A retired MLB player, who committed suicide a year ago, is diagnosed with CTE, a disease linked to head trauma
Baseball
Baseball is About to Get Even More Boring
Outlawing home plate collisions is a safe move. But it’s not the right one.
Major League Baseball Set to Ban Home Plate Collisions
The League is trying to reduce concussion risks with the new rule
Blue Jay’s Roy Halladay Retires After 16 Seasons in Major League Baseball
The Cy Young award winner and six-time All Star signed a one-day contract so he could retire as a Toronto Blue Jay
Jay Z’s Big Score
Why the rap icon-turned-sports agent is the big winner in Robinson Cano’s 10-year, $240-million contract with the Seattle Mariners
From Fan Favorite To Enemy: Ellsbury To Become A Yankee
In the baseball equivalent of becoming a turncoat, Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has reportedly agreed to sign with the arch-rival New York Yankees. But Ellsbury is just the latest to trade Fenway Park for Yankee Stadium.
Jacoby Ellsbury Leaving Boston Red Sox for New York Yankees
He was released by the Red Sox at the end of October
Suburban Atlanta Paves Way for the Braves
Cobb County approves plan to build new stadium in city outskirts
Rangers Seal Trade Deal for Detroit’s Prince
Fielder headed to Texas, while Ian Kinsler set for the Motor City
A-Rod Storms Out of Grievance Hearing
Yankees Alex Rodriguez said he was “disgusted” with the Major League Baseball arbitration process
McCutchen and Cabrera Win Baseball’s MVP Awards
Second in a row for Cabrera
Dodgers and Tigers Pitchers Take Home Cy Young Awards
Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer honored as top pitchers in their baseball leagues
Braves Buck Atlanta and MLB’s Urban Effort in Move to Suburbia
The franchise will abandon downtown Turner Field in 2016 after just 20 seasons