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Athletics fans and the MLB world mourned the passing of National Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson.

Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at 65, was a one-of-a-kind MLB superstar who never will be duplicated. Monte Poole honors the Athletics legend who wasted no time putting fear into the heart’s of opposing pitchers and managers.

Rickey Henderson, one of the greatest players in Athletics franchise history and a 2009 Hall of Fame inductee, died at 65.

The card was made in 1916 as part of a promotion for a bakery company.

The Savannah Bananas, who are known for their dancing and antics on the baseball diamond, have ballooned in popularity in recent years. So much so, they have sold out MLB stadiums such as Fenway Park and plan to go to 18 MLB stadiums in 2025.

Gerrit Cole gave up his opt-out right and will remain with the New York Yankees under a contract that runs through 2028 rather than become a free agent. New York’s ace initially exercised his right to terminate the $324 million, nine-year contract, which has $144 million and four years remaining. That decision triggered a two-day window for New York to...

Six-time All-Star and 2023 AL Cy Young award winner Gerrit Cole will reportedly remain with the New York Yankees.

Thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans packed the streets of downtown Los Angeles to see the 2024 World Series champions.

Superstar slugger Shohei Ohtani is expected to play Monday in Game 3 of the World Series following an injury to his shoulder, according to manager Dave Roberts.

Freddie Freeman scooped up his youngest son and held him tight, planting kisses on the blond head of 3-year-old Maximus. The slugger’s wife, Chelsea, corralled their other two sons for a family photo on the Dodger Stadium field where Dad had just created an indelible moment in baseball lore.

The New York Yankees are on a quest to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their 28th World Series, and former Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon believes his old club will have to use their lineup’s depth in order to capture another championship. Damon spoke with NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino leading into the series. Linda Gaudino: You being...

Two-time World Series champion and Yankees legend Johnny Damon chats with NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino on this year’s historic LA & NY match-up and what’s needed for the Bronx Bombers to clench the win.

Polls and surveys have been conducted across the country, asking the million-dollar question: Who will win the 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees?

The New York Yankees departed from a New York airport Wednesday afternoon to head to Los Angeles for Game 1 of the World Series.

The last time this happened, not a single player on the Dodgers roster was alive. Manager Dave Roberts was just nine years old. But when you put on the uniform of the Los Angeles Dodgers, history follows you, it’s inescapable.  Now, history is upon them. For the 12th time it will be the Dodgers versus the New York Yankees in...

Winning a baseball game in the playoffs is extremely difficult. Just ask the other 26 teams in Major League Baseball that are home watching the last four left standing.  But winning a baseball game in the playoffs without your all-star first baseman, starting second baseman, and shortstop, against the hottest pitcher in the postseason is even more difficult.  Mission Impossible?...

History remembers the October heroes over the regular season Joes. Six months of mediocrity is expunged with one swing in the postseason. Just ask Mr. October himself, Reggie Jackson. 

Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Mets fans are riding high on an unfamiliar feeling, something called confidence. The Mets can eliminate the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLDS Wednesday night, and fans before the game were sure it would happen. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

It’s good luck charm that’s become a rallying cry for Mets fans. See how it came to be and meet the artist behind the Mets’ “OMG” sign. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.