2013 Urban Invitational in Housein to exclusively feature historically black colleges and universities for first time in event’s history
Collegiate Baseball Tournament Designed to Give HBCU Baseball Programs National Exposure Returns to Houston for Second Consecutive Year; All Games will be Played at Minute Maid Park, Home of the Houston Astros; Saturday’s Contests to Air Live on MLB Network and MLB.com
New Book about Team USA’s Gold Medal at 2000 Olympics
Miracle on Grass – How Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda led Team USA to a shocking upset over Cuba, capturing the only Olympic gold medal in USA Baseball history
MLB announces Game Times for 2013 Regular Season Schedule
Major League Baseball announced the game times for its master 2013 regular season schedule, which will begin on March 31st with ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” when the Houston Astros host the Texas Rangers at 8:00 p.m. (ET) / 7:00 p.m. (CT). The final day of the 2013 regular season, which features 11 divisional match-ups, is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th.
MLB announces $1.5 million commitment to development of Reds MLB Urban Youth Academy
Facility Will Provide Free, Year-Round Baseball and Softball Instruction and Educational Programs to Greater Cincinnati Youth
Cincinnati Reds awarded the 2015 MLB All Star Game
CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Reds have been awarded Major League Baseball’s 2015 All-Star Game and will host the 86th Midsummer Classic at Great American Ball Park, Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Commissioner Selig was joined by Reds President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Castellini.
USA Baseball announces 27-man provisional roster for 2013 World Baseball Classic
DURHAM, N.C. — USA Baseball announced today it has submitted its provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Provisional rosters allow up to 28 players to be listed, creating a pool of players who are eligible to be named to the Federation’s final roster. Each Federation must submit its final 28-man roster, including a minimum of 13 pitchers and two catchers, by February 20th.
Hollywood Actors And Directors Look Back At Memorable Baseball Films In MLB Network’s Costas At The Movies
New Series Features Special Bob Costas Interviews Leading Into Airings of A League of Their Own, Bad News Bears, Cobb, Eight Men Out and The Natural
MLB announces 2013 Spring Training Schedule
The first 2013 Spring Training exhibition game will be held on Thursday, February 21st in Fort Myers, Florida, where the Boston Red Sox will host Northeastern University, Major League Baseball announced today. Four games for charity, including one in the Grapefruit League and three in the Cactus League, will be played on Friday, February 22nd, and the first full slate of games involving all 30 Major League Clubs will take place on Saturday, February 23rd.
ESPN selected to present Spanish-Language Mulitmedia Coverage of the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic
World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced that ESPN has been selected as the exclusive Spanish-language telecast partner in the United States for both the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic tournaments.
Baseball Canada announces names submitted for WBC Provisional Roster
TORONTO – Baseball Canada has submitted to WBCI for approval, the names of 23 players to appear on their Provisional Roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic March 2nd-19th. The official Provisional Roster will be announced by WBCI on January 17th.