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At Aaron Judge’s urging, the Yankees have gone retro with their road jerseys

June 13, 2024 at 2:53 a.m.

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge prides himself as an old-school New York Yankee, and now he has a road uniform to match.His suggestion three years ago led to the team jettisoning the...

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge follows through on a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

After Dodgers take 2 of 3 games from Yankees, a World Series matchup seems possible

June 10, 2024 at 4:40 a.m.

NEW YORK — After three intense games between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers in front of sellout crowds, Oswaldo Cabrera allowed himself to think ahead.“It crossed in our minds...

These images provided by San Francisco Giants baseball coach Ryan Christenson show lineup cards and a drawing showing Frank White turning a double play. "He's an artist," said New York Yankees star Juan Soto, who spent 1 1/2 years with Christenson in San Diego. (Ryan Christenson via AP)

Writing on the wall: Giants coach Ryan Christenson has turned lineup cards into art

June 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

NEW YORK — Ryan Christenson has turned lineup cards into art.After San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin picks a batting order, his bench coach selects the font and color scheme for the...

New York Yankees' Juan Soto turns toward home plate to score on a single by Giancarlo Stanton during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Soto out of Yankees’ starting lineup for 3rd straight game but could return Monday at Royals

June 9, 2024 at 10:31 p.m.

NEW YORK — Yankees star Juan Soto was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game when New York played its series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers but could...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández (37) celebrates with teammates Jason Heyward (23) and Andy Pages (44) after a baseball gamea gainst the New York Yankees, Friday, June 7, 2024, in New York. The Dodgers won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Teoscar Hernandez hits 2-run double in 11th, lifts Dodgers over Yankees 2-1

June 8, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

NEW YORK — Teoscar Hernández reached second base, raised both hands, shimmied and twisted his right leg in a dance step that would make a Broadway choreographer proud.With the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Kiké Hernández (8) gestures to fans after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Friday, June 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Dodgers’ Kike Hernandez makes error in midst of live television interview during 2-1 win over Yanks

June 8, 2024 at 3:25 a.m.

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández made an error while in the midst of a live television interview Friday night during a 2-1, 11-inning win over the New...

New York Yankees' Juan Soto hits a single against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Juan Soto has elbow inflammation and is out of the lineup but will not go on Yankees’ injured list

June 8, 2024 at 3:54 a.m.

NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Juan Soto has elbow inflammation and not a serious injury such as a torn ligament, a relief to the team and its fans.Soto didn't play for the...

Jaap van Zweden, background center, conducts the New York Philharmonic in a rehearsal with viola soloist Antoine Tamestit at David Geffen Hall in New York on May 22, 2024. Van Zweden conducts his last Lincoln Center concert as music director of the New York Philharmonic this weekend. (AP Photo/Ronald Blum)

Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons

June 6, 2024 at 5:24 p.m.

NEW YORK — Jaap van Zweden decided during the pandemic that he wanted to jettison the jet-setting life of a transatlantic conductor, so the less-flying Dutchman cut short his New York Philharmonic...

New York Yankees' Carlos Rodón pitches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Carlos Rodon wins 6th straight start for Yankees, putting miserable first season in New York behind

June 6, 2024 at 4:20 a.m.

NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón has put his miserable first season with the Yankees behind, pitching like the All-Star expected by New York when it lavished a $162 million, eight-year contract on...

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws a bullpen session before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Cole to make at least 2 more minor league starts, on track for possible Yankees’ return in June

June 5, 2024 at 10:00 p.m.

NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole is likely to make at least two more minor league rehabilitation starts, putting the AL Young Award winner on track for a possible return to the New...

This image shows director Damiano Michieletto at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in Rome on Oct. 10, 2023. His latest production, Massenet's rarely performed "Don Quichotte" is currently at the Paris Opera. (Fabrizio Sansoni via AP)

Director Damiano Michieletto invigorates opera with stagings that astonish some, appall others

June 5, 2024 at 1:34 p.m.

PARIS — Damiano Michieletto sat in the last row of the Opéra Bastille's front section alongside his production colleagues, watching opening night of Massenet’s rarely performed “Don Quichotte.”They bolted at the final...

ARCHIVO - El infielder de los Padres de San Diego Tucupita Marcano posa para una foto el 20 de febrero de 2024, en Peoria, Arizona. MLB investiga a Marcano por supuestamente en apostar en juegos. (AP Foto/Lindsey Wasson, File)

MLB suspende a venezolano Tucupita Marcano de por vida por apostar al beisbol

June 4, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — El béisbol de las Grandes Ligas suspendió el martes de por vida al infielder venezolano de los Padres de San Diego Tucupita Marcano por apostar en juegos.MLB también suspendió...

FILE - Pittsburgh Pirates' Tucupita Marcano jogs off the field against the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game, Friday, May 26, 2023, in Seattle. Major League Baseball has permanently banned Marcano Tuesday, June 4, 2024, for betting on baseball and suspended the four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions

June 5, 2024 at 2:07 a.m.

NEW YORK — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball...

Venezolano Tucupita Marcano, bajo investigacion de MLB por apostar al beisbol

June 4, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — El infielder venezolano de los Padres de San Diego Tucupita Marcano está siendo investigado por las Grandes Ligas por supuestamente haber apostado al béisbol y está expuesto a una...

FILE - San Diego Padres baseball infielder Tucupita Marcano poses for a photo Feb. 20, 2024, in Peoria, Ariz. Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a possible lifetime ban, according to a person familiar with the probe. MLB is looking into allegations Marcano bet on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates while on the team’s injured list last season, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

MLB player Tucupita Marcano faces possible lifetime ban for alleged baseball bets, AP source says

June 3, 2024 at 9:20 p.m.

NEW YORK — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a lifetime ban, according to a...

Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte celebrates before crossing home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ketel Marte tries to waken NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks from season-long slumber

June 2, 2024 at 11:13 p.m.

NEW YORK — Ketel Marte hit the way he did last October, doing his best to wake the Arizona Diamondbacks from their season-long slumber.Marte homered on Jose Quintana's third pitch of the...

Arizona Diamondbacks' Slade Cecconi follows through on a pitch against the New York Mets during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

After scrambling from Reno to New York, Slade Cecconi starts for Diamondbacks

June 2, 2024 at 1:36 a.m.

NEW YORK — Slade Cecconi was having a great round at Red Hawk Golf and Resort in Reno, Nevada, when he got a call on the 13th hole. His round ended and...

Former New York Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry acknowledges fans during ceremony to retire his number at Citi Field, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

As Mets retire his No. 18, Strawberry tells fans ‘I’m so sorry for ever leaving’

June 2, 2024 at 12:22 a.m.

NEW YORK — Darryl Strawberry stood on the Citi Field grass as his No. 18 was being retired and addressed the New York Mets fans he had jilted 34 years earlier.“I mean...

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen leaves the team's baseball game against the New York Mets during the first inning Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen appears headed to injured list after straining right hamstring

May 31, 2024 at 3:27 a.m.

NEW YORK — Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen appears headed to the injured list after straining his right hamstring five pitches into Thursday night's 3-2 loss to the New York Mets.The 28-year-old...

New York Mets' Pete Alonso falls down at home plate after being injured during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Alonso doubles as pitch hitter and sparks Mets comeback, a day after hit on hand by pitch

May 31, 2024 at 3:56 a.m.

NEW YORK — Relieved he didn't break any bones when hit by a pitch a day earlier, Pete Alonso twice walked into the office of New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza after...

New York Mets relief pitcher Jorge Lopez reacts after striking out St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Jorge Lopez cut by Mets, a day after the reliever threw his glove into the stands following ejection

May 30, 2024 at 10:45 p.m.

NEW YORK — One day after throwing his glove into the stands following his ejection, former All-Star reliever Jorge López was tossed by the New York Mets on Thursday in a decision...

La tumba del expelotero Josh Gibson se aprecia en el Cementerio Allegheny de Pittsburgh, en esta fotografía del 17 de marzo de 2017 (AP Foto/Keith Srakocic, archivo)

Gibson sera lider historico de bateo en las mayores, tras incorporacion de cifras de Ligas Negras

May 29, 2024 at 1:31 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — Josh Gibson se convirtió en el líder histórico de las Grandes Ligas, con un promedio de .372, para rebasar el .367 de Ty Cobb el martes, cuando las estadísticas...

FILE - Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, suring Ty Cobb's .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. (AP Photo/File)

Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated

May 29, 2024 at 8:31 p.m.

NEW YORK — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, suring Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday...

El bateador designado de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, Shohei Ohtani (17), reacciona después de regresar a la primera base durante la primera entrada del juego de béisbol contra los Rojos de Cincinnati en Los Ángeles, el jueves 16 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Ashley Landis)

Ohtani no pudo dormir tras acusaciones contra su traductor de robarle millones de dolares

May 27, 2024 at 9:16 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — Shohei Ohtani dijo que perdió el sueño después de que su traductor fue acusado de robarle millones de dólares.Ippei Mizuhara fue despedido por los Dodgers de Los Ángeles cuando...

FILE - New York Mets' Kodai Senga, of Japan, pitches during the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York. Senga faced hitters Monday, April 29, 2024, for the first time since hurting his shoulder, throwing 21 pitches of live batting practice against minor leaguers at Citi Field. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Injured Mets pitcher Kodai Senga has ‘regretful feelings’ over not being able to help team

May 27, 2024 at 8:58 p.m.

NEW YORK — Injured New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga is upset he hasn't been able to help his team this season."It’s obviously not ideal, a lot of regretful feelings," he said...

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after returning to first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Shohei Ohtani lost sleep after translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from him

May 27, 2024 at 8:14 p.m.

NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani says he lost sleep after his translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the two-way baseball star.Ippei Mizuhara was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers...

FILE - San Diego Padres relief pitcher Drew Pomeranz winds up during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, July 27, 2021, in San Diego. Pomeranz is back in the major leagues for the first time in three years, agreeing a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants after opting out of a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan, File)

Drew Pomeranz back in major leagues with Giants after 3-year absence caused by injuries

May 24, 2024 at 11:17 p.m.

NEW YORK — Drew Pomeranz was in his Oklahoma City hotel room when his cell phone rang with his agent on the line. The San Francisco Giants were willing to bring the...

Rob Manfred, comisionado de las Grandes Ligas, habla en una conferencia de prensa en Nueva York, el jueves 23 de mayo de 2024 (AP Foto/Julia Nikhinson)

Lesiones de lanzadores se presentan mas probablemente en pretemporada e inicio de campana

May 24, 2024 at 1:55 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — Las lesiones de los lanzadores se presentan más probablemente en la pretemporada y en el comienzo de la campaña, recalcaron las Grandes Ligas.Los dirigentes del béisbol han rechazado la...

Rob Manfred, comisionado de las Grandes Ligas, llega a una conferencia de prensa el jueves 23 de mayo de 2024, en Nueva York (AP Foto/Julia Nikhinson)

Grandes Ligas dificilmente adoptaran umpires robot para 2025

May 24, 2024 at 1:10 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — Difícilmente los umpires robot debutarán en 2025, de acuerdo con las Grandes Ligas.“Tenemos todavía algunos problemas técnicos”, reconoció el comisionado Rob Manfred el jueves, durante una conferencia de prensa...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at a press conference following an owners meeting, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

MLB says pitcher injuries more likely to occur during spring training, early in season

May 23, 2024 at 9:36 p.m.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says pitcher injuries are more likely to occur during spring training and early in the season.Management has rejected an assertion by players’ union head Tony Clark...

El comisionado de las Grandes Ligas Rob Manfred durante una rueda de prensa tras la reunión de dueños de las Grandes Ligas, el jueves 23 de mayo de 2024, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Julia Nikhinson)

El Clasico Mundial regresa a Puerto Rico para 2026. Miami y Tokio repiten como sedes

May 23, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — San Juan volverá a recibir el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol para su próxima edición en 2026, mientras que Miami y Tokio repetirán como sedes de los juegos del torneo...

MLB says robot home plate umpires unlikely for 2025

May 23, 2024 at 9:08 p.m.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025.“We still have some technical issues,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at a news conference following an...

New York Yankees' Juan Soto smiles in the dugout after hitting a home run against the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Juan Soto sparks chants of ‘M-V-P!’ at Yankee Stadium 51 games into season

May 23, 2024 at 3:45 a.m.

NEW YORK — Fifty-one games into the season, Juan Soto is sparking chants of “M-V-P!” at Yankee Stadium.“Way too early,” Soto said after his second two-homer game of the homestand led the...

Juan Soto de los Yanquis de Nueva York celebra luego de conectar un jonrón ante los Medias Blancas de Chicago, el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024. (AP Foto/Frank Franklin II)

Hal Steinbrenner atribuye a tecnologia la mejora en la salud de los Yankees

May 23, 2024 at 12:38 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — El dueño de los Yankees Hal Steinbrenner atribuyó a la nueva tecnología en el camerino que Nueva York tenga la mejor marca de la Liga Americana, con un inicio...

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells watches as Seattle Mariners' Dylan Moore (25) follows through on a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mariners’ Rojas says he picked up pitch tipping of Yankees’ Schmidt ahead of Moore home run

May 22, 2024 at 10:37 p.m.

NEW YORK — With a little nod of his neck as he took his lead off second base, Josh Rojas seemed to signal Mariners teammate Dylan Moore a cutter was coming from...

FILE - New York Yankees' owner Hal Steinbrenner attends a news conference at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in New York. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits new clubhouse technology with helping New York get off to an AL-best 33-17 start, is pleased Juan Soto has bonded with teammates and fans and is confident his team can return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Our injuries have been below average as opposed to way above average, which we’ve had at least two of the last five years,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the Major League Baseball owners' meetings. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits clubhouse technology for improved health, fast start

May 22, 2024 at 9:42 p.m.

NEW YORK — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner credits new clubhouse technology with helping New York get off to an AL-best 33-17 start, is pleased Juan Soto has bonded with teammates and fans,...

New York Yankees' Clarke Schmidt pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yankees’ Schmidt thinks he tipped pitch that Mariners’ Moore hit for go-ahead, 2-run homer

May 22, 2024 at 3:48 a.m.

NEW YORK — Clarke Schmidt thought he tipped his pitch to Seattle's Dylan Moore, who put the Mariners ahead to stay with a two-run homer in the third inning of a 6-3...

Gerrit Cole, lanzador de los Yankees de Nueva York, lanza una sesión de bullpen antes de un juego ante los RAys de Tampa Bay, el sábado 11 de mayo de 2024 (AP Foto/Chris O'Meara)

Cole enfrenta a bateadores por 1ra vez desde la pretemporada

May 21, 2024 at 10:56 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — Gerrit Cole subió al montículo del Yankee Stadium con el uniforme a rayas, mientras que sus compañeros de Nueva York llenaban la cueva para mirar la forma en que...

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole faces hitters for the first time since spring training

May 21, 2024 at 10:04 p.m.

NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole walked onto the Yankee Stadium mound in full pinstriped uniform as New York teammates filled the dugout to watch their ace throw 20 pitches of batting practice.“I...

ARCHIVO - El volante estadounidense Tyler Adams durante el partido contra Inglaterra en el Mundial de Qatar, el 25 de noviembre de 2022. (AP Foto/Julio Cortez)

Adams, Reyna, Turner y Ream suscitan dudas en EEUU para la Copa America

May 20, 2024 at 6:25 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Matt Turner y Tim Ream tendrán tres semanas previo a la Copa América para ponerse a tono con Estados Unidos tras recibir escasos minutos de...

FILE - Tyler Adams of the United States runs on the pitch during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and The United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2022. Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Matt Turner and Tim Ream will be given the three weeks ahead of the Copa America to regain sharpness during U.S. team training after seeing little playing time over the final three months of their club seasons. “We have friendly games to build up their fitness and get them ready,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said Monday, May 20, 2024, after announcing a 27-man roster for pre-tournament friendlies against Colombia on June 8 at Landover, Maryland, and Brazil four days later at Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America

May 20, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

CHICAGO — Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Matt Turner and Tim Ream will be given the three weeks ahead of the Copa America to regain sharpness during U.S. team training after seeing little...

New York Yankees' Juan Soto hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Soto, Judge and Stanton give Yankees first teammates trio of season with double-digit homers

May 18, 2024 at 9:49 p.m.

NEW YORK — Juan Soto stopped his slump with flair, ing Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge to make the New York Yankees the first team this season with a trio of double-digit...

Bad Bunny durante un concierto en Atlanta, el miércoles 15 de mayo de 2024. (Foto de Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

Agencia deportiva de Bad Bunny demanda a gremio de peloteros por veto. Anuncia a Acuna como cliente

May 16, 2024 at 8:27 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — La agencia de representación deportiva de Bad Bunny demandó el jueves a la asociación de peloteros y solicitó una orden cautelar contra el gremio para poder seguir trabajando con...

El argentino Lionel Messi, festeja con sus compañeros Benjamín Cremaschi y Luis Suárez, durante el partido ante Montreal, el sábado 11 de mayo de 2024 (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Salario de 20 millones de Messi en la MLS excede las nominas de casi todos los clubes

May 16, 2024 at 7:04 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — El salario anual de Lionel Messi en su contrato de la MLS con el Inter de Miami supera los 20,4 millones de dólares en su primera temporada completa y...

Bad Bunny performs on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

Bad Bunny sports agency sues baseball players’ union over ban, announces Ronald Acuna Jr. as client

May 16, 2024 at 8:55 p.m.

NEW YORK — Bad Bunny's sports representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, asking for a restraining order against the union that would allow it to keep working with the company's...

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi reacts after scoring in the first half of an MLS soccer match against the New England Revolution, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Messi’s $20.4 million compensation with Miami exceeds all but 3 other MLS teams

May 16, 2024 at 9:06 p.m.

NEW YORK — Lionel Messi’s annualized pay from his Major League Soccer contract with Inter Miami is just over $20.4 million in his first full season, exceeding the payrolls of all but...

This image released by the Paris Opera shows soprano Lise Davidsen in a rehearsal at the Paris Opera on May 2, 2024, for her role debut as Salome in a revival of Lydia Steier’s production of Richard Strauss’ “Salome.” (Charles Duprat/Paris Opera via AP)

Fans flock to Paris to cheer as Lise Davidsen becomes classical music’s Taylor Swift

May 13, 2024 at 7:55 p.m.

PARIS — Taylor Swift isn't the only singer fans are flocking to Paris to hear.Lise Davidsen has become classical music’s biggest draw, attracting crowds to the Paris Opéra for her first performances...

This image release by the Zurich Opera shows Tomas Konieczny, left, as Wotan with Valkyries in a rehearsal of Andreas Homoki’s production of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at the Zurich Opera. (Monika Rittershaus/Zurich Opera via AP)

Zurich presents counterrevolutionary staging of Wagner’s Ring Cycle under Noseda and Homoki

May 10, 2024 at 3:38 p.m.

ZURICH — In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle that sparked 13 minutes of applause at...

This image released by the Metropolitan Opera shows conductors Speranza Scappucci, from left, Marin Alsop and Oksana Lyniv at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in April 2024. (Muriel Steinke/Metropolitan Opera via AP)

Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4

May 7, 2024 at 6:05 p.m.

NEW YORK — Oksana Lyniv, Speranza Scappucci, Marin Alsop and Xian Zhang filled their lockers in the guest conductors’ dressing room off the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra pit. Just four women had led...

Omar Narváez, cátcher venezolano de los Mets de Nueva York, observa mientras el dominicano Christopher Morel, de los Cachorros de Chicago, festeja su jonrón de tres carreras, el jueves 2 de mayo de 2024 (AP Foto/Seth Wenig)

Baja en 1 minuto la duracion promedio de los juegos de las Grandes Ligas

May 3, 2024 at 1:32 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — La duración promedio de un juego de nueve innings fue de 2 horas y 36 minutos durante el primer mes completo de la campaña de las Grandes Ligas, una...

New York Mets catcher Omar Narváez, left, watches as Chicago Cubs' Christopher Morel crosses home plate after hitting a three-run homer during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Citi Field, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:36 in second season of MLB pitch clock

May 2, 2024 at 8:35 p.m.

NEW YORK — The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the...

FILE -Colorado Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard celebrates as time runs out in the team's MLS soccer match against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Commerce City, Colo. The Rapids won 2-1. Tim Howard will Tony Meola, Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel on Saturday, May 4, 2024, as modern-era American goalkeepers in the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Tim Howard, last in line of top American goalkeepers, enters U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

May 2, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.

Tim Howard was 10 years old when he walked into Giants Stadium's upper deck in June 1989 for a United States-Peru friendly that featured goalkeeper Tony Meola making his second...

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Final cost in for Mets’ sorry 2023 season $420 million in payroll plus luxury tax

May 2, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

NEW YORK — The final cost of the New York Mets’ sorry 2023 season has been totaled: $420 million.Major League Baseball finalized its payroll figures for last year, and the Mets finished...

Emily Sonnett, izquierda, de Estados Unidos, hace o con el balón que conducía Simi Awujo, de Canadá, durante el segundo tiempo de la Copa SheBelieves de fútbol femenino, el martes 9 de abril de 2024, en Columbus, Ohio. La Federación de Fútbol de EE.UU. y su contraparte mexicana desistieron de buscar albergar la Copa del Mundo femenina en 2027, informaron en un comunicado el lunes 29 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Jay LaPrete)

EEUU y Mexico renuncian al Mundial femenino de 2027. Brasil y sede tripartita siguen en pie

April 30, 2024 at 12:35 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — Las federaciones de Estados Unidos y México desistieron el lunes de su candidatura conjunta para albergar la Copa Mundial Femenina de fútbol en 2027, y dijeron que en lugar...

United States' Sophia Smith, right, celebrates her goal against Canada with teammates during the shoot out of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

U.S. and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and t German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain

April 30, 2024 at 8:53 a.m.

NEW YORK — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their t bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to...

This image released by the New York Philharmonic shows former New York Yankees baseball player Bernie Williams, standing left, with conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he makes his New York Philharmonic debut in New York on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Brandon Patoc/New York Philharmonic via AP)

Bernie Williams is back in center – only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut

April 25, 2024 at 5:46 p.m.

NEW YORK — Bernie Williams was in the center, just like the old days at Yankee Stadium. Only this time he was at Lincoln Center alongside conductor Gustavo Dudamel and making his...

Anthony Roth Costanzo, new general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, poses at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on April 15, 2024. (Matthew Placek/Opera Philadelphia via AP)

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo to become general director of Opera Philadelphia

April 25, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

Anthony Roth Costanzo was hired Thursday as general director and president of Opera Philadelphia and will continue his career as a leading countertenor while taking over an ambitious company dealing...

FILE - An umpire puts a ball into his face mask during a Major League Baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man

April 24, 2024 at 8:04 p.m.

NEW YORK — A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual.Brandon...

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, right, argues with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the first inning of the baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. Boone was ejected from the game. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Yankees manager Aaron Boone is ejected 5 pitches into a game. He says a fan berated the umpire

April 23, 2024 at 12:45 a.m.

NEW YORK — Aaron Boone didn't tie the record for fastest ejection. The New York Yankees manager did think it was among the most unjust dismissals.Boone was thrown out of Monday's 2-0...

New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil walks off the field during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Yankees pitcher Luis Gil gets 2nd big league win, 993 days after beating Orioles in debut

April 21, 2024 at 11:08 p.m.

NEW YORK — On the 993rd day after Luis Gil won his major league debut, he got win No. 2.Now 25 and nearly two years after Tommy John surgery, the right-hander struck...

ARCHIVO - El director de orquesta Andrew Davis, derecha, alza los brazos ante el aplauso del público, acompañado por Renee Fleming y Peter Rose, durante el último ensayo de la ópera "Capriccio" de Richard Strauss de la Compañía de Ópera Metropolitana en el Lincoln Center de Nueva York, el 25 de marzo de 2011. (AP Foto/Richard Drew, archivo)

Muere Andrew Davis, aclamado director de orquesta, a los 80 anos

April 21, 2024 at 3:35 p.m.

Andrew Davis, un aclamado director de orquesta británico que fue director musical de la Ópera Lírica de Chicago y de orquestas en tres continentes, murió. Tenía 80 años.Davis falleció de...

FILE - Conductor Andrew Davis, right, raises his arms as he takes a bow, accompanied by Renee Fleming, and Peter Rose, center, during the final dress rehearsal of Richard Strauss's "Capriccio" in the Metropolitan Opera at New York's Lincoln Center, March 25, 2011. Davis, the acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died, Saturday, April 20, 2024. He was 80. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents, dies

April 21, 2024 at 9:28 p.m.

Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80.Davis died Saturday at Rusk...

New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling holds a jersey that has the number of games he broadcasted during a retirement ceremony before a baseball game agains the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, April 20, 2024 (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

John Sterling honored by Yankees for 36 seasons and 5,631 games as radio voice

April 20, 2024 at 7:50 p.m.

NEW YORK — After 36 seasons as the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling needed just 90 seconds to say goodbye.Sterling was honored with an on-field ceremony before Saturday’s 2-0,...

Director Romeo Castellucci drops out of Brussels Ring Cycle halfway through because of money, time

April 20, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Romeo Castellucci dropped out of his production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Belgium’s La Monnaie theater halfway through because of what the company said Saturday was a lack of money...

In this image provided by the Met Opera, Jonathan Tetelman portrays Ruggero in Puccini's "La Rondine." Tetelman has transformed from nightclub DJ to international opera star. (Karen Almond/Met Opera via AP)

Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star

April 19, 2024 at 9:40 p.m.

NEW YORK — Jonathan Tetelman transformed from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star, a music detour that was quite, well, operatic.He stopped singing in 2011 and mixed music for New...

FILE - United States' Weston McKennie celebrates his goal with Tyler Adams, left, and Christian Pulisic during the second half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match against Mexico, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati. The U.S. won 2-0. Having revived their careers in Italy, AC Milan's Christian Pulisic and Juventus' Weston McKennie are looking forward to facing each other later this month in Serie A before ing the U.S. national team for the Copa América. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Pulisic and McKennie face each other as rivals in Italy before ing forces again for US

April 16, 2024 at 9:24 p.m.

Weston McKennie thought back to when he first met Christian Pulisic, a pair of 13-year-olds on a bus from a hotel to training camp in Carson, California.“I used to sit...

New York Mets' Harrison Bader reacts after hitting a double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Mets’ turnaround from 0-5 start coincides with Bader’s emergence from season-opening slump

April 16, 2024 at 3:53 a.m.

NEW YORK — Harrison Bader walked into a new clubhouse for the third time in 18 months and felt empowered as he introduced himself to Mets teammates.“They might hear some stories about...

FILE - New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sits in his booth before a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sept. 25, 2009. Sterling announced his immediate retirement Monday, April 15, 2024, at age 85 a few weeks into his 34th season in New York's broadcast booth. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

John Sterling retires from Yankees broadcast booth at age 85 a few weeks into 36th season

April 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

NEW YORK — John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, announced his immediate retirement Monday at age 85.Sterling made the unexpected decision...

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout follows through on a two-run home run next to Tampa Bay Rays catcher Rene Pinto during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

MLB batting average down 7 pct. points to .242 in 1st 2 weeks, game time up 2 minutes to 2:39

April 12, 2024 at 10:58 p.m.

NEW YORK — The major league batting average dropped seven percentage points to .242 in the first two weeks of the season, while the average time of a nine-inning game rose two...

Miami Marlins' Jake Burger gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the New York Yankees during the third inning of the baseball game at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Smash Burger: 5 years after nearly quitting baseball, Jake Burger becomes Miami Marlins slugger

April 11, 2024 at 4:09 a.m.

NEW YORK — Smash Burgers may become a favorite food for Miami Marlins fans, a meal popularized by an emerging star whose parents talked him out of quitting baseball five years ago.Jake...

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes smiles before throwing against the Miami Marlins during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

After first win in 11 months, Cortes says winter commute from Miami to Tampa triggered turnaround

April 9, 2024 at 2:35 a.m.

NEW YORK — Nestor Cortes was discouraged.An All-Star in 2022, the New York Yankees left-hander made just one major league start during the final four months of last season because of a...

FILE - The original FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed during the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow, Dec. 1, 2017. FIFA says it will consider changes to its policy that blocks league matches from being played in other countries as part of an agreement with a soccer promoter to dismiss the world governing body from a lawsuit challenging that policy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

FIFA to consider changes to policy that blocks league matches from being played in other countries

April 9, 2024 at 1:34 a.m.

NEW YORK — FIFA said it will consider changes to its policy that blocks league matches from being played in other countries as part of an agreement with a soccer promoter to...

ARCHIVO - El lanzador abridor de los Yanquis de Nueva York Gerrit Cole camina hacia el terreno de juego antes de un juego de pretemporada ante los Azulejos de Toronto, el 1 de marzo de 2024, en Tampa, Florida. (AP Foto/Charlie Neibergall, archivo)

Cole dice que la discusion entre MLB y el sindicato por el cronometro parece de ‘padres divorciados’

April 8, 2024 at 11:04 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — El lanzador de los Yankees de Nueva York Gerrit Cole culpó a las Grandes Ligas y a la asociación de jugadores por discutir sobre el cronómetro de lanzadores el...

El nuevo lanzador de los Gigantes de San Francisco Blake Snell (centro) camina junto al mánager de los Gigantes Bob Melvin (izquierda), y el agente de Snell Scott Boras (derecha), previo a ser presentado en la conferencia de prensa, el miércoles 20 de marzo, en Scottsdale, Arizona. (AP Foto/Ross D. Franklin)

Nueve equipos de MLB recortaron su nomina este invierno. El salario apenas subio un 1.5%

April 8, 2024 at 9:54 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — San Diego redujo 96 millones de dólares en su nómina durante el último año, los Mets de Nueva York podaron 50 millones y los Angelinos de Los Ángeles acortaron...

FILE - New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole walks to the field before a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, March 1, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Cole traveled to Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 to see specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache for additional tests on his right elbow. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he has no timetable for how long Cole will be sidelined. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)

Gerrit Cole says MLB, union bickering over pitch clock sounds like ‘divorced parents’

April 8, 2024 at 8:42 p.m.

NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players' association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents.The reigning...

San Diego Padres designated hitter Manny Machado reacts to being called out on strikes during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter, and the average salary is up just 1.5%

April 8, 2024 at 6:02 p.m.

NEW YORK — San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams...

Toronto Blue Jays third base coach Carlos Febles, left, and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, both hold a finger to their mouths as Guerrero heads home after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning during the baseball game against the New York Yankees Saturday, April 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. makes shushing motion to Yankee Stadium fans during home run trot

April 7, 2024 at 3:59 a.m.

NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s trot got Yankee Stadium fans hot.The Toronto Blue Jays star celebrates his home runs with a distinctive series of moves while circling the bases, including a...

ARCHIVO - El director ejecutivo de la Asociación de Jugadores de Béisbol de las Grandes Ligas, Tony Clark, responde una pregunta durante una conferencia de prensa en Nueva York el 11 de marzo de 2022. El jefe de la asociación de jugadores de béisbol, Clark, casi duplicó su salario a $4.25 millones en 2023, según la Declaración Federal Anual del Sindicato, presentada el lunes 1 de abril de 2024. (AP Foto/Richard Drew, Archivo)

Lider sindical atribuye a reloj de pitcheo una serie de lesiones de lanzadores

April 7, 2024 at 1:48 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — El líder del sindicato de peloteros considera que la disminución del tiempo para que los pitchers hagan sus lanzamientos ha incidido en que varios se lesionen."A pesar de la...

FILE - Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber walks back to the dugout after throwing against the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Seattle. Cleveland's ace will have season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery, a major blow to the Guardians and the 2020 Cy Young winner, who had looked like his dominant self in two strong recent starts. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Players’ union head blames quicker pitch clock after series of pitcher elbow injuries

April 7, 2024 at 12:37 a.m.

NEW YORK — The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries.“Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and...

El nicaragüense Jonathan Loáisiga, lanzador de los Yankees de Nueva York, labora ante los Diamondbacks de Arizona en esta foto del miércoles 3 de abril de 2024 (AP Foto/Rick Scuteri)

Loaisiga, relevista de Yankees, ira a quirofano y se perdera hasta 12 meses.

April 6, 2024 at 10:54 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — Visiblemente abatido y en voz baja, el relevista de los Yankees de Nueva York Jonathan Loáisiga reveló que necesita una cirugía de codo que lo mantendrá fuera de combate...

New York Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning during a baseball game, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Phoenix. Loáisiga said he needs season-ending elbow surgery and will be sidelined for 10-to-12 months. The29-year-old right-hander, said he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing a changeup to Jorge Barrosa, his final batter in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 6-5, 11-inning win at Arizona. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Yankees reliever Jonathan Loaisiga needs elbow surgery and will be sidelined 10 to 12 months

April 6, 2024 at 9:56 p.m.

NEW YORK — With a downcast look and a soft voice, New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga said he needs season-ending elbow surgery and will be sidelined for 10 to 12 months.A...

New York Yankees' Juan Soto throws his bat after striking out during the eighth inning of the baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium Friday, April 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Juan Soto soaks in fan fervor during pinstripes debut, winds up flinging bat and helmet

April 5, 2024 at 11:32 p.m.

NEW YORK — Juan Soto soaked in the fan fervor on his first day in pinstripes and wound up flinging his bat and helmet in response to his futility.“Just frustration that comes...

This image released by Oper Frankfurt shows Tilman Michael, who will become chorus director of the Metropolitan Opera next season following the retirement of Donald Palumbo after 17 years as chorus master. (Kirsten Bucher/Oper Frankfurt via AP)

Tilman Michael to become Metropolitan Opera chorus director, succeeding Donald Palumbo

April 3, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

NEW YORK — Tilman Michael will become chorus director of the Metropolitan Opera next season following the retirement of Donald Palumbo after 17 years as chorus master.Michael, 49, was chorus master at...

Klaus Mäkelä, new director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, poses for a portrait Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Klaus Makela, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027

April 2, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

Klaus Mäkelä was hired Tuesday to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891.A Finn who...

Tony Clark, lider del sindicato de jugadores de beisbol, casi duplica su salario el ano pasado

April 1, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.

NUEVA YORK — El líder de la Asociación de Jugadores de Béisbol, MLBPA por sus siglas en inglés, Tony Clark, casi duplicó su salario a 4,25 millones de dólares en 2023, según...

FILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. Baseball players' association head Clark nearly doubled his salary to $4.25 million in 2023, according the union's annual federal disclosure filing Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark nearly doubled pay to $4.25 million last year

April 2, 2024 at 12:23 a.m.

NEW YORK — Baseball players' association head Tony Clark nearly doubled his pay to $4.25 million in 2023, according the union’s annual federal disclosure filing Monday.Clark's income had risen from just under...

Will Smith, de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, corre conectando un jonrón durante la cuarta entrada del juego de béisbol de exhibición del equipo contra los Angelinos de Los Ángeles, el martes 26 de marzo de 2024, en Anaheim, California (AP Foto/Ryan Sun)

Aumenta nomina diferida de Dodgers a 915,5 millones de dolares tras acuerdo con receptor Will Smith

March 28, 2024 at 10:56 p.m.

El contrato de 10 años y 140 millones de dólares del receptor Will Smith con los Dodgers de Los Ángeles incluye 50 millones pagaderos entre 2034 y 2043, lo que...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith runs hitting a home run during the fourth inning of the team's exhibition baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Dodgers deferred payroll total rises to $915.5M after adding $50M more in catcher Will Smith’s deal

March 28, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.

Catcher Will Smith's $140 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $50 million payable from 2034-43, raising the team's deferred compensation liability to $915.5 million owed five players.Shohei...

En foto del 6 de diciembre del 2023, la maquina de pitcheo The Trajekt Arc durante una demostración durante las reuniones invernales en Nashville, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP Foto/George Walker IV)

El nuevo juguete de la MLB: La alta tecnologia ha llegado hasta el punto de replicar a los pitchers

March 26, 2024 at 9:33 p.m.

TAMPA, Florida, EE.UU. — Néstor Cortés se colocó detrás del plato en la caja de bateo y observó como un robot de 2,5 metros y más de 500 kilogramos lanzó rectas, rectas...

The Trajekt Arc pitching machine is demonstrated during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Trajekt uses data to mimic the way balls spin and break from big league pitchers and has for the first time been approved by Major League Baseball for in-game use this year in batting cages. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Robots replicate reality: High-tech pitching machine mimics every pitcher

March 26, 2024 at 5:07 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the...

Referee Scott Bowman, left, shows a yellow card to Toronto FC defender Kevin Long (5) while Atlanta United forward Tyler Wolff (28) looks on during first-half MLS soccer match action in Toronto, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP)

MLS and referees reach 7-year labor deal, ending 37-day lockout that led to replacement officials

March 27, 2024 at 2:19 a.m.

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer and its referees announced a seven-year labor contract Tuesday, ending a 37-day lockout that led to the use of replacement officials.Match officials will average a 28.36%...

Bryan Cranston leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign

March 25, 2024 at 12:16 p.m.

NEW YORK — Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign ahead of opening day for the second straight season, recording a...

ARCHIVO - Foto del 11 de marzo del 2022, el director ejecutivo del sindicato de peloteros de la MLB Tony Clark, junto a Bruce Meyer, jefe negociador, en conferencia de prensa en sus oficinas en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Richard Drew, Archivo)

Tony Clark, director de la MLBPA, responde a quienes buscan deshacerse del jefe de negociaciones

March 25, 2024 at 1:16 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — El director ejecutivo del sindicato de jugadores Tony Clark respondió públicamente por primera vez a los esfuerzos para deshacerse de su jefe negociador y publicó un comunicado del subcomité...

FILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, right, answers a question at a news conference in their offices in New York, Friday, March 11, 2022, as Bruce Meyer, Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal, sits at left. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

MLB players’ executive subcommittee appears to reject insurgent lawyer Harry Marino

March 25, 2024 at 1:54 a.m.

NEW YORK — Baseball players' union head Tony Clark made his first public responses to an effort aimed at ousting his chief negotiator, issuing a statement from the eight-man executive subcommittee appearing...

ARCHIVO - Ippei Mizuhara junto a Shohei Ohtani y traduce durante una entrevista en el Dodger Stadium el 3 de febrero de 2024. El despido del intérprete de Ohtani por parte de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles por acusaciones de apuestas ilegales provocaron que las Grandes Ligas abriera una investigación formal sobre las acusaciones de robo y apuestas ilegales que involucran a la estrella japonesa y su intérprete, Ippei Mizuhara. (AP Foto/Richard Vogel, Archivo)

MLB investiga acusaciones de robo y apuestas que involucran a Shohei Ohtani y a su interprete

March 23, 2024 at 2:03 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — Las Grandes Ligas abrieron una investigación formal sobre las acusaciones de robo y apuestas ilegales que involucran a la estrella de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles, Shohei Ohtani, y...

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, left, and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara answer questions during a news conference at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. Mizuhara has been fired from the Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis,File)

MLB investigating gambling, theft allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara

March 22, 2024 at 10:45 p.m.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.Mizuhara was let go...

ARCHIVO - Foto del 28 de septiembre del 2023, JD Martinez de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles observa su jonrón de dos carreras frente al abridor de los Rockies de Colorado Chris Flexen. El jueves 21 de marzo del 2024, Martinez firma con los Mets por un año y 12 millones de dólares. (AP Foto/David Zalubowski, Archivo)

J.D. Martinez firma por un ano y 12 millones de dolares con los Mets

March 22, 2024 at 4:09 a.m.

NUEVA YORK — J.D. Martinez tiene una nueva casa tras llegar a un acuerdo por un año y 12 millones de dólares el jueves con los Mets de Nueva York, de acuerdo...

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers' J.D. Martinez watches his two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chris Flexen during the first inning of a baseball game Sept. 28, 2023, in Denver. Martinez has a new home, agreeing to a $12 million, one-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, March 21, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

J.D. Martinez agrees to $12 million, 1-year contract with the New York Mets, AP source says

March 22, 2024 at 3:26 a.m.

NEW YORK — J.D. Martinez has a new home, agreeing to a $12 million, one-year contract with the New York Mets on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the deal.The person...

FILE -Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson, top, fields the ball past Toronto FC forward Adama Diomandé, bottom, during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Just five of 110 starting positions on the U.S. national team have been filled with Major League Soccer players for the 10 matches the full pool has been available since the 2022 World Cup, including only two of 66 since Gregg Berhalter returned as coach.(AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

Major League Soccer players seldom used when full US national team gathers

March 20, 2024 at 11:10 p.m.

Just five of 110 starting positions on the U.S. national team have been filled with Major League Soccer players for the 10 matches the full pool has been available since...

FILE -Ippei Mizuhara stands next to Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani and translates during an interview at Dodger Stadium on Feb. 3, 2024. Mizuhara has been fired by the Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of ‘massive theft’ from Japanese star

March 22, 2024 at 6:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star.Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39,...

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