major league baseball

A-Rod Leaves the Yankees

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Aug 9, 2016 Dig deeper

MLB All-Star Game Has Become a ‘Midsummer Classic’ Dud

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Jul 12, 2016 Baseball’s showcase used to be a big deal, but like all other professional sports leagues’ All-Star Games, it continues to decline in popularity and now exists mainly as a way to schmooze sponsors and media partners. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Major League Baseball Should Kick Its Racist Past and Put Dick Allen in the Hall of Fame

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jun 4, 2016 Many consider the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and 1972 American League Most Valuable Player the best ballplayer not honored in Cooperstown. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Blue Jays-Rangers Brawl Highlights Major League Baseball’s Latino-Anglo Rift

Mark Heisler / Truthdig May 18, 2016 You can argue whether it's racial or cultural, but tension among the players is real, and integration is not the same as acceptance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Hope’s Opening Day

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 1, 2013 The obligations of religious toleration and pluralism require all who care not a bit about baseball to accept that Opening Day is more than the beginning of a sports season. It is a great religious festival. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Word Against Nate Silver

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Technically minded people have always been primed to become unwitting accessories to corruption, especially when speaking on subjects beyond their expertise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Major League Baseball Player Suspended Over Gay Slur

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 19, 2012 Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar came out onto the field during a game Saturday against the Boston Red Sox with "tu ere maricon" written in Spanish on his eye black, which translates to “you are a faggot." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )