If you've spent any time on social media recently, letting your eyes glaze over as the algorithm spoonfeeds content directly to your frontal cortex, then you have likely seen pesäpallo -- Finland's high-octane version of baseball and the country's national sport. While it has many of the hallmarks of baseball

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly roundup of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. This month’s highlights include former presidents, sitcom shenanigans, steamed crustaceans, and of course, much more. Have a gander.

After 20-year-old Jackson Holliday became the youngest player in Orioles/Browns franchise history to hit a grand slam -- while doing it in his first MLB game since April 23, to boot -- his day wasn’t done quite yet. The next mission? Go track down that ball. "I believe that some

Former big leaguer Brett Phillips is no stranger to the pitcher's mound. He toed the rubber five times in blowouts during his seven-year MLB career, and seemed to have fun doing it. Now, he's taking things up a notch. Phillips, 30, is looking to make his way back to the

Not even Ryan Howard remembered the moment. And you’d think he would. The former Phillies first baseman was hardly aware of his only career postseason stolen base -- in the World Series, no less -- until it came time to discuss it with the pitcher who allowed it. On the

CC Sabathia spent enough time around Derek Jeter to learn the Hall of Fame shortstop is quite superstitious. Or as Sabathia puts it, “super, super, superstitious.” Asked to tell his favorite story about Jeter on MLB.com’s brand-new “6-1-1” Podcast hosted by former Phillies stars Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins, Sabathia

There have been some strange trades throughout baseball history. Starting pitchers traded for catfish. Centerfielders dealt for rent. Johnny Jones acquired for a 25-pound live turkey. But there's one that sticks out for how incredibly bizarre it is. You'll look at it again and again and try to find some

ST. PETERSBURG -- On his last night at Tropicana Field, Randy Arozarena put the “fan” in fan favorite. Arozarena was obviously not on the field for the Rays as they hosted the Reds at Tropicana Field, having been traded to the Mariners early Friday morning, but he wasn't far from

Cionel Pérez has a perfectly good mitt, but when he's sitting in the Orioles bullpen and one of his teammates sends a deep drive his way, you won't see him reach out with his glove. You see, he'd rather use his hat. So when Connor Norby cranked a solo shot

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Francisco Lindor always has a smile on his face, and the dugout moment he shared with his daughters on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium will put one on yours. After Lindor homered for the first time in the fifth inning of the Mets' big 12-3 Subway Series victory over the

Ballplayers who can hit for average and power, run, field and throw are called five-tool players. Entertainers who can act, sing and dance are called triple threats. Jose Iglesias appears to have some ability in all eight of those tools. During the bottom of the second inning of the Mets'

It was Pawl Skenes night at the ballpark in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but it's safe to say these canines care little about his K/9, impressive as it may be. Pirates fans took Pup Night to the next level by giving their pooches the full Skenes treatment, with kerchiefs that had

Looking for the best cheesesteaks in Philadelphia? Try the visitors' clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park. CC Sabathia found that out in 2008 on his first trip to the Phillies’ home park, when the lefty was with the Milwaukee Brewers. Sabathia's brilliant second half after a midseason trade helped the Brewers

"I think I already know what video this is," James Wood said, smiling. "Hey, look, you sent me that text -- I couldn't open the video," Andy Partin, Wood's high school travel baseball coach, said over the phone. "Was it the one where he hit that high fastball?" Before James

NEW YORK -- Randy Arozarena and Jose Siri prompted a few rounds of Bronx cheers on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, slowly circling the bases after going deep in the Rays’ 6-4 win. But that was merely the opening act for the slow race around the bases that broke out

“It all starts with a dream.” Ask Mike Piazza about his goals for baseball in Italy and he’ll likely find his way back to this thought. The Hall of Fame catcher has already made multiple noteworthy contributions to help support the country’s baseball ambitions, representing Italy both on the field

Juan Soto was swinging away during his second-inning at-bat at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. But not at a baseball. Soto’s second plate appearance against Rays pitcher Shane Baz was interrupted when what appeared to be a bee flew in front of the Yankees All-Star outfielder.

Billy Martin won everywhere he managed. He also got fired everywhere he managed. And yet, the strangest of his firings isn’t one of the five times Yankees owner George Steinbrenner let Martin go or pressured him to resign. Nor is it his first dismissal, after leading the Twins to 18

Game recognizes game, as they say. Deion Sanders last played in the Majors in 2001, but that doesn't mean the two-sport great hasn't paid attention to happenings on the diamond -- especially when they involve Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz. "Prime Time" heaped praise on the Cincinnati shortstop during

This year's Futures Game featured more old-fashioned, Minor League-style fun than ever, and the most visible addition was one fans could see at every moment. Each of the 45 players who appeared in the game wore on his head the cap of his Minor League team.

Twenty-five years ago, Pedro Martinez was transcendent. By the 1999 All-Star break, he led all qualified pitchers in wins (15), strikeouts (184) and ERA (2.10). He'd go on to win his second of three Cy Youngs. And he did it in a season that was mostly about the hitter: The

The “fastest man alive” got to run the bases in style in his very first All-Star Game. Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz, known for his rocket arm, power bat and elite sprint speed, flashed some fancy footwear during the 94th MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday at Globe Life Field

There’s an old saying that dogs are a man’s best friend. Shohei Ohtani has certainly embraced that idea -- and then some. At Tuesday’s All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Frutitas, Ohtani took that idea one step further when he rocked a suit with his dog, Decoy, designed on the

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