Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

CHICAGO -- Before he takes the mound each start, Andrew Heaney delegates a responsibility to someone in the dugout. If he points at his shoe, that means his shoelace has probably exploded and you need to run up to his locker to grab another. It’s not paranoia. It has been

If you’re an avid card collector, you’ve probably ripped open plenty of Topps packs, hoping to pull an autographed card of a highly touted rookie. But do you have an autographed card of the "Barry Bonds of Softball?" You can try to get one now.

BALTIMORE -- Riley Greene is an All-Star outfielder leading the Tigers to the best record in baseball. Riley Green is an award-winning country music star. They have been confused for each other on social media and various circles, but they had never met … until Thursday afternoon at Camden Yards.

ST. PAUL, MINN. -- Seigo Masubuchi was ready to go. This would be the 47-year-old's 96th marathon -- a jaunt around his adopted hometown of St. Paul. A crowd would cheer him on, cups of water would be delivered when he needed them -- and he'd start and finish the

Sometimes, you just have to support your team while you're at work. So, it's a good thing that a baseball hat works with pretty much any work attire, even a papal cassock.

The Nationals have once again tapped into their Minor League system to bring new talent to Nationals Park: the team called up Bruce the Bat Dog from Triple-A Rochester to make his debut on Saturday. They are hoping he'll be Best in The Show. Bruce earned his promotion after posting

Major League Baseball and Jomboy Media announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday that will bring the two sides together to incorporate Jomboy Media’s experience across various MLB avenues. MLB will utilize Jomboy Media’s expertise on MLB’s digital channels, create activations around key MLB events like the All-Star Game and Home

Keep ‘em honest, kid. Growing up, lots of children aspire to put on a Major League uniform. It isn’t everyday you find a kid already sporting an umpire’s uniform. But most kids aren't Bradley Vinson. Vinson looked like a natural last week when he was spotted officiating his own game

You never stop being a dad. We saw that ring true before the fifth inning of Saturday’s Mariners-Angels game at Angel Stadium. The Halos' first-base coach Eric Young Sr. left a protein bar in the first-base coach’s box for his son, Eric Young Jr., who mans the box for Seattle.

When a team needs a change in mojo, players will try almost anything to turn the tide. A new way to the park. A new seat in the dugout. A new pair of socks. A ... fresh shave? Alex Bregman was apparently willing to take a shot with that last

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

Is there anything Juan Soto can't do? The superstar slugger's bat is starting to heat up for the Mets, but that is not the only supreme talent he was showing off on Wednesday night. With the Mets taking it to the Dodgers for most of the game thanks to a

It was the perfect day, the one children from every generation dream of: In John Hughes’ seminal comedy classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the trio of high schoolers -- played by Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Mia Sara -- don’t just skip school, but suck from the very marrow of

Per Rule 5.09(b) of Major League Baseball’s official rule book, a runner is out if he strays more than three feet from his base path to avoid a tag. In other words: no, you can’t run around a tag, we live in a society. But the rules don’t say anything

LOS ANGELES -- A first car is a rite of passage for many people. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ensured that the newest member of the Ohtani family would have a sweet set of wheels once she's ready to hit the road. In a video shared by the Dodgers, Roberts presented

SEATTLE -- The Orioles’ roster has been shuffling players for the better part of the past two months, largely due to the injury woes that currently have 11 players sidelined. So the group looked a bit different Tuesday -- when outfielder Colton Cowser returned from a left thumb fracture --

Could Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons hit .200 in the big leagues? In the latest episode of the 6-1-1 podcast that dropped on Tuesday, former MLB stars and Phillies teammates Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard discuss this crazy proposition with former New York Giants great Justin Tuck.

CHICAGO -- Talk about a heads-up play. With the Tigers already cruising to what would become a 13-1 win over the White Sox, Jack Flaherty got Sox right fielder Joshua Palacios to pop a knuckle curve just below the zone up into foul territory in the bottom of the fifth.

CHICAGO -- What does one do after their racing team won the famed Monaco Grand Prix? Go to one of Major League Baseball's most famous ballparks and take some cuts in the cage. Zak Brown, the CEO of McLaren Racing in Formula One and IndyCar, was a guest of Reds

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week. Read the full newsletter here, and subscribe to his newsletter here.

There are very few members of the animal kingdom that can give a Tiger a fright. One of them, evidently, is a squirrel. A black squirrel was on the loose at Comerica Park on Tuesday, and as it scurried toward the Detroit bullpen, Tigers reliever Tyler Holton wanted to see

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Birthdays are important. We’ve established this. That’s why we have a story here at MLB.com for every day on the calendar, with the best players born on each day. How about those particularly productive birthdays, by Hall of Fame talent? The National Baseball Hall of Fame has more than 300

SAN DIEGO -- Petco Park has been buzzing all season. Especially so on Monday. About two hours before the Padres’ series opener against the Marlins, a swarm of bees took refuge on the camera behind home plate at Petco Park. The area was eventually cordoned off as a beekeeper removed