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Spitting in baseball is gross. It also holds a deeper meaning.

Jen Pawol made her MLB debut this past weekend.

Pawol made history this weekend as the first woman behind home plate at a major league game. What took so long?

Signs like this are a familiar sight to visiting teams.

Baseball’s score-keeping system is full of abbreviations, but why exactly is the letter ‘K’ synonymous with a ‘strikeout’? Discover more about the evolution of baseball terms like this here.

In the 19th century, 'inside baseball' only had one meaning—here's how it came to be.

The OneCourt tablet permits fans with no or low vision to experience a game in real time.

A new tablet uses haptic feedback to put live plays into the hands of sports fans with no or low vision.

From the Macon Whoopees to the Piedmont-Westernport Drybugs and beyond.

Spoiler alert: They’re not just sitting around.

Discover which of these most valuable sports rookie cards can net savvy collectors millions.

When we promise to honor a commitment, it's a "rain check." And yes, it originally had something to do with the weather.

Now’s a good time—so good, so good, so good—to dig into the rich history of “Sweet Caroline.”

Now’s a good time—so good, so good, so good—to dig into the rich history of Neil Diamond's iconic tune.

The baseball icon’s modest Oklahoma home is getting the fractional ownership treatment.

Could the best ketchup contain cola? Pepsi is putting that question to the test.

New York Yankee Domingo Germán pitching a perfect game against the Oakland A's on June 28, 2023.

The perfect game is to a baseball pitcher what Moby-Dick was to Captain Ahab.

Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera sporting stars and stripes during a Fourth of July game in 2017.

Fourth of July baseball games have been popular since the Civil War era. Here’s how the tradition started.

On Pluto, you might be able to toss it over the equivalent of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Marge Callaghan of the Fort Wayne Daisies slides into home plate during a 1948 game.

Here’s what Penny Marshall's ‘A League of Their Own’ got right (and wrong) about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

Jackie Robinson is getting his long-overdue museum.

The iconic baseball player and civil rights leader will see his life story told in a New York City museum.

NFL running back Bo Jackson moonlighting as a member of the Kansas City Royals.

The Minnesota Vikings once drafted Dave Winfield … who hadn’t played football since childhood.

(Left to right) Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Mark Koenig, and Joe Duga of the 1927 New York Yankees.

The first Murderers’ Row wasn’t the 1927 New York Yankees. It was a literal row of murderers.

Nolan Ryan was famous for his high cheese that often turned into some uncomfortable chin music for batters.

How’s your hose? If the question is confusing—or sounds like someone is trying to sell you gardening equipment—you might not be up on your baseball slang. “Ever

With a career .342 batting average, 714 home runs, and outsized personality, Babe Ruth became a symbol of bold, decisive victory and bombastic braggadocio.