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San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts, center, and teammate stand line prior to a baseball game against Arizona Diamondbacks in Mexico City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Padres announce agreement to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor challenges a call during an at-bat by Seattle Mariners' Luke Raley during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, filr)

Tapping, twirling and ‘T’ signs: Sports replays have a language all their own

By David Brandt - Associated Press

I'm George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. Joining today is sports reporter Liam Griffin.

Washington Times Weekly: Cherry blossoms, pitch clocks, and a Nationals rebuild

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs after hitting a double during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Foreign-born players in Major League Baseball drops to lowest percentage since 2014

Associated Press

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello during a news conference ahead of MLB Opening Night game against the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Netflix’s MLB debut draws fan backlash over scorebug, missed moments and heavy self-promotion

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

FILE 0 Home plate umpire Tom Fornarola calls a strike during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Ex-umpire worried current officials will be embarrassed when robots overturn ball/strike calls

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 1976, file photo, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin argues a call with first base ump Bruce Froemming during the fourth game of baseball's World Series against the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo, File)

Even with robot umpires, MLB managers will find reasons to argue and get ejected

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Former San Francisco Giants manager Roger Craig is shown on the video board as the team honors former members who died before a baseball game between the Giants and the San Diego Padres in San Francisco, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)

Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night, betting on 3 marquee events

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Cleveland Guardians' Emmanuel Clase leaves Brooklyn federal court, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Guardians won’t have to pay Clase, Ortiz while MLB continues gambling investigation and trial looms

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

FILE - Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference, June 29, 2019, in London. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, file)

MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact with federal commission on prediction markets

Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Guardians' Luis Ortiz pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, in Cleveland, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Cleveland’s Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz accused of taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Guardians' Luis Ortiz pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, in Cleveland, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Home plate umpire Jen Pawol calls a strike during the first inning of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Pawol earns good reviews in debut weekend as MLB’s first female umpire

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

Fans cheer during a flyover before the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Race on for Bristol Motor Speedway to prepare for NASCAR after hosting the MLB Speedway Classic

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

Fans gather for the MLB Speedway Classic baseball game at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Play was resumed today after yesterday's weather delay. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Play ball, take 2: Braves win MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol after rain suspension

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

In this June 24, 2016, photo, former Cincinnati Red Pete Rose waves to the crowd as he is introduced on the field during a ceremony to honor the 1976 World Series champions team before the Reds' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) bats against the Hanshin Tigers during the third inning in an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

This 1942 photo provided by the Carnegie Museum of Art shows Homestead Grays baseball catcher Josh Gibson crouched on Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Gibson is featured in an opera about his life called "The Summer King." It has its world premiere April 29, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (Charles "Teenie" Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art via AP)

LOVERRO: Negro Leagues’ Leonard, Gibson delivered titles to District as the Grays’ dynamic duo

By Thom Loverro

FILE - A general overall interior view of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions, Sept. 7, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo. Top Kansas legislators have intensified efforts to woo the Super Bowl champion Chiefs by offering to let the professional football franchise shape a plan for using state bonds to finance a new stadium in Kansas. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums

By John Hanna - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani speaks to media at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, on the first day of spring training baseball workouts for the Dodgers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Dodgers won the offseason, but time will tell if they bought a championship

By David Brandt - Associated Press