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Will Ferrell Takes on MLB Spring Training, Plays for 10 Teams in 1 Day

03/13/15 2:28 PM PST

On March 12th, actor Will Ferrell took to the field instead of the stage for Major League Baseball spring training to play with ten different teams in five games for an upcoming HBO special

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Miami Marlins Use Morse Code to Announce Signing

12/19/14 11:19 AM PST

MLB's Miami Marlins send out a code in Morse code to announce the signing of Michael Morse

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Major Leagues' Commissioners Skip Domestic Violence Hearing

12/05/14 12:04 PM PST

Senators on the Commerce Committee were disappointed that none of the commissioners of the four major sports leagues appeared to testify before their hearing on domestic violence in sports

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Tags: domestic violence, sports, nfl, nba, nhl, mlb, troy vincent, senate hearing, ray rice, adrian peterson, abuse

Jose Canseco Shoots His Finger Off

10/29/14 2:49 PM PST

The former baseball star is rushed to the hospital after accidentally shooting his middle finger off while cleaning his gun

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Oscar Taveras, Outfielder for St. Louis Cardinals, Passes Away at 22

10/27/14 5:33 PM PST

While driving in the Dominican Republic, Oscar Taveras and his girlfriend died in a car crash on October 26th. Taveras was a promising young outfielder who had been with the St. Louis Cardinals since 2008

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MLB Tries to Speed Up Baseball Games

09/24/14 9:24 AM PST

Major League Baseball forms a committee to try to speed up baseball games

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Derek Jeter Shines at Final All-Star Game

07/16/14 5:05 PM PST

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is feted at his 14th and final Major League All-Star Game, and he goes out a winner

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Ball Almost Clears Stadium at MLB Home Run Derby

07/15/14 4:07 PM PST

Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby has a repeat champion for the first time in 15 years, but another player has the longest blast

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Sleeping Yankees Fan Sues ESPN Announcers

07/09/14 9:11 AM PST

Andrew Rector files a $10 million defamation lawsuit against ESPN announcers and MLB for showing him snoozing off during a New York Yankees game

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Pete Rose Gets Another Small Taste of Baseball

06/20/14 9:38 AM PST

For the first time since being banned from the MLB in 1989 for betting on the game he was running, Pete Rose gets to manage the Bridgeport Bluefish for one game

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