Baseball

games Dec. 14, 2020

Cleveland’s Baseball Team Shouldn’t Get Too Much CreditChanging its name is a welcome move, but one that’s long, long overdue.

By Will Leitch

vulture sports Dec. 13, 2020

Cleveland Indians One Step Closer to Being the Cleveland SpidersThe MLB franchise will reportedly change their name, but no word on the team’s new moniker.

By Halle Kiefer

back to work Nov. 30, 2020

One, Two, Three Strikes, and Felicity Huffman Gets a New Baseball SitcomShe’ll be playing a team’s “unlikely owner.”

By Devon Ivie

sports Nov. 13, 2020

Staten Island’s Ballpark Is Too Nice to Go to WasteThe Staten Island Yankees are no more. Here’s hoping their ballpark survives.

By Joe DeLessio

chump of the week Oct. 28, 2020

Congrats to the Dodgers, Except This One DodgerJustin Turner tested positive for coronavirus and proceeded to hug his teammates.

By Rebecca Alter

coronavirus Aug. 3, 2020

How Major League Baseball Is Handling Its COVID-19 OutbreakBaseball is tightening up its social-distancing requirements after two team outbreaks in just two weeks.

By Matt Stieb

vulture sports July 28, 2020

Yankees Reportedly ‘Surprised’ to Hear Trump Throwing Out First Pitch Next MonthAs neither the club nor the White House had heard about it.

By Halle Kiefer

president trump July 27, 2020

Trump Made Up His Yankees Opening Pitch Invite: ReportLast Thursday, Trump announced he would throw out the opening pitch at an August 15 Yankees game, to the surprise of the New York Yankees.

By Matt Stieb

games July 26, 2020

Baseball Without Fans Is Best Enjoyed From AfarIf you find yourself envious of those who are able to set foot inside the ballpark, you shouldn’t be.

By Will Leitch

vulture sports July 24, 2020

With the Cubs’ Seventh-Inning Stretch, Here’s Bill Murray and a Giant Teddy BearLike you, Bill Murray seems like he’s really missed baseball.

By Halle Kiefer

vulture sports July 23, 2020

Dr. Fauci Is Exactly As Good at Throwing a Baseball As You Think He Would BeWhich is to say, not very.

By Chris Murphy

play ball July 20, 2020

Dr. Fauci to Throw Out First Pitch at Washington Nationals’ Opening DayThe director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will bring the heat Thursday, July 23.

By Halle Kiefer

vulture sports July 3, 2020

MLB Cancels All-Star Game in Los Angeles Amid Coronavirus ConcernsThis will be the first year without an All-Star Game since 1945.

By Rebecca Alter

games June 16, 2020

Baseball’s Disastrous Spring Feels Like an Existential CrisisAt this point, does it even matter when the sport comes back?

By Will Leitch

bars June 11, 2020

New York’s Best Baseball Bar Has Closed. What Will Happen to Its Memorabilia?Foley’s leaves behind more than 4,000 signed baseballs. We may not have seen the last of them.

By Joe DeLessio

just asking questions May 15, 2020

This Is What It’s Like to Watch Live, Professional Baseball Right NowA conversation with Lotte Giants staffer Sung Min Kim.

By Joe DeLessio

vulture sports Apr. 21, 2020

Jennifer Lopez Wants to Buy the Mets and We Should Let HerJ.Lo and A-Rod are reportedly sussing out financing for a potential bid.

By Halle Kiefer

vulture lists Apr. 14, 2020

16 Essential Movies That Tell the History of BaseballFrom Eight Men Out to Moneyball, the sport has produced a rich filmography.

By Keith Phipps

vulture sports Mar. 15, 2020

Ken Burns Revives Sports, Lets You Stream His Epic Baseball Documentary for FreePeanuts and Cracker Jacks not included.

By Devon Ivie

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to CoronavirusThe NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Chas Danner

games Feb. 25, 2020

What the Story of the Vermont Reds Tells Us About Bernie SandersThe way the minor-league baseball team came to Burlington is the candidate’s career in miniature. So is the way they left.

By Will Leitch

games Feb. 13, 2020

Pete Rose’s Plea to Be Unbanned From Baseball Is Right From the Trump PlaybookThe legendary hitter (and gambler) admits no fault while harkening back to the sport’s bygone golden age. It just might work.

By Will Leitch

games Jan. 17, 2020

A Baseball Expert’s Guide to the Nutty MLB Cheating ScandalThe story dominating the major leagues has now moved into the realm of conspiracy theory — and remains highly enjoyable.

By Will Leitch

games Nov. 19, 2019

Finally, a Fun Baseball ScandalThank God for the Houston Astros and their ridiculous trash-can scheme.

By Will Leitch

games Oct. 28, 2019

The Wisdom of the CrowdBooing the president probably won’t help. But hey, it can’t hurt, either!

By Will Leitch

donald trump Oct. 27, 2019

Trump Booed at Washington Nationals Game, Fans Chant ‘Lock Him Up’There’s a reason Trump doesn’t get out much in the capital, where just four percent of residents voted for him in 2016.

By Matt Stieb

games Oct. 22, 2019

How the World Got Too Crowded for the World SeriesThe crowning event of America’s Pastime is now just another thing on TV. But there may be another way forward.

By Will Leitch

republicans Oct. 10, 2019

Georgia Republicans Think Braves Lost Playoffs Because of Insufficient RacismUsed to be Southerners thought it important to be polite. Now those who love a rude Yankee president call it political correctness.

By Ed Kilgore

games Oct. 1, 2019

The Postseason Is Sleepless Season for Baseball DiehardsThere’s a simple logic driving the late start times and low TV ratings.

By Will Leitch

games Sept. 11, 2019

Winning Ain’t What It Used to BeThe twin goals of maximizing profit and maximizing championships aren’t aligned anymore for modern sports franchises.

By Will Leitch

games July 18, 2019

Baseball’s Latest Identity CrisisMLB players are hitting more home runs than ever, and that’s all right with me.

By Will Leitch

crime June 12, 2019

Bizarre New Details From the David Ortiz Shooting in Santo DomingoHit men were paid a little less than $8,000 to kill Ortiz, and one suspect was allegedly involved in execution-style murders in 2013.

By Matt Stieb

sports Apr. 19, 2019

Cuban Players Helped Build the Modern MLB. America Doesn’t Want To Help Them.For decades, Cuban players have risked everything to play baseball in America. The Trump administration has cancelled a plan to make it safer for them

By Will Fischer

baseball lit Apr. 4, 2019

The ‘Miracle Mets’ Golden Anniversary Nostalgia Books Are Worth the PriceJust in time for the home opener, several accounts of the glory of ‘69.

By Patrick J. Sauer

games Mar. 19, 2019

Hardly Anyone Knows Mike Trout, the Greatest Baseball Player of All TimeOur generation’s Mickey Mantle is going to play his whole career in total obscurity.

By Will Leitch

games Mar. 13, 2019

Baseball’s New Rock N’ Jock EraHow much should a sport try to change?

By Will Leitch

games Jan. 15, 2019

If You Could Play Any Sport, Which One Should You Choose?(I don’t think it’s football or baseball.)

By Will Leitch

baseball Oct. 29, 2018

Boston Celebs Absolutely Cannot Get Over the Red Sox Win Last NightSpotted: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, post-divorce.

By Hunter Harris

fixations Oct. 22, 2018

I Think About This a Lot: The Legend of the A-Rod Centaur PaintingOf course he needed a permanent reminder that he was a special stallion of fanciful proportions.

By Mara Reinstein

Aug. 29, 2018