9 February 2012, 12:58 am
Professional leagues need more stringent penalties for dopersSpartan DailyIn baseball, you would receive a 50-game suspension for taking PEDs or Human Growth Hormone. The International Olympic Committee is the strictest of all sports organizations. They will strip someone's medal or records if t... Read More »
8 February 2012, 9:44 pm
Pro 8 News Given Exclusive Look At New Baseball StadiumKGNSPro 8 News is the only one allowed in the hardhat zone for an exclusive look. This is the Uni-Trade baseball stadium taking shape just in time. “They already have some games scheduled the early part of the season.” The season is set to b... Read More »
8 February 2012, 8:04 pm
USA TODAYTCB Fantasy Baseball Almost Open For BusinessThe Crawfish BoxesSports now offers the fantasy fanatic an even more competitive way to play, Pro Leagues are here! Join a Pro League for $20 or $100 and compete to win cash prizes. For those who dare to put some skin in the game. Yahoo! Sports F... Read More »
8 February 2012, 7:19 pm
Sportsnet.caMLB Notes: Hall to offer drug educationPeoria Journal StarThe program will be called “Be A Superior Example,” or “BASE” for short, and will work with the Taylor Hooton Foundation and the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. In the next 18 months, the Hall hopes to con... Read More »
8 February 2012, 6:15 pm
WWAY NewsChannel 3What you need to know about the business of baseballWWAY NewsChannel 3 (blog)Let's start with some very basic things, like the structure of professional baseball. We are all familiar with Major League Baseball. There are 30 teams in major cities divided into two, three-division... Read More »
8 February 2012, 5:20 pm
The Sacramento PressMajor League Baseball returns to Sacramento in MarchThe Sacramento Press... 5:10 PM Before the Sacramento River Cats begin the 2012 season in defense of their 10th division title in 12 years, one of the most successful American professional sports franchises will host one of Majo... Read More »
8 February 2012, 5:11 pm
Around pro baseball: Penny will pitch in Japan; Mariners drop BTW's WilsonTulsa World (blog)Broken Arrow graduate Brad Penny will pitch in Japan this year after signing a one-year contract with the Softbank Hawks. Penny will receive $4 million and could about double that if he reaches all his pe... Read More »
8 February 2012, 5:03 pm
Baseball More Lucrative Than Ever for Local PlayersThe Chosun IlboA record high 112 professional baseball players in Korea make an annual salary of at least W100 million (US$1=W1,116). According to data released by the Korea Baseball Organization on Wednesday, a total of 530 players in nine teams wi... Read More »
8 February 2012, 3:19 pm
Former major league umpire, among the first in pro sports to come out as gay ...Bangor Daily NewsBy Seth Koenig, BDN Staff Dave Pallone, a former Major League Baseball umpire who later wrote a book about working in professional sports as a gay man, is scheduled to speak at the University of Southern... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:23 pm
Valley BreezeWhelan students hear from a baseball player in a league of her ownValley BreezeAll American Girls Professional Baseball League player Wilma Briggs visited students at Whelan Elementary School last Friday, to share her story of playing in the first and only professional girls baseball le... Read More »