M.L.B. Limits Bets on Individual Pitches After Gambling Charges

Two Cleveland pitchers were accused of colluding with bettors. The league and its gambling company partners have put a $200 limit on wagers on individual pitches.

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Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, Two MLB Pitchers, Charged in Gambling Investigation

Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with bettors. Mr. Ortiz was arrested Sunday.

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Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry, Former Mets and Yankees Slugger

The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.

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Prince Harry Apologizes to Canadians for Wearing an L.A. Dodgers Cap

Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together

The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.

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Canada-U.S. Tensions Stay on Baseball Field During Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series

At Game 1 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday, overt politics were absent. Unity between the two nations was on display before the first pitch.

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Her Grandfather Owned the Yankees. Now She’s Producing ‘Damn Yankees.’

George Steinbrenner’s theater-loving granddaughter Haley Swindal is taking a big swing with a revival of the musical, slightly retooled for a new generation.

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Still Cashing In on the ‘Field of Dreams’

For nearly four decades, the Iowa baseball field used as the set of the beloved Hollywood movie has been trying to find its next act.

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Dan Serafini, Former Baseball Pitcher, Is Convicted of Murder

The 51-year-old faces life in prison without parole for killing his father-in-law and gravely wounding his mother-in-law in execution-style shootings in 2021.

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These L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Forever Changed U.S. History

They helped advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people through legislation, legal challenges or fiery advocacy.

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