Dave Hannigan: For years the New York Yankees could afford to be smug. Perhaps not any more
Ahead of Juan Soto decision, entitled Yankee minds thought nobody could ever possibly choose the New York Mets
Baseball
Juan Soto completes record $765m move to New York Mets
The Dominican Republic outfielder’s contract is the biggest in sporting history
Shohei Ohtani reaches World Series mountaintop in first season with Dodgers
Los Angeles team beat New York Yankees for the title
Yankees keep World Series alive as bats awaken for Game 4 win over Dodgers
Sweep is averted with win in the Bronx, as fans are ejected after one pries ball from Mookie Betts’ glove following catch
Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball sells for record $4.4m amid legal battle for ownership
Ball was star slugger’s 50th homer of 2024 season as three parties say they grabbed ball from stands
MLB playoffs: Dodgers to face Yankees in World Series after sealing NLCS over Mets
LA will now face New York in decider for the 12th time in history, but first in 43 years
Bananas baseball: a travelling circus or potential saviour of America’s national game?
The crowd-pleasing stunts of the Savannah Bananas are bringing in fans and piquing the interest of the po-faced Major League game
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey from 1932 World Series sells for record $24.1m
Jersey, worn by baseball player Babe Ruth in his final home run in the 1932 World Series, is most expensive sports collectible sold at auction as it fetches $24.1m
Willie Mays, baseball’s towering legend dies at 93
Mays thrilled crowds with his all-round skills and flair, retiring with 660 home runs
Shohei Ohtani’s translator reportedly discussing plea deal around alleged $4.5m theft
Ippei Mizuhara allegedly took millions from star’s account, and plea deal will absolve Ohtani of any wrongdoing
Controversy around LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter shows strange relationship US has with sports betting
The controversy around the LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter shows the strange relationship that America has with betting on sports
Commercialisation of sport in the US is like being hit over the head with a baseball bat
Dave Hannigan: It costs up to $10,000 a year for a child to join a competitive baseball or softball team. These outfits then require huge spending on out-of-state tournaments and weekend stays in hotels
Shohei Ohtani, the $700m man, is a product of brutal Japanese baseball culture that’s turning children off the game
The US media is running out of superlatives for the 29-year-old star, but back in his native Japan, the demands on young players is taking its toll
Moneyball’s Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas after MLB owners approve relocation
Owner John Fisher will move to proposed stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, with $380 million in public financing
Will the Saudis finally break into America’s national obsession, the NFL? You bet your bottom dollar
With soccer, baseball and basketball already heeding the siren call of Saudi money, it may not be long before American football clubs can be bought by any petrocracy
Dick Groat was the type of dogged competitor who made ‘every swing count’ - a family trait
Baseball legend who died aged 92 last week was also grand-uncle to Brooks Koepka
Fans rejoice in Tokyo as Japan’s baseball win over USA accompanies cherry blossom bloom
Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani struck out his LA Angels team-mate Mike Trout to seal a 3-2 victory
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