Major League Baseball announced Friday that the annual All-Star Game, being held in Atlanta this year, would be moved from its original location. This change by the MLB is due to a new Georgia voting law that would, according to ESPN, “unfairly limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color.”
Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano hit a 10th-inning home run off Cubs’ closer Wade Davis, and the American League beat the National League, 2-1, at the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami on Tuesday night.
Two people with knowledge of the plans say the 2015 NBA All-Star weekend will be split between two New York arenas, with Madison Square Garden to host the game.
Barclays Center in Brooklyn will host the Saturday skills events, the people confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the plans were to be announced at a press conference Wednesday...
Jose Bautista, J.J. Hardy and Jason Kipnis each drove in runs, and the American League beat the National League, 3-0, in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York.
National League manager Bruce Bochy announced on Monday that Mets' pitcher Matt Harvey will be the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night.
Harvey has been lights out for New York although his 7-2 record as a starter isn't indicative of that...
Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis' background is the stuff of legends. He's battled depression, given up on baseball, lost all hope in New York City, and even worked as a janitor before returning to baseball. El Oso Blanco, as he's nicknamed, still has a fascination with cleaning and janitorial duties, which might explain why he's been doing all of the dirty work for the NL East-leading Braves...