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Reactions to the death of baseball’s stolen base king Rickey Henderson

Reactions to the death of baseball’s stolen base king Rickey Henderson: ___ “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble soul. Rickey Henderson was the best ball player many know, but that is nothing in comparison to the brother he is to me.” — Former Athletics teammate …

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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65

Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Rickey Henderson waves to the crowd during a presentation after he stole third base against the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh inning to …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson dies at 65

Daily Mail

MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson has died at the age of 65 after a battle with pneumonia, according to reports. Henderson - who remains baseball's all-time stolen bases leader by some distance with 1,406 - is widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter in the sport's history. Henderson therefore ventured into baseball and was drafted in the fourth round of …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

2024 Major League Baseball Luxury Tax Payrolls List

Associated Press

Final 2024 payrolls for the 30 major league teams for purposes of the luxury tax, as defined by baseball’s collective bargaining agreement and sent to clubs by the commissioner’s office. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia exceeded the threshold for the third consecutive season and pay at a 50% rate on the amount over …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: ‘Squid Game’ merch, Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar buzz

LA Times

Welcome to the penultimate Los Angeles Times News Quiz of 2024. This time around, I’ll be testing your news knowledge on a range of topics that have one particular thing in common: they were all published — online or in print — by the Los Angeles Times over the last seven days. Lifestyle 10 gifts and experiences L.A. Times staffers …

3 days, 15 hours ago

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kyle Mooney

LA Times

Now that he has a baby, Kyle Mooney doesn’t leave a certain L.A. radius much if he doesn’t have to. “I felt like the ‘artsiness’ of it was something I could relate to,” says Mooney, explaining why he was drawn to the neighborhood. This year was the first year where I was like “You know, I’m actually not going to …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Haryana: Son of ex-BJP National Secretary OP Dhankhar attacked with baseball bat in Panchkula

India TV News

Panchkula: Ashutosh Dhankhar, son of former BJP national secretary and former Haryana BJP state president OP Dhankhar, sustained injuries after being attacked by unidentified individuals. Ashutosh was driving home to Sector 14 from Sector 12A Rally Chowk when a car overtook him, while another vehicle followed closely behind. It is worth mentioning OP Dhankhar served as Haryana's Minister of Agriculture …

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6 days, 22 hours ago

Detroit-Area Library Lets Man Keep Baseball Book 50 Years Overdue

Huff Post

Chuck Hildebrandt of Chicago holds the book "Baseball's Zaniest Stars," which was due back at the Warren, Mich., library on Dec. 4, 1974. Terrie Wendricks via AP DETROIT — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library. Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited …

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1 week ago

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

CNN

CNN — The ink is barely dry on Juan Soto’s record-breaking contract with the New York Mets, but already MLB franchises are again looking for a shiny new toy. Sasaki’s career stats make for even better reading, with the so-called “Monster of the Reiwa Era” recording an ERA of just 2.02, picking up 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings. Sasaki …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Column: He refused the COVID vaccine. He exiled himself from baseball. Was it worth it?

LA Times

Benny Gallo stands at a ball field in Encinitas, Calif., in May 2022. “The energy of baseball, and the people that are in baseball, that’s really contagious,” Gallo said. The Nationals had advised employees they would consider “reasonable accommodation” for employees with a “sincerely held religious belief.” In his lawsuit, Gallo cited in part his convictions “as a devout Christian …

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Detroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book -- 50 years later

Associated Press

DETROIT — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his boyhood library. Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, of Chicago said he visited the public library in Warren while in town for Thanksgiving, carrying a book titled “Baseball’s Zaniest Stars.” He had borrowed it in 1974 as a 13-year-old “baseball …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Analysis: After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon

Associated Press

For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that’s the richest in baseball history. Judge played three seasons of college baseball for Fresno State before getting drafted by the Yankees in 2013 at age 21 …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball

Associated Press

DALLAS — Shortly after striking a record $765 million, 15-year contract for Juan Soto with the New York Mets, agent Scott Boras walked into Nick & Sam’s, a restaurant near the winter meetings hotel, with about a dozen of his staff. We’re going to have to make really good decisions, and we’re not going to be able to outspend on …

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Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.

Slate

The Washington Nationals tried. Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract is the biggest in sports history, a touch more lucrative than the $760 million over 16 years that the Yankees offered, according to baseball insider Jon Heyman. The Nationals now look like comic losers for trying to secure the rest of his career for a paltry $440 million, about 55 percent …

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2 weeks ago

A record-breaking deal for slugger Juan Soto sends the baseball world into a spin

NPR

A record-breaking deal for slugger Juan Soto sends the baseball world into a spin toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images DALLAS — At baseball's annual winter meetings in Dallas, the only manager coy with his compliments about superstar Juan Soto was the one in charge of his new team, if the reports are to be believed. For the past 24 hours, …

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Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets

Al Jazeera

The Dominican baseball player moves to the Mets as free agent after playing last season for the New York Yankees. The New York Mets have made history by reportedly signing Dominican baseball superstar Juan Soto on a 15-year, $765m deal – the biggest ever in professional sports – leading oddsmakers to tab New York as a serious contender to go …

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2 weeks ago

MLB auction: Aaron Judge’s dropped World Series ball can be yours

LA Times

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge drops a routine fly ball during the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ title-clinching win in Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 30. You could buy a baseball associated with greatness: the ball Shohei Ohtani hit for the 50th home run of his unprecedented 50-50 season, or the ball Freddie …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

China condemns Taiwan for cyber bullying university students

China Daily

A spokeswoman from the Chinese mainland on Friday condemned the Democratic Progressive Party authorities for colluding with certain media outlets and online trolls in Taiwan to cyber bully a member of mainland university students group visiting Taiwan who used the term "China Taipei Team" to congratulate a Taiwan baseball team. Song Siyao, a member of the delegation and a student …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Tommy John hopes his long-awaited call to Cooperstown finally will happen

LA Times

Dodgers pitcher Tommy John delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 29, 1976, picking up his first win after undergoing the first famous medical procedure that would bear his name in 1974. The former Dodgers southpaw — the first player to undergo what’s now known as Tommy John surgery — remained eligible until 2009 but never received more than 31.7% …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Former GM Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry become special advisers with the San Francisco Giants

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Former general manager Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry joined the San Francisco Giants as special advisers on Friday under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Evans joined the Giants in 1994 as an administrative assistant and became general manager in April 2015 when Brian Sabean was promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations. San …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning

LA Times

As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world. These Dodgers are intent on running it back, going even harder for an encore, sparing no expense in an attempt to become baseball’s first back-to-back …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Baseball Hall of Fame reader survey results: How Ichiro, Wagner, Sabathia and more fared

New York Times

Here is something you and I likely have in common: I do not yet have an official Baseball Hall of Fame vote. Bobby Abreu Carlos Beltrán Mark Buehrle Carlos González Curtis Granderson Félix Hernández Torii Hunter Adam Jones Andruw Jones Ian Kinsler Russell Martin Brian McCann Dustin Pedroia Andy Pettitte Hanley Ramirez Manny Ramirez Fernando Rodney Alex Rodriguez Francisco Rodríguez …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Prep talk: The greatest multiple-sport athletes in Southern California history

LA Times

Giancarlo Stanton when he was a senior at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in 2007. It’s that time of the year when high school football is ending, basketball has begun and winter baseball is in full swing. The best in Southern California history could be Giancarlo Stanton, who graduated from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in 2007 as an All-CIF selection in …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Shohei Ohtani to recoup $325,000 in baseball cards. Ex-interpreter still owes him $16 million

LA Times

Ippei Mizuhara’s fleecing of Shohei Ohtani was straightforward for the most part. Ohtani’s former interpreter had access to a bank account full of Ohtani’s money, and he simply wrote checks, withdrew cash or wired funds whenever he made bets or needed to pay gambling debts. Mizuhara, however, deposited the money into his personal bank account and paid the dentist from …

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Reactions to the death of baseball’s stolen base king Rickey Henderson

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65

MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson dies at 65

2024 Major League Baseball Luxury Tax Payrolls List

Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: ‘Squid Game’ merch, Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar buzz

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Kyle Mooney

Haryana: Son of ex-BJP National Secretary OP Dhankhar attacked with baseball bat in Panchkula

Detroit-Area Library Lets Man Keep Baseball Book 50 Years Overdue

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

Column: He refused the COVID vaccine. He exiled himself from baseball. Was it worth it?

Detroit-area library says Chicago man can keep overdue baseball book -- 50 years later

Analysis: After Juan Soto’s megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon

Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball

Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.

A record-breaking deal for slugger Juan Soto sends the baseball world into a spin

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets

MLB auction: Aaron Judge’s dropped World Series ball can be yours

China condemns Taiwan for cyber bullying university students

Tommy John hopes his long-awaited call to Cooperstown finally will happen

Former GM Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry become special advisers with the San Francisco Giants

Baseball teams and fans can whine, but Dodgers keep winning

Baseball Hall of Fame reader survey results: How Ichiro, Wagner, Sabathia and more fared

Prep talk: The greatest multiple-sport athletes in Southern California history

Shohei Ohtani to recoup $325,000 in baseball cards. Ex-interpreter still owes him $16 million