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Juan Soto previously played in the MLB for the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres before joining the New York Yankees in a trade last year

Soto signs record deal to move from Yankees to Mets

Juan Soto has completed his record-breaking $765m move to the New York Mets.

It's estimated that Shohei Ohtani earns $50m per year away from baseball via endorsements and other ventures

Dodgers confirm blockbuster Ohtani deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers have confirmed the signing of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani on a mammoth $700m, 10-year contract.

US Sport • 12 Dec 23

Oakland fans have lost their NFL team (Raiders) to Las Vegas and their basketball franchise (Golden State Warriors) to San Francisco in recent years

Oakland loses Athletics to Las Vegas

The Athletics' move from Oakland to Las Vegas has been approved by Major League Baseball owners.

US Sport • 17 Nov 23

Washington's Luis Garcia (2) tags out Mets infielder Pete Alonso during a spring training game last month.

Baseball season opening week hit by Covid cancellations

Major League Baseball postponed the remainder of a series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets on Friday due to COVID-19, an early sign of trouble as the league navigates a new season amid the pandemic.

US Sport • 02 Apr 21

MLB team Cleveland to lose 'Indians' nickname

Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cleveland team will drop its 'Indians' nickname after 105 years, following persistent criticism that the name was offensive to Native Americans.

US Sport • 14 Dec 20

Randy Arozarena gets home in dramatic fashion

MLB: Tampa Bay Rays nab incredible World Series victory

The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off an incredible 8-7 walk-off victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers to even the World Series 2-2.

US Sport • 25 Oct 20

Walker Buehler was the dominant player as the Dodgers edged ahead in the World Series

MLB: Buehler inspires Dodgers to victory over the Rays

The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a 2-1 World Series lead over the Tampa Bay Rays on the back of a dominant performance from pitcher Walker Buehler.

US Sport • 24 Oct 20

New York Giants running back Heinie Benkert in action against the Rochester Jeffersons in November 1925

Joseph Carr: The Irish driving force behind the NFL

The NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. But the first hero of the league wasn't a legendary quarterback or a lightning quick running back - it was a small, unassuming Irish American named Joseph Carr.

US Sport • 12 Sep 20

A Black Lives Matter banner hangs outside of the arena in Florida

Soccer, baseball, tennis join NBA racism protest in US

Major US sporting events were called off on Wednesday as athletes protested against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last week.

Basketball • 27 Aug 20

Joe Kelly appealed the decision so will not immediately serve the suspension

Eight-match ban for Kelly for dodgy pitch

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly has been suspended for eight games after throwing a pitch that nearly hit the head of a Houston Astros batter and taunting another in Tuesday's game.

US Sport • 29 Jul 20

NFL action will kick off at an empty Arrowhead Stadium on 10 September

The state of play during US sport's age of uncertainty

It may not be a case of adapt or die for the United States' most high-profile team sports, but the ongoing threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has cast a long, shifting shadow over the start of the NFL and MLB seasons.

US Sport • 30 Jul 20

Mike Trout is regarded as the best baseball player of his generation

Trout lured into action by MLB's Los Angeles Angels

After he originally was on the fence about returning to play amid the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout has announced that he will indeed play in 2020, with his team's opener just two days away.

US Sport • 23 Jul 20

The Atlanta Braves could yet ditch the tomahawk chop

Braves name will continue to feature in MLB

The Atlanta Braves baseball team appear unlikely to change their name despite pressures from Native American groups and other critics to do so.

US Sport • 08 Jul 20

Las Vegas Raiders players have been training at close quarters in an unofficial capacity this week

NFL players advised against group training

With coronavirus cases popping up among multiple US sports leagues, the NFL Players Association has advised members to stop working out together.

US Sport • 21 Jun 20

LeBron James in action for the LA Lakers

NBA to delay call on resumption, MLB eye May start

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he does not expect the league to be able to make any decisions about its immediate future until at least May while Major League Baseball are reportedly considering behind-closed-doors games starting in May or June.

Basketball • 07 Apr 20

Alyssa Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 as an intern in the baseball operations department.

Alyssa Nakken becomes first female coach in MLB history

The San Francisco Giants have added Alyssa Nakken to their coaching staff, making her the first woman to achieve that status in Major League Baseball history.

US Sport • 17 Jan 20

Gerrit Cole throwing for the Houston Astros in October

Gerrit Cole agrees eye-watering $324m Yankees deal

Pitcher Gerrit Cole has landed the most lucrative contract in baseball history after agreeing a $324m, nine-year deal with the New York Yankees.

US Sport • 11 Dec 19

A bench-clearing row broke out in the ninth when Reds reliever Amir Garrett charged the Pittsburgh dugout from the mound as he was being removed from the game.

Huge brawl breaks out as Pirates end losing streak

Corey Dickerson homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates end a nine-game losing streak with an 11-4 win against the host Cincinnati Reds, in a game marred by a wild brawl.

US Sport • 31 Jul 19

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