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Major League Baseball: Shohei Ohtani, Japan's 'Frankenstein', enjoying monster success in USA

There is more to Shohei Ohtani's magnetic appeal than just sublime athletic ability. He melts hearts with his megawatt smile and sunny disposition. He's also unstintingly polite and regularly clears up rubbish from the Angels dugout.

MLB draws 45.3 million fans as spectators return, down from 68.5 million before COVID

The Los Angeles Dodgers led the major leagues in home attendance at 2.8 million. They did not start selling full capacity until games in mid-June.

Major League Baseball officially moves All-Star Game to Denver's Coors Field

Major League Baseball officially announced the new venue on Tuesday after pulling the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to extensive changes to Georgia’s voting laws.

Baseball's All-Star Game moved from Atlanta over voting laws in Georgia

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred Manfred said they are "finalising" plans for a new host city for the contest between American League and National League stars that was set for 13 July.

One year on from COVID-19 enforced shutdown, US sport inching back to normalcy

NBA decision to halt season triggered a domino effect, with baseball, football, golf, ice hockey and other sports swiftly following suit either by suspending their seasons or cancelling events altogether.

Major League Baseball players to wear electronic tracers from spring training onwards, face discipline for violations

MLB players will be encouraged to get vaccines but are not required to get them. This was part of upgraded health protocols agreed to by MLB and the players’ association to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Major League Baseball clubs Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros walk off field in protest, game postponed

All players, managers and coaches at Minute Maid Park were wearing No. 42, the jersey number Robinson wore when he broke the major league color barrier in 1947.

Racial injustice protests: A sport-by-sport snapshot of things in aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting

Athletes say the moment of Jacob Blake being shot by the police has forced them to act. Here's a look at what they are doing across the major professional sports to call for an end to racial injustice.

Major League Baseball clubs New York Mets, Miami Marlins walk off field in social injustice protest

Mets outfielder Dominic Smith — a Black man who wept Wednesday night while discussing the shooting by police of a Black man in Wisconsin over the weekend — led New York onto the field.

NBA postpones playoff games for second straight day as players vote to continue season

At a meeting involving players from all teams late Wednesday, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Clippers, voted to abandon the season.