Radio host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo had a notable blunder on-air Wednesday when he mistakenly thought Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane died rather than Billy Bean, MLB’s senior vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Bean, who also served as special assistant to commissioner Rob Manfred, was battling acute myeloid leukemia since last year...
President Biden hosted the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers at the White House on Thursday. The president shared a few jokes shortly after he entered the East Room of the White House. Biden even complimented Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi on his suit, saying, “Looking good, Nathan.” After Biden gave a few remarks about the...
The Texas Rangers visited the White House Thursday and were congratulated by President Biden on their 2023 World Series championship. The Rangers won the series 4-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Corey Seager was named World Series MVP. President Biden detailed their path to the World Series, which included failing to win the division on...
The Chicago White Sox announced that manager Pedro Grifol has been dismissed amid a horrific season for the franchise. “As we all recognize, our team’s performance this season has been disappointing on many levels,” White Sox senior vice president/general manager Chris Getz said in an official statement posted on social media. “Despite the on-field struggles...
Major League Baseball will reportedly be played in uncharted territory According to The Athletic, the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play a game at Bristol Motor Speedway next season. The speedway has a capacity of 150,000, so there is a chance that the contest would be, by far, the most attended game in baseball...
MLB executive Billy Bean died on Tuesday at age 60 from acute myeloid leukemia, the league announced. Bean had been serving in multiple roles in MLB’s national office, including senior VP for diversity, equity and inclusion and special assistant to the commissioner. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Billy Bean died Tuesday at...
Freddie Freeman returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night after missing nearly two weeks to be with his family after his son had a medical scare. Last week, Freeman and his wife, Chelsea, revealed their 3-year-old son, Max, had been diagnosed with a “severe case” of Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is “especially rare in children.”...
The Kansas man who stole a Jackie Robinson statue from a park has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete Friday. Most of that jail time is related to another burglary that happened days after the statue theft. Alderete was involved in a burglary on Feb. 1 he says was...
Aaron Judge might break the American League home run record again. The New York Yankees slugger belted his 40th home run of the season Friday, becoming the first player to do so in the majors this season. He did it in grand style, launching it 477 feet into the left field bleachers at Yankee Stadium....
Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed up to Fenway Park in Boston at 5:41 p.m. on Sunday night to play for his new team, the New York Yankees, with a 7:10 p.m. first pitch on the schedule. Yankees GM Brian Cashman struck a trade with the Miami Marlins for the versatile Chisholm, and he was in the...
