Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat

Paul Sewald gave up a tying two-run homer to Corey Seager with one out in the ninth inning and Miguel Castro allowed Adolis García's game-ending home run in the 11th as Arizona opened the World Series with a 6-5 loss at Texas

Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat
Sports

Ketel Marte ties postseason record with 17-game hitting streak for Diamondbacks

Ketel Marte extended his postseason hitting streak to 17 games, tying the major league record shared by Derek Jeter and two others, when he laced an RBI double in the World Series opener

Ketel Marte ties postseason record with 17-game hitting streak for Diamondbacks
Sports

Stolen bases and batting average are up, game times down in first postseason with MLB's new rules

Stolen bases and batting averages are up and game times are down in the first postseason with the pitch clock and larger bases

Stolen bases and batting average are up, game times down in first postseason with MLB's new rules
Business|Sports

Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source

Billy Eppler has resigned as New York Mets general manager, and a person familiar with the probe said he is under investigation by Major League Baseball

Billy Eppler resigns as Mets GM, and is under investigation by MLB, according to AP source
Sports

Berhalter speaks with Gio Reyna for first time since family feud, invites him to training

Gio Reyna is on Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. roster for the first time since a family feud caused the men's national team coach to lose his job for the first five months of this year

Berhalter speaks with Gio Reyna for first time since family feud, invites him to training
Sports

MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years

MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
Sports

MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row

There were just 2,459 errors entering the final weekend of the regular season, on track to finish as the fewest in a non-shortened year since 1960 when there were just 16 teams

MLB errors are on track to set a record low for the 3rd year in row
Sports

Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day

Miami’s Luis Arraez joined DJ LeMahieu as the only players with undisputed batting titles in both leagues, winning the National League crown as Yandy Díaz sat out Tampa Bay’s season finale and overtook Corey Seager for the American League championship

Luis Arraez, Yandy Díaz win batting titles while sitting out on final day
Sports

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017

More than 70 million fans will attend Major League Baseball games for the first time in six years, a post-pandemic rebound for a sport that instituted its biggest on-field changes in decades

With new rules, MLB to draw more than 70 million fans, highest attendance since 2017
Sports|Technology

MLB says robot home plate umpires unlikely for 2025

Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025

MLB says robot home plate umpires unlikely for 2025
Sports|Technology

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

Baseball technology has come a long way since the days of the Iron Mike

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher
Opinion|Sports

As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans 'I’m so sorry for ever leaving'

Darryl Strawberry told New York Mets fans it was a mistake to leave for the Los Angeles Dodgers 34 years ago

As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans 'I’m so sorry for ever leaving'
News|Sports

MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades

MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
News|Sports

Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:36 in second season of MLB pitch clock

The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch clock

Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:36 in second season of MLB pitch clock
News|Sports

Final cost in for Mets' sorry 2023 season $420 million in payroll plus luxury tax

The final cost of the Mets’ sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million

Final cost in for Mets' sorry 2023 season $420 million in payroll plus luxury tax
News|Sports

Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man

A fired minor league umpire has sued Major League Baseball, claiming he was discriminated against because he is bisexual and male

Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man
Entertainment|News|World

Conductor Andrew Davis dies at 80, headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents

Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died at age 80

Conductor Andrew Davis dies at 80, headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents
Entertainment|News

Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star

Jonathan Tetelman transformed from nightclub DJ to international opera star

Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star
Entertainment|News|World

Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

Klaus Mäkelä has been hired to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891

Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027
News|Political|Sports|World

Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial

The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial

Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial
Health|News|Sports

After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return

Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return

After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return
Entertainment|News

James Colon to retire as Los Angeles Opera music director after 2025-26 season, end 20-year tenure

James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a 20-year run that will have spanned half the company’s history

James Colon to retire as Los Angeles Opera music director after 2025-26 season, end 20-year tenure
Entertainment|News|World

Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians

A male bastion from its founding in 1842 until 1997, the Vienna Philharmonic has 24 female players among 145 members with three vacancies as it tours the United States this week

Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians
Entertainment|News|World

Aaron Zigman's 'Émigré' oratorio, about Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, has US premiere

Aaron Zigman’s ”Émigré,” an oratorio portraying Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, was given its U.S. premiere by the New York Philharmonic on Thursday

Aaron Zigman's 'Émigré' oratorio, about Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, has US premiere
Entertainment|News

Philadelphia Orchestra's home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an artist's name replacing a corporation

Philadelphia Orchestra's home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off

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