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![Aaron Judge of the Yankees, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Fernando Tatís Jr. of the Padres in a photo collage](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baseball-triptych-1_custom-a9499fdafa33e5797991fc308db0765693d804e4-scaled-e1680183049954-900x422.jpg)
4 storylines to watch for Major League Baseball’s opening day
By: Becky Sullivan | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Put on your ballcap, get out your mitt and grab some Cracker Jack: It’s MLB opening day! Major League Baseball’s 2023 season begins Thursday with quicker games,… Read More
![San Diego Padres left fielder Allen Cordoba passes a logo for Play Ball, an initiative from Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in 2017 in San Diego.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MLBLockoutEnds-fc4a61c95799c05251074ccc46c621c23ca7a1bb-scaled-e1646949578645-900x422.jpg)
MLB and players agree to a new labor contract, paving the way to a full 2022 season
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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Updated March 10, 2022 at 4:48 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a new collective… Read More
![Huntington Park in Columbus from the outside of a gate](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/shutterstock_486746077-e1646244028427-900x422.jpg)
No Opening Day at Ohio’s MLB ballparks, but the minor leagues will still play ball
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While the major leagues won’t be playing ball on Opening Day March 31 because talks have broken down between the MLB and the players… Read More
![The new Cleveland Guardians logo is displayed on a screen next to art work, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Cleveland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ap21204685139241_wide-b48dc19313834fcb77887103d304a54a46923ff3-scaled-e1632760782193-900x422.jpg)
Cleveland Will Play Its Last Home Baseball Game Under The Current Name
By: L. Carol Ritchie | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will take home field for the last time under its current name this afternoon. The team has been known as the Cleveland… Read More
![Joe Rock winds up before the start of an inning](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OUbaseballvsWisMilwaukee_CD_039-e1627575686364-900x422.jpg)
Joe Rock’s Journey From Viking, To Bobcat, To The Colorado Rockies
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Former Ohio pitcher Joe Rock heard his name called 68th overall in this summer’s Major League Baseball Draft. Rock is the highest-drafted left-handed pitcher in program… Read More
![Cleveland Indians' Franmil Reyes celebrates with Cleveland Indians' Jordan Luplow (8) after hitting a three-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Geoff Hartlieb during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. The Indians won the game 8-6.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AP20272028137288-scaled-e1601318633745-900x422.jpg)
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
By: Sharon Pruitt-Young | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… Read More
![Ohio Baseball's Joe Rock threw a no-hitter on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 against Morehead State. Ohio split the two games with the Eagles (Photo: Nick Viland/WOUB)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/good-rocky-900x422.png)
Joe Rock(ies): Colorado Selects Bobcat Ace Pitcher In MLB Draft
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University Baseball ace is going to play professionally. The Colorado Rockies drafted left-hander Joe Rock as the 68th overall draft pick in the Competitive Balance… Read More
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Joe Morgan, Big Red Machine Hall of Famer, Dies At 77
By: Joe Kay | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died…. Read More
![Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) waits on deck during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AP_20228223860137-scaled-e1597519149388-900x422.jpg)
Reds Player Tests Positive, 2 Games With Pirates Postponed
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The last two games of a series between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have been called off because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball is… Read More
![A pitch clock behind home plate at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, spring training home of the San Francisco Giants. As part of Major League Baseball's efforts to increase the game's pace of play, pitch clocks were used on an experimental basis at some spring training games. But the experiment ended in mid-March.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pitchclock-1f925262b96dd89af95ed8a03d805a2968550f95-e1553705308376-900x422.jpg)
America’s Favorite Pastime Is Back — And Some Wish It Would Just Hurry Up!
By: Tom Goldman | NPR
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As baseball tries to appeal to a younger audience, there’s concern the long game times may drive away that demographic. So MLB is experimenting with speeding games up and eliminating downtime.