Major League Baseball (MLB)

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the pre-eminent baseball league in North America. Each season concludes with a World Series finale. The defending champions are the Chicago Cubs.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb sits on the bench after losing his bid for a no-hitter in the ninth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Photo: AP

The perils of sport stars and social media: when tweets come back to haunt

As Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers Sean Newcomb and Josh Hader face up to racist, sexist and homophobic tweets they sent as teenagers, publicist Lauren Walsh recalls how she dealt with a football player

30 Jul 2018 - 9:58am

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Norichika Aoki of the Houston Astros pitches against the New York Yankees in a game on June 30, 2017. Tencent’s deal with MLB which gives it the exclusive rights to stream 125 games. Photo: KYODO

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A match between the Guangdong Leopards against the Beijing Tiger during the The China Baseball League at the Olympic Sports Centre of Guangzhou in Guangzhou, China. MLB will be building 10 baseball academies to boost the popularity of the sport in China. Photo: May Tse

US MLB to build baseball academies in China

23 Dec 2017 - 3:57am

Japan's Shohei Otani pitches against South Korea during the first inning of their game at the Premier 12 world baseball tournament in Tokyo. Ohtani has signed with the Los Angeles Angels in the US. Photo: AP

‘Babe Ruth of Japan’ Ohtani signs with Los Angeles Angels

9 Dec 2017 - 10:51pm

Roy Halladay pictured during a Philadelphia Phillies game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citizens Bank Park in August 2013. Photo: AFP

Tributes pour in after baseball legend Halladay dies in plane crash

8 Nov 2017 - 9:28pm

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig’s home was burglarised shortly after the heartbreaking World Series loss to the Houston Astros on Thursday. Photo: AP

Yasiel Puig’s home broken into after Dodgers World Series loss

3 Nov 2017 - 11:38am

Charlie Morton and Brian McCann of the Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in game seven to claim the World Series. Photo: AFP

Houston Astros beat LA Dodgers to claim maiden World Series title

2 Nov 2017 - 12:21pm

Chris Taylor of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides into second base for a double in the sixth innings of the fame six win against the Houston Astros. Photo: Kyodo

Dodgers down Astros to keep World Series bid alive

1 Nov 2017 - 12:44pm

Derek Fisher of the Houston Astros slides in to home plate, scoring the game-winning run during the 10th inning. Photo: AFP

What a game! Astros edge Dodgers 13-12 in epic World Series thriller

30 Oct 2017 - 3:29pm

Houston Astros’ Yuli Gurriel hits a home run off Yu Darvish during Game Three in the World Series. Photo: AP

Astros’ Gurriel appears to make racist gesture to Japan’s Darvish in World Series

28 Oct 2017 - 2:21pm

File photo of New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who was let go by the team after his contract was not renewed for the 2018 season. Photo: AFP

Girardi let go as manager of New York Yankees

27 Oct 2017 - 9:47am

Charlie Culberson of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eleventh inning against the Houston Astros in game two of the World Series. Photo: AFP

Astros take game two thriller to level World Series

26 Oct 2017 - 1:18pm

Clayton Kershaw pitches during the first inning against the Houston Astros. Photo: AFP

Kershaw pitches Dodgers past Astros in hot World Series opener

25 Oct 2017 - 11:57am

Hailey Dawson wants to throw out the first pitch at every baseball park in the US. Photo: Twitter/@Nationals

Seven-year-old with robotic hand to throw out first pitch at World Series

14 Sep 2017 - 12:44pm

The New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez hits the first of two home runs against the Boston Red Sox on June 8, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2017, a report that the Red Sox, using an electronic device, stole signs from the Yankees. (Dick Druckman/Zuma Press/TNS)

MLB investigates as Red Sox use Apple Watch to gain edge against Yankees

6 Sep 2017 - 2:40pm

Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera is in the bottom of the pile as the New York Yankees fight with the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in Detroit. Photo: AP

Brawl erupts in MLB game between Yankees and Tigers

25 Aug 2017 - 9:30am

Chicago Cubs fans attend a rally in Grant Park to celebrate the team's World Series victory on November 4, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Hundreds of thousand of people lined the streets in downtown Chicago as the team paraded by in double deck buses on the way to the rally. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP

Unofficially at least, there were no losers during baseball’s finest hour

5 Nov 2016 - 6:56pm

Cleveland Indians watch the Chicago Cubs celebrate after losing game seven of the Major League Baseball World Series. Photo: AP

Shattered Cleveland Indians’ dream season ends in game seven as they take over mantle of longest World Series drought

3 Nov 2016 - 1:33pm

Chicago Cubs outfielder Ben Zobrist celebrates after hitting a RBI double against the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning of game seven in the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Photo: USA Today

Chicago Cubs finally win World Series again after 108 years following epic game seven

3 Nov 2016 - 3:02pm

Chicago Cubs fans wave W flags after game six of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Cubs thrash Indians to set up winner-takes-all World Series game seven decider

2 Nov 2016 - 11:58am

Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the fourth innings against the Cleveland Indians in game five of the 2016 World Series at Wrigley Field. Photo: AFP

Chicago Cubs edge Cleveland Indians in game five to avoid elimination in World Series

1 Nov 2016 - 4:10pm

Corey Kluber pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs. Photo: AFP

Cleveland Indians rout Chicago Cubs to put one hand on World Series title

1 Nov 2016 - 4:10pm

Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin throws against the Chicago Cubs in the bottom of the first inning of game three EPA/TANNEN MAURY

With dad in stands, Josh Tomlin comes through for Indians

1 Nov 2016 - 4:11pm

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman celebrates with teammates after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game two of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Photo: USA Today

All square: Chicago Cubs defeat Cleveland Indians 5-1 to level World Series

1 Nov 2016 - 4:11pm

Roberto Perez #55 of the Cleveland Indians hits a three-run home run during the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game One of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on October 25, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP

Indians take first blood in World Series opener with 6-0 win over Cubs

1 Nov 2016 - 4:11pm

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