The Mets Learn a Reset Takes More Than One Year

A first-place team to start August, the Mets fell out of the race and will enter the off-season once again needing to hire a leader for baseball operations.

The Mets Learn a Reset Takes More Than One Year

A first-place team to start August, the Mets fell out of the race and will enter the off-season once again needing to hire a leader for baseball operations.

Cloyd Boyer, Last of a Three-Brother Baseball Rarity, Dies at 94

His pitching career was cut short, but at one time he and his brothers Ken and Clete were all on the major league stage together. He ended up outliving them.

Sport’s Post-9/11 Patriotism Seen as Unifier, and ‘Manipulation’

The jingoism at sporting events that temporarily surged during the Gulf War and roared back after Sept. 11 now often drives wedges, but sports leagues want it to stay.

Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.

Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series.

Before Balls and Strikes, Umpires Make a Call to Pray

For more than a decade, a group of Major League Baseball’s umpires has convened by phone to pursue spiritual solace.

Gambling on Trevor Bauer Is Not the Dodger Way

The team signed the 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner in anticipation of another World Series run. It ignored his troubling background, at odds with the franchise’s legacy.

With 500th Homer, Cabrera Joins a Club That’s Getting More Exclusive

Miguel Cabrera is the 28th player to join the 500-homer club. Despite a surge of new members in recent years, there may be a long wait for a 29th.

Is Shohei Ohtani ‘the New Babe Ruth,’ or Something Entirely New?

The two-way star for the Los Angeles Angels draws countless comparisons to the Yankees legend, but their paths are fairly different.

The Sacrifice

Curt Flood took a stand against baseball’s entrenched powers. His defiance cost him everything — and changed everything.

Hal Steinbrenner Wants to See This Yankees Season Through

Steinbrenner, the team’s managing general partner, is “frustrated” with a fourth-place showing but said he wouldn’t have the kind of “knee-jerk reaction” his father might have.

With Baseball Stamps, It Ain’t Over Until the Rights Issues Clear

Yogi Berra is the first player in nine years to appear on a U.S.P.S. stamp. Despite many deserving candidates — including Henry Aaron — it could be a long wait before we see another.

Minor League Parks, Stripped of America’s Pastime, Await New Fates

A reorganization by Major League Baseball has left 40 municipalities seeking long-term solutions for their abandoned stadiums.

M.L.B. Commissioner: ‘We’re Moving the Game in the Right Direction’

Despite a few notable incidents on day two of baseball’s enhanced enforcement for foreign substances, Rob Manfred believes things are going well.

‘Glove, Hat and Belt’: M.L.B. Begins a New Era of Enforcement

Jacob deGrom was the first pitcher inspected as part of baseball’s crackdown on foreign substances. It did not stop him from dominating Atlanta.

Opinion | I Am Breaking My Silence About the Baseball Player Who Raped Me

A professional athlete raping a reporter is a story about power in our society, and how men wield it against women.

In Sprint to Reopening, Sports Hits Pandemic Obstacles

There is perhaps no greater hurdle to a return to normalcy in sports than the hesitancy among some elite athletes to be vaccinated.

M.L.B. Says It Will Punish Doctoring of Baseballs

Pitchers found using prohibited foreign substances will be ejected and receive a 10-game suspension in an effort to curb a widespread trend.

Baseball Reference Adds Negro Leagues Statistics, Rewriting Its Record Book

M.L.B. is still working to incorporate Negro league statistics, but a popular website now lets fans put some of the numbers in context.