirements to play baseball. The ad shows ESPN anchors Scott Van Pelt and Elle Duncan running on treadmills when New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hops on the treadmill between them. Judge starts running, only […]
Temperatures across Canada might not reflect this, but baseball season has officially arrived. If you’ve been hibernating since the Houston Astros won the World Series in early November, there’s a fair bit of news to catch up on and still plenty of questions lingering as the 2018 Major League Baseball season opens Thursday. Here are some answers to those […]
Kevin Mazur/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty Images Alex Rodriguez has reportedly agreed to a deal with ESPN to become a commentator for their flagship MLB program, “Sunday Night Baseball.” Rodriguez will continue to work as an analyst for Fox Sports during the MLB playoffs. The move is the latest in the incredible reformation of A-Rod’s image. […]
