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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21...

Dominican Republic's Julio Rodriguez celebrates after hitting a single against Japan during the first inning of a baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
EXPLAINER: Olympic baseball a throwback to pre-analytics age

By Ronald Blum Jul. 28, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to the media at a diner on Monday, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. McCarthy and other Republicans decried Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star game out of Georgia amid concerns about changes to the state's voting laws. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
House GOP leader renews criticism over All-Star Game shift

By Jeff Amy May. 04, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
LEADING OFF: Minor league opening day, Dodgers' May needs TJ

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2021 03:04 AM EDT

FILE - Players stand during the national anthem before the Rosemont Dogs played their baseball home-opener against the Milwaukee Milkmen at Impact Field in Rosemont, Ill., in this Tuesday, July 7, 2020, file photo. Minor league teams across the country are set to open their seasons Tuesday, May 4, 2021, returning baseball to communities denied the old national pastime during the coronavirus pandemic. (John Starks/Daily Herald, via AP, File)
LEADING OFF: Minor league opening day, Dodgers' May needs TJ

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 08:46 PM EDT

FILE - Tulsa Drillers' Hueston Morrill waits for his name to be announced at the Double-A baseball team's game against the Frisco RoughRiders in Tulsa, Okla., in this Tuesday, June 30, 2020, file photo. Minor league teams across the country are set to open their seasons Tuesday, May 4, 2021, returning baseball to communities denied the old national pastime during the coronavirus pandemic. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP, File)
Minors primer: What's new as MiLB returns in 2021?

By Jake Seiner May. 03, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Manfred: 70% of players, on-field staff began vaccination

Apr. 27, 2021 04:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says 70% of players, on-field staff and support personnel have been fully or partially vaccinated for the novel...

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura delivers during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The Latest: Rams' coach, GM do final prep for draft at home

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner, center right, is congratulated after pitching a seven-inning no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves at the end of the second baseball game of a doubleheader Sunday, April 25, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Bumgarner pitches 7-inning no-hitter, Arizona sweeps Braves

By George Henry Apr. 25, 2021 07:10 PM EDT

Martha Bravo, left, self-administers a swab COVID-19 test under the guidance of Josh Copeland at a table set up outside the main gate of Coors Field as fans return for the first time to the ballpark for a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Denver. Community Wellness of America was offering the service to fans as they entered the ballpark. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
MLB moves All-Star Game to Denver's Coors Field

By Pat Graham Apr. 06, 2021 03:19 PM EDT

Two F-16 jets from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., fly over Coors Field before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies on opening day, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Denver. The Rockies won 8-5. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP source: MLB moving All-Star Game to Denver's Coors Field

By Pat Graham Apr. 05, 2021 11:21 PM EDT

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
LEADING OFF: All-Star Game needs new home, Harvey's new try

The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2021 03:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo, ground crews prepare the field at Sun Trust Park, now known as Truist Park, ahead of Game 3 of MLB baseball's National League Division Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. Truist Park lost the 2021 All-Star Game on Friday, April 2, 2021, when Major League Baseball decided to move the game elsewhere over the league’s objection to Georgia’s sweeping new election law that critics say restricts voting rights. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
LEADING OFF: All-Star Game needs new home, Harvey's new try

The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 07:17 PM EDT

FILE - Cardboard cutouts of fans in the otherwise empty seats face the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta, in this Thursday, July 30, 2020, file photo. Georgia’s new voting law _ which critics claim severely limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color _ has prompted calls from as high as the White House to consider moving the midsummer classic out of Atlanta. The game is set for July 13 at Truist Park, the Braves’ 41,000-seat stadium in suburban Cobb County.(AP Photo/John Amis, File)
MLB All-Star Game yanked from Georgia over voting law

By Ronald Blum Apr. 02, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden says Rangers making mistake by allowing full capacity

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 11:38 PM EDT

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred watches as the Pirates take on the Tigers Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. (Matt Freed /Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
On eve of openers, Manfred hopes full capacity by midsummer

By Ronald Blum Mar. 31, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2021, file photo, Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, second from left, oversees a COVID-19 vaccine injection site staged in a concession area at Fenway Park in Boston. More than 1 million COVID-19 vaccination shots have been given at Major League Baseball stadiums, with the Oakland Coliseum and Marlins Park among the sites planning to continue operating after opening day. The 11 ballparks that converted to mass vaccination centers in the offseason combined to pass a million total shots this week, MLB said Friday, March 25. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
MLB stadiums pass 1 million COVID-19 vaccination shots given

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 03:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, file photo, a radar device is attached to the roof behind home plate at PeoplesBank Park during the third inning of the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa. Computer umpires for balls and strikes are coming to a low-level minor league but are a while away from the big leagues. Major League Baseball plans to use Automated Ball-Strike technology (ABS) in eight of nine ballparks at the Low-A Southeast League, which starts play May 4 across Florida as minor league baseball resumes after a one-year break caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Automated strike zone coming to minors but a while from MLB

By Ronald Blum Mar. 17, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

San Diego Padres' Wil Myers adjusts his hat with a Cactus League patch during spring training baseball practice Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Padres' Seidler on Tatis deal: 'There's nothing we can't do'

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 24, 2021 02:34 AM EST

FILE - In this May 7, 2019, file photo, a new official Pacific Coast League baseball, left, is seen beside a baseball from the previous year in Papillion, Neb. Major League Baseball has reorganized its minor leagues in a 120-team regional alignment, MLB announced, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The leagues have not yet been named and Major league owners, Commissioner Rob Manfred and his staff have not decided whether to retain the traditional names of the leagues, such as Pacific Coast League. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Minor leagues get a reset with 120-team regional alignment

By Ronald Blum Feb. 12, 2021 11:45 AM EST