Al Behrman / AP MLB Hall of Famer and Cincinnati Reds Legend Dies at 77 His death is the latest among major league greats this year: Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Tom Seaver and Al Kaline. By The Associated Press October 12, 2020
Jeff Vinnick / Getty Images Op-Ed: It Turns Out Pro Athletes Taking a Knee During the Anthem Is Pointless When we watch games and cheer for teams, we’re doing it as a break from life's stresses, not because we want to watch athletes play politics. By Tom Venesky August 22, 2020
Justin K. Aller / Getty Images Cleveland Indians Player Prominently Wears Banned 'Chief Wahoo' Logo During Game Indians’ first baseman Carlos Santana hit a game-winning homer while wearing his team's banned former logo underneath his jersey. By Kipp Jones August 20, 2020
Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images Benches Clear After MLB Player Charges Opposition's Dugout 'These things happen when you're on the baseball field.' By The Associated Press August 9, 2020
Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images Do Americans Like Politics in Sports? New Ratings Tell You Everything You Need To Know NBA and MLB ratings took a massive hit after the leagues showed support for BLM and anthem kneeling in their debuts. By Michael Austin August 8, 2020
Chris Szagola / AP MLB Team Stranded Amid COVID Outbreak, Game Postponed 'We knew this could happen at some point.' By The Associated Press July 27, 2020
Reuters / Twitter screen shot Trump and Pitching Legend Mariano Rivera Play Catch with Little League Players on WH Lawn In an era of division, Americans of all political persuasions should be able to turn to America's pastime as a source of unity. By Ryan Foley July 26, 2020
Alex Brandon / AP Fauci Caught Ignoring His Own Advice, Ditches Mask and Social Distancing To Watch Baseball This double standard could have the unfortunate effect of making Americans take the 'experts' less seriously the next time we face a crisis. By Ryan Foley July 25, 2020
Adam Hunger / AP MLB Superstar Wears Bible Verse on T-Shirt While Teammates Wear BLM Shirts Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has also made it a point to pay tribute to 9/11 victims and first responders. By Joe Setyon July 24, 2020
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Trump To Throw Out First Pitch Before Yankees Game: 'I Hope They’re Not Going To Be Kneeling' Both teams set to take the diamond when Trump will throw out the first pitch have signaled support for the Black Lives Matter movement By Kipp Jones July 24, 2020