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Jen Pawol Takes Field
in Spring Training Game

Feb 25, 2024 10:05 AM CST

Jen Pawol Takes Field in Spring Training Game

Groundbreaking female umpire will work behind the plate next

(Newser) - It took eight years, but Jen Pawol has made the leap from the minors to a major league game spring training contest as an umpire. Pawol worked the Grapefruit League opener Saturday between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, Florida. The debut marked the first time...

Baseball's New Rules Are Shortening Games

New Rules Shave
20 Minutes Off Games

Feb 27, 2023 7:05 PM CST

New Rules Shave 20 Minutes Off Games

One game ended on a clock violation, as players adjust to the changes

(Newser) - By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona's Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike. Both the hitter and pitcher were penalized at the start of Davis' at-bat to lead off the top of the third inning of Monday'...

Lockout Affects First Games

Feb 18, 2022 4:36 PM CST

Lockout Affects First Games

MLB postpones spring training games until March 5

(Newser) - Baseball has canceled its first games because of the lockout. MLB announced Friday that spring training games won't be played until at least March 5, ESPN reports. Spring training had been scheduled to begin this week, with the first games taking place Feb. 26. Owners locked out the players...

Spring Training in Full Swing

BOYS OF SUMMER RETURN

Mar 3, 2010 7:25 PM CST

Spring Training in Full Swing

World champion Yankees get homer in ninth, win opener

(Newser) - The boys of summer are starting to shake off the rust, with today seeing the first (nearly) full slate of spring training baseball games in Florida and Arizona. The defending World Series champion New York Yankees were in action, getting a three-run home run in the ninth inning from unlikely-to-make-the-team-yet...

Baseball Blogger
Raises $9K to Cover
Spring Training

Feb 12, 2010 6:10 AM CST

Baseball Blogger Raises $9K to Cover Spring Training

'Nats Insider' to offer exclusive content to contributors

(Newser) - When the Washington Times eliminated its sports section at the end of 2009, former reporter Mark Zuckerman thought his readers still wanted a source for coverage of the Washington Nationals—and how. The now-baseball blogger raised more than $9,000 from readers eager to help him cover the cost of...

Over Boos,
A-Rod Homers
in Spring Opener

Feb 25, 2009 4:06 PM CST

Over Boos, A-Rod Homers in Spring Opener

He played until fifth inning against Blue Jays

(Newser) - Despite the cacophony of boos, cheers, and cat calls hurled his way, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run today in his first spring-training game for the New York Yankees, the AP reports. The maligned third baseman played until the fifth inning at the Toronto Blue Jays’ ballpark—his first...

Kids Should Ease Into Baseball Season

Dec 26, 2007 9:45 AM CST

Kids Should Ease Into Baseball Season

Playing catch now can limit rotator cuff injuries

(Newser) - Tossing a baseball around in the off-season might help young pitchers stave off rotator cuff injuries, reports HealthDay. "Most high school athletes go from football to basketball and then start throwing a baseball at full speed," says the Houston Astros' team doc, adding that their arms aren't yet...