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Community members in Vermont’s capital city extended a special honor to a young man who made a big impact on Montpelier High School athletics — one the school is promising will not be forgotten. “He just wanted to live a happy life, like all the rest of us,” Keegan Smith said of his older brother, Peyton. Peyton Smith died in…

Montpelier High School is honoring baseball Peyton Smith, who died from cancer after graduating

Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, are looking for a missing man who’s been connected to an alleged social media threat that prompted the cancellation of two college baseball games this weekend. Federal, state and local authorities are searching for 20-year-old Afshin Zarechian of Manchester, the city’s police department said Monday. “To this point, the investigation has not identified any...

The University of Hartford’s baseball doubleheader against the University of Maine was canceled due to a social media threat, school officials said. Officials with the University of Maine said both teams agreed to cancel Sunday’s doubleheader due to an ongoing campus investigation of a threat made on social media. Maine and Hartford exited the Mahaney Diamond Complex during warmups...

His fist was raised high in the air in triumph. The ball hadn’t even landed yet, but it was as if Walker Buehler already knew what was about to happen. Over 300 feet away Mookie Betts was hastily backpedaling before leaping up at the last second. His eyes closed as he crashed into the wall. He had just made the…

Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.

El Cajon native and Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove held the Texas Rangers without a hit in Friday night’s game, the first no-hitter in franchise history.

John Means pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing a single to lead off the game and retiring the last 18 batters he faced on Friday to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in their rain-delayed opener. Means struck out five and allowed just two baserunners — the other on an error —…

Major League Baseball announced it will move the events after the city passed a controversial voting bill.

Even in the freezing cold, it was hard to dim the joy for fans across Major League Baseball

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.

Curt Schilling has had enough of New England, it appears. The former Red Sox pitcher, who has lived in Massachusetts for years, said in an interview he’s moving to Tennessee to be “with people that are nice.” The 54-year-old, who won two World Series as a member of the Red Sox from 2004-07, told USA Today that “outside of...

Free-agent outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is joining the Milwaukee Brewers, agreeing to the parameters of a $24 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the details of the agreement were still being negotiated and the deal is subject to a successful physical. Bradley would have…

The Vermont Lake Monsters will be sold and join a different league, the Burlington baseball club has announced. The investment group Nos Amours Baseball Club, led by Montreal native and businessman Chris English, plans to purchase the club. The team will join the Futures League, a summer collegiate league with franchises across New England. “We have all been fortunate to…

Recent warmer weather may have you thinking about getting back to gardening, grilling and perhaps baseball this spring. One place that will have a lot more of the sport than it did last year is Portland, Maine, with the Sea Dogs playing again relatively soon at Hadlock Field. After a canceled 2020 season, Opening Day is set for May 4….

Will fans be allowed back in the stands at the Portland Sea Dogs’ opening game?

The baseball Hall of Fame won’t have any new players in the class of 2021 after voters decided no one had the merits — on the field or off — for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released Tuesday, and the trio…

Aaron made his last public appearance just two weeks ago, when he received the COVID-19 vaccine. He said he wanted to help spread the message to Black Americans that the vaccine was safe.

Legendary baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has died at the age of 86

Baseball icon Henry “Hank” Aaron is dead at 86. The legendary slugger spent 23 years as a player in Major League Baseball.