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Rally Cat: Feline on Field Sets Up Cardinals’ Grand Slam
The Cardinals rallied in their match against the Royals on Tuesday night after the intrusion of a small cat onto the field at Busch Stadium caused a delay of several minutes with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth.
Read moreRI Governor Stumbles Over Privilege in Probe of 38 Studios Boondoggle
Five years after bankruptcy capsized the video game company started by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, a judge’s restraining order has thrown a wrench in Rhode Island’s effort to get answers on the pricey boondoggle.
Read moreLatino Umpire Calls Foul Over MLB Promotions
A Cuban-born baseball umpire claims in a federal discrimination lawsuit that Major League Baseball routinely denies promotions to Latino umpires under its chief baseball officer, who is accused of holding a grudge since his days as manager of the Yankees.
Read moreMinor League Baseball Players Strike Out in Court
Minor league baseball players lost their Ninth Circuit bid to be subject to the same antitrust laws as other businesses on Monday.
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House Majority Whip Critical After Shooting
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was among six people shot Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice, law enforcement officials say.
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NY Puts the Brakes on Giant Mall by Mets’ Park
A proposal to build a mall near the Mets’ CitiField in Queens hit a roadblock Tuesday when New York’s highest court ruled that state law does not permit the developers to build it, as parts of the property are technically parkland.
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Jury Convicts Ballplayer DeCinces of Insider Trading
A federal jury convicted former Orioles and Angels third baseman Doug DeCinces of 14 counts of insider trading Friday for raking in a $1.3-million profit based on illegal tips.
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Collector Claims Rights to 1924 Signed Babe Ruth Bat
A Wisconsin man claims in court that he is the rightful owner of a 1924 Babe Ruth autographed baseball bat and scrapbook, which he says were stolen from him 30 years ago before showing up online for auction this year.
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Baseball Star’s Inside-Trading Case Sent to Jury
Defense attorneys spent five hours Wednesday telling a federal jury that prosecutors have produced no evidence that former Major League third baseman Doug DeCinces and two co-defendants used inside information to buy stock in a medical device company just before it was acquired, more than doubling their money.
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Woman Grazed by Bullet at Cardinals Game
A woman sitting near the Cardinals dugout at Busch Stadium Tuesday night was shot by a bullet from outside the stadium, police said.
Read moreBaseball Star’s Inside-Trading Trial Wrapping Up
A federal prosecutor and a defense attorney Tuesday gave jurors vastly different explanations of how former Major League Baseball star Doug DeCinces and 14 of his friends and family came to buy a stock in a medical device company days before it was acquired, more than doubling its share price.
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Ninth Circuit Urged to Reject Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption
A panel of Ninth Circuit judges on Tuesday appeared unwilling to reject Supreme Court precedent deeming Major League Baseball exempt from antitrust laws, despite arguments that the exemption is based on a lie.
Read moreMLB Players Can Pursue Claims Against Al Jazeera
Two Major League Baseball players can move forward with their claims Al Jazeera defamed them in a documentary by linking them to the use performance-enhancing drugs, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreJuly Sentencing Set in Cuban Ballplayer Smuggling Case
A federal judge in Miami has set sentencing for July 11 for a sports agent and baseball trainer convicted of smuggling ballplayers from Cuba to the United States.
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Judge Revives Class in Minor League Baseball Suit
A federal judge Tuesday revived a class action for Minor League baseball players who claim they were paid less than minimum wage.
Read more$2M Penalty Puts End to Baseball Hacking Scandal
Major League Baseball ordered the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday to pay the Houston Astros $2 million and give the Astros two future draft picks, as punishment for a hacking scandal that sent a former Cardinals executive to federal prison.
Read moreBaseball-Bat Maker Accused of Spinning Defect
Customers claim Louisville Slugger is trying to cover up a manufacturing defect in one of its pricey baseball bats by saying they were made that way on purpose to help batters with their swings.
Read moreWashington Nationals
The Washington Nationals failed to pay $102,000 for branding, marketing and spring training video production services, a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia by One Sixty Over Ninety Inc. claims.
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