Canada’s only MLB team, the Toronto Blue Jays, are part of the American League, and there’s a reason for that.

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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.
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.
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.
The perfect game is to a baseball pitcher what Moby-Dick was to Captain Ahab.
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.
Here’s what Penny Marshall's ‘A League of Their Own’ got right (and wrong) about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
The iconic baseball player and civil rights leader will see his life story told in a New York City museum.
The Minnesota Vikings once drafted Dave Winfield … who hadn’t played football since childhood.
The first Murderers’ Row wasn’t the 1927 New York Yankees. It was a literal row of murderers.
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.
Watching the Chicago Cubs play at Wrigley Field will cost you way more than a trip to see the Arizona Diamondbacks.
MLB umpires know they’re your favorite scapegoats—but they might not actually see what you’re saying about them.