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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout celebrates after scoring on a double hit by Justin Upton during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Diamondbacks' Gallen has sore forearm, might miss opener

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Hall of Fame and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda passed away at the age of 93. Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda cutout prior to a MLB baseball game on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

By Beth Harris Jan. 08, 2021 05:07 PM EST

FILE - In this March 1968 file photo, New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver poses for a photo, location not known. Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has died. He was 75. The Hall of Fame said Wednesday night, Sept. 2, 2020, that Seaver died on Aug. 31 from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. (AP Photo, File)
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75

By Ronald Blum Sep. 02, 2020 08:59 PM EDT

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after an at-bat during an intrasquad baseball game Monday, July 6, 2020, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP source: Mets to host Yankees on 20th anniversary of 9/11

By Jake Seiner Jul. 07, 2020 03:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Los Angeles President and CEO Stan Kasten, left, and Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announce that Dodger Stadium will host the All-Star Game in 2020 for the first time since 1980 at a news conference in Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday, July 3, 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945

By Beth Harris Jul. 03, 2020 11:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1977, file photo, Bob Howsam, center, president of the former world champion Cincinnati Reds, smiles during the free agent re-entry draft in New York. Reds vice president of administration, Dick Wagner, is at right. Person at left is unidentified. Baseball's amateur draft this week will look much different because of the coronavirus pandemic, and more permanent changes could be coming soon. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era

By Mike Fitzpatrick Jun. 08, 2020 02:42 AM EDT