Major League Baseball and Facebook have agreed on a deal that will see 20 games streamed live via the platform starting Friday, highlighting the increasing willingness of US sports to embrace social media. Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the deal was “probably the most important single announcement” following the league’s recent owner’s meeting. … Read more
Trea Turner hit for the cycle and drove in a career-high seven runs on Tuesday as the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 15-12 in Denver. Turner, who went 4-for-6 at the plate, singled in the first inning, doubled home two runs in the second, hit his first homer of the season in the sixth. … Read more
The United States survived a scare in their World Baseball Classic opener as they needed a walkoff single from Adam Jones to defeat Colombia 3-2 in 10 innings. Colombian southpaw pitcher Jose Quintana carried a no-hitter through five innings until Brandon Crawford belted a two out single to right field in the sixth in front … Read more