baseball
Cuban baseball players can now play Major Leagues without defecting
December 21, 2018MLB, the players' union, and Cuba have reached a new deal that will let Cuban players sign without having to abandon their country and their families.
Read moreMLB to vet campaign contributions more carefully
November 28, 2018Major League Baseball will put in place new procedures for vetting political contributions after giving $5,000 to Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican senator from Mississippi.
Read moreDamage Control: MLB asks Cindy Hyde-Smith to return $5,000
November 26, 2018In politics as in sports, money reigns supreme. And, it should come as no surprise that those green bank notes or oversized checks change hands frequently between the two.
Read moreAlex Cora recibido con júbilo en Puerto Rico
November 4, 2018Con los brazos alzados al cielo en señal de júbilo, centenares de personas en la ciudad puertorriqueña de Caguas recibieron al piloto de los Medias Rojas Alex Cora, en tributo a uno que de los suyos...
Read moreJackie Robinson integrates baseball 73 years ago—Daily Worker archive
October 30, 2018Fall 1945: the “people’s war against fascism” was victorious. And creeping closer also was victory for Daily Worker's 10-year campaign to end Jim Crow baseball.
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