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Javier Báez and his New York Mets teammates turned the boos at Citi Field to cheers this weekend — and turned their thumbs upside down at frustrated fans

MLB’s announcement did not give any details on the allegations against Castro, a four-time All-Star.

The Los Angeles Dodgers just made another blockbuster trade. The World Series Champions are finalizing a deal with the Washington Nationals that would send three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and All-Star Trea Turner to Los Angeles in exchange for top prospects; Keibert Ruiz, Josiah Gray, Gerardo Carillo, and Donovan Casey, sources tell NBC LA. The impetus for the…

Washington Nationals Manager Davey Martinez helped fans take cover as gunshots rang out Saturday just outside the ballpark, wounding three people and prompting the suspension of the game during the sixth inning.

A Bay Area doctor is being hailed a hero after performing a Heimlich maneuver on a choking fan at Oracle Park.

Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead single as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a seven-game season sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 5-1 win Sunday. Los Angeles has won a season-high nine straight games since getting no-hit on June 24 by the Chicago Cubs, who have lost nine in a row. The Dodgers…

A.J. Pollock hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended a winning streak to eight for the third time this season with a rainy 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Pinch-hitter Chris Taylor added an RBI single in the ninth for a two-run lead. Kenley Jansen allowed Starlin Castro’s single...

Mookie Betts hit a go-ahead single during a nine-run rally in the seventh inning after Washington ace Max Scherzer departed, and the Los Angeles Dodgers surged past the Nationals 10-5 Friday night for their seventh straight win. The Dodgers went to the White House in the morning to meet with President Joe Biden and celebrate their 2020 World Series title….

Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer have won three Cy Young Awards and one World Series ring apiece since their spectacular careers both began in 2008. Entering this season, they even had exactly 175 victories each. Kershaw has nudged slightly ahead of his friendly rival in that last category, thanks to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superb start to the season —…

Dodgers outfielders Chris Taylor and Zach McKinstry are more than making up for the absences of MVPs Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger. Taylor hit a three-run homer and McKinstry made big plays with his bat and arm Saturday night in Los Angeles’ 9-5 victory over the Washington Nationals. With Betts sidelined by a sore back, Taylor batted leadoff and was…

Justin Turner’s fond memories of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ championship last fall will always be weighted by slight disappointment in the weird way it all ended for him personally. After receiving the ring symbolizing last season’s success Friday, Turner made sure his memories of this particular celebratory day will only be sweet. Turner homered in the sixth inning, and...

Major League Baseball announced that Thursday’s scheduled game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park has been postponed as a result of positive tests on the Nationals’ side.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Tuesday that President Joe Biden will not throw the traditional opening pitch but hinted that “baseball fans will be hearing from him in the next couple of days.” With the exception of former President Donald Trump, every sitting president has thrown the first baseball pitch on opening day since 1910.

The baseball used by Dr. Anthony Fauci for his ceremonial first pitch of the 2020 Major League Baseball season is now soaring to even greater heights. The baseball is going up for auction Tuesday and the proceeds will benefit children facing life-challenging illnesses at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. “We are very excited to be able…

The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden.

The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees knelt in unison before the first game of the baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic — including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci — and the home team’s 2019 championship.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game of Major League Baseball’s pandemic-delayed regular season.

Dodgers’ slugger Cody Bellinger and Angels’ outfielder Mike Trout were officially named the National League and American League Most Valuable Player Award winners on Thursday, completing the Southern California sweep.

Bud Light gave News4 a behind-the-scenes look at how they found the “beer guy” and made him the star of a nationally televised ad within 48 hours.

Jose Altuve hit a game-ending homer off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros outlasted the New York Yankees 6-4 Saturday night to advance to the World Series for the second time in three years.