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Bob Brenly, a former Arizona Diamondbacks major league manager turned TV analyst, said today he is taking a voluntary leave of absence from his commentary duties at Bally Sports Arizona to seek sensitivity training. Brenly’s decision follows an on-air attempt at humor on Tuesday that fell flat. He commented on New…

Dodger Stadium will be back in full swing next month, with full-capacity 50,000-seat games returning on June 15. Under the California Health Officer order, that is the first day that capacity restrictions are lifted. Earlier on Friday, California Health and Human Services Director Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that there…

UPDATE: A ninth member of the New York Yankees organization has tested positive for coronavirus after being fully vaccinated. Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that a "staff member" tested positive, which they learned Saturday night. He did not identify the staffer, but said the new case was not part of the on-field…

"We believe in the power of live sports," Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Thursday in announcing an expansion of the brand's footprint on various fields. Disney said it has renewed its current deal with Major League Baseball and bulked up even more with a new agreement with Spain's LaLiga soccer league, the exec said on…

EXCLUSIVE: Baseball's oldest living Hall of Famer has had a record-breaking career, made that fabled Catch and picked up a Presidential Medal of Freedom, among other honors, over his life. Now the legendary Willie Mays is going to be the subject of a HBO documentary. "Some say that throughout my life I have inspired…

Major League Baseball announced today that the 2021 All-Star Game will be hosted this summer by the Colorado Rockies at Denver’s Coors Field. The decision comes following last week’s MLB announcement that the game and draft would be relocated from Atlanta due to Georgia’s newly passed restrictive voting law. The game…

UPDATE, with Atlanta Braves statement Major League Baseball will move this summer’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in  protest of Georgia’s recently passed voting laws. MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. made the announcement today, stating: “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with…

Gov. Gavin Newsom said today the state is having “advanced conversations” with Major League Baseball and local health authorities around California, and he expressed confidence that if Covid-19 trends continue downward, fans will be back in the seats of outdoor stadiums when baseball season begins. “We will socialize…

With details that would be any parent's worst nightmare, WarnerMedia and Turner Sports might find themselves truly behind the eight ball if a discrimination complaint from once-prominent anchor Casey Stern gains traction. "Over the course of the last two years, Casey Stern has been put through his own personal hell…

Phil Niekro, the only knuckleball pitcher to win 300 Major League Baseball games, died in his sleep Saturday night after a long battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 81. Niekro pitched for 24 seasons, with the first 20 of them as a Brave before moving on to the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays…

After protests from Native American groups and fans, the Cleveland Indians are finally changing their name. According to the New York Times, the Cleveland baseball team will change its name after 105 years. The use of an Indian as a mascot has been criticized as racist and as a result, there has been a push to drop…

UPDATED, 10:42 AM: The sale of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets closed today, and its new owner, hedge fund mogul Steve Cohen, issued a statement calling it “a significant milestone in the history of this storied franchise.” Steve Cohen's statement following today's closing of the <a…