baseball

Bernie at bat? Sanders makes pitch for minor leagues

December 16, 2019 By Will Weissert

Bernie Sanders is aggressively opposing a Major League Baseball plan to cut 42 minor league teams across the country after 2020.

Study: Inconsistent seams, player behavior behind home run uptick

December 11, 2019 By Jake Seiner

Changes to the roundness of the ball, surface roughness and the thickness of the laces were found to be “relatively consistent.”

Union leader Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame

December 9, 2019 By Ronald Blum

Marvin Miller was the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multi-million dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing.

Saving the minor leagues: Bernie Sanders jumps into the fight

December 3, 2019 By Al Neal

For the presidential candidate, and independent senator from Vermont the plan is “an absolute disaster for baseball fans, workers and communities throughout the country.”

In the RedZone: Thoughts on the 2019 World Series

November 8, 2019 By Al Neal

While not the World Series I was expecting, the Washington Nationals’ game seven win over the Houston Astros—the favored team to win—was a historic moment for D.C. ball fans.