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‘Untold: Hall of Shame’ revisits the BALCO steroids scandal with little to add

No major revelations in this Netflix documentary, but Victor Conte remains defiant and even less believable

By Michael Grant OnAug 23, 2023 0
Poster for The League Documentary

Films

‘This was incredible history’: Byron Motley on the people and stories of the Negro Leagues told in ‘The League’

Photo Credit: Magnolia Pictures

Films

‘The League’ documentary chronicles the rise and demise of Negro League baseball

Aisle 228

Sandy Marchetti details first love for Chicago Cubs in ‘Aisle 228’

"Nostalgia is allowed in baseball fandom -- in fact, it’s encouraged."

By Jessica Kleinschmidt OnApr 26, 2023 0
Winter League Brawl

Winter League brawl goes viral in media — but it’s 4 years old

If the video seems eerily familiar, that's because the event actually happened in 2018, not Sunday.

By Arthur Weinstein OnNov 9, 2022 0
The 2021 Field of Dreams game.

‘Field of Dreams’ TV series scrapped at Peacock

The 'Field of Dreams' series -- which was to be written and executive produced by Michael Schur -- won't happen at Peacock, but Universal Television hopes the series will land at another outlet.

By Matt Clapp OnJun 30, 2022 3

Jon Heyman joins New York Post as MLB columnist

Heyman has done TV work as an insider at MLB Network for many years, to go with a long history of writing about baseball at various outlets.

By Matt Clapp OnApr 5, 2022 0

‘Take Me Out,’ stage play about baseball player coming out, being adapted for TV limited series

Jesse Williams from 'Grey's Anatomy' will play the lead role of Darren Lemming.

By Ian Casselberry OnAug 10, 2021 2

FanGraphs hires former Astros scouting director Kevin Goldstein to provide analysis and commentary

Goldstein wrote for Baseball Prospectus before leaving to work for the Astros in 2012.

By Ian Casselberry OnFeb 3, 2021 1

FiveThirtyEight baseball writer Travis Sawchik among layoffs at ABC News

Sawchik had written for ABC's data-driven analysis site since 2018.

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 7, 2020 0

Felicity Huffman to play minor-league baseball owner in ABC comedy

Huffman previously starred as producer Dana Whitaker on 'Sports Night.'

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 1, 2020 1

Showtime’s ‘Bad Hombres’ uses minor-league baseball team to chronicle U.S.-Mexico border conflict

Most viewers might prefer more of a sports documentary without politics as the backdrop.

By Ian Casselberry OnOct 16, 2020 1

MLB.TV costs $59.99 for the 60-game season

MLB.TV had a price of $121.99 for the 162-game season before the pandemic.

By Matt Clapp OnJul 6, 2020 11

ESPN releases trailer for ‘Long Gone Summer’, a 30 for 30 on the Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa 1998 home run battle

The 1998 MLB season was an absolute blast, but it's now remembered as much for PEDs. How will Long Gone Summer depict the home run chase? We'll find out on June 14.

By Matt Clapp OnJun 6, 2020 1

ESPN’s Jon Sciambi on calling KBO broadcasts: “Smile and have some fun”

Sciambi has been paired with Eduardo Perez and Kyle Peterson for early-morning telecasts.

By Ian Casselberry OnJun 1, 2020 2

Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson film would have been a major downer, aiming to tell the icon’s complete story

Lee would have explored Robinson's post-baseball life, politics, and the tragedy of his son's death.

By Ian Casselberry OnApr 1, 2020 1

Spike Lee posts script for his unmade Jackie Robinson film online, for all to read during isolation

"Don't worry if you don't like baseball or sports. This is a great American story."

By Ian Casselberry OnMar 30, 2020 1
Photo credit: Shorpy Historical Photos

Local Networks

Oakland Athletics ending local radio broadcasts is sign of the times, sad end of an era

Nick Cafardo to receive BBWAA’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award

"No one more deserving. We miss that guy every day."

By Ian Casselberry OnDec 10, 2019 2

Here’s the Washington Nationals radio call of the final out to win the World Series

"SWING AND A MISS! SWING AND A MISS! SWING AND A MISS! AND A WORLD SERIES GAME 7 WINNING CURLY W IS IN THE BOOKS! THE CELEBRATION IS ON! THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS! REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE!"

By Matt Clapp OnOct 31, 2019 0
Keith Hernandez with Gary Cohen.

Nationals’ Juan Soto hits home run after reverse announcer’s jinx from Keith Hernandez in the Mets’ broadcast booth

Hernandez said Soto was "not a home run hitter." Soto then proved him wrong.

By Matt Yoder OnMay 21, 2019 0

Watch this announcer perfectly call himself catching a foul ball to the broadcast booth

Great catch and call from Somerset Patriots play-by-play man Marc Schwartz.

By Matt Yoder OnMay 16, 2019 1

David Ross is the latest ESPN baseball analyst to sign a multi-year extension

Transition has been the name of the game in recent years when it has come to ESPN’s MLB...

By Matt Yoder OnDec 19, 2018 0

MLB on ESPN viewership up 2% for 2018 season

It's just a data point, but MLB ratings on ESPN went up in 2018, and that could be very good news for MLB going forward.

By Matt Yoder OnOct 9, 2018 3

‘Legends Never Die’ documentary tells the story of how ‘The Sandlot’ came to be

"For us the memory is just a beautiful, best summer of our lives. Not because we were filming, but because we were hanging. So, we kind of lived The Sandlot."- Patrick Renna ("Ham" Porter)

By Matt Clapp OnAug 17, 2018 0

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