December 23, 2020 In memoriam: Athletes and important sports figures who died in 2020 The sports community said its final farewells to some of its most iconic names, some taken from us too soon and too young.
December 12, 2020 76ers fan to give memorabilia back to Johnny Bench The winning bidder on over $1 million worth of memorabilia from a recent auction of Johnny Bench’s personal collection is returning the items to the Hall of Fame catcher, with whom he’s been friends since 1967.
December 7, 2020 Angels acquire closer Raisel Iglesias from Reds in trade The Los Angeles Angels have acquired closer Raisel Iglesias from the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Noé Ramirez and a player to be named or cash.
December 3, 2020 Schwarber, Bradley, Duvall among 59 cut in pandemic fallout Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. were cut loose by the Chicago Cubs after helping the team win its first World Series title in more than a century, among 59 players who became free agents as part of the fallout from the coranavirus pandemic when their teams declined to offer them 2021 contracts by Wednesday night’s deadline.
November 16, 2020 Pete Rose admits to Jim Gray that he still bets on baseball For the first time in 21 years, legendary sportscaster Jim Gray sat down with Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, after their on-field interview before the 1999 All-Star Game went sour when Rose was honored of being selected by the fans as part of the All-Century Team.
November 11, 2020 Cleveland's Bieber, Cincinnati's Bauer win Cy Young Awards Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, and Trevor Bauer became the first player to take home the NL honor for the Cincinnati Reds.
November 1, 2020 Springer, LeMahieu, Realmuto among 6 given qualifying offers Houston outfielder George Springer, New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu and Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto were among just six free agents who received $18.9 million qualifying offers on Sunday from their former teams.
October 31, 2020 Lester, Kluber, Hand boost free agent total to 175 Jon Lester, Corey Kluber and Brad Hand were among 15 more major leaguers who became free agents Friday when teams declined their 2021 options, many the victims of budget cuts following a regular season without fans due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
October 12, 2020 Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dead at 77 Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died. He was 77.
October 2, 2020 Streak breaker: Braves win first playoff series since 2001 Picture this: The Atlanta Braves winning a playoff series for the first time in nearly a generation.