This takes the cake as the single-best promotional item in all of baseball this season. Few bands resonate with a team and a city the way the Dropkick Murphys do with the Red Sox and Boston.

Plus base-stealing tips from a speedy Royals rookie, a rare starting pitcher win and more timely and timeless elements of baseball.

Umpires Ryan Wills, Brennan Miller, Chris Segal and Charlie Ramos.(WTOP/Dan Ronan) In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital ...

If the league can’t outright suspend Bacon, it must consider preventing him from working behind the plate. A missed call at ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible ... “absolutely good for baseball.” The bats differ from traditional models due to their ...

San Diego Padres first baseman Luis Arraez thinks umpires are giving him the cold shoulder over some comments he made at the start of spring training. Arraez said this week that some umpires have ...

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the game he was working Wednesday after suffering a scary injury on a line drive. Wendelstedt was working first base during the game between the New York Mets and ...

CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning Community College softball picked up a pair of big wins at home. The Red Barons swept Herkimer in a doubleheader on Saturday, outscoring the Generals 12-6 and 28-7.

"Umpire Manny Gonzalez missed 14 calls in the Red Sox Blue Jays game," the account wrote. "12 of them went against the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays lost by 1 in 10 innings." Umpire Manny Gonzalez ...

Great umpires tend to blend into a baseball game, making the men in blue barely noticeable. Bruce Lazaruk is regarded one of those types of umpires. However, while he might not be seen ...