Baseball
He struck out cancer – now Australia’s multimillion-dollar MLB star is back on the mound
One of the world’s highest-paid Australian athletes has made an emotional return for the Chicago White Sox, five months after being diagnosed with cancer – and 45 days after his last treatment.
- by Vince Rugari
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Why an obscure baseballer from 100 years ago could have spoiled Succession finale
Keen observers of America’s favourite pastime had the inside running into who might emerge on top in HBO’s hit series.
- by Benjamin Hoffman
Japan’s $500 million baseball ‘outlier’ - and the Aussie battlers standing in his way
The World Baseball Classic is Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese homecoming - and a moment that Australia’s team of minor league scrappers will be telling their grandkids about one day.
- by Vince Rugari
Aussies shock baseball world by stunning South Korea
Rob Glendinning and Robbie Perkins have both blasted three-run homers to lead Australia to a stunning 8-7 victory over world No.4 South Korea in their World Baseball Classic opener in Japan.
This Yankee took a $200m punt. Now he’s signed one of sport’s richest deals
Eight months ago, Aaron Judge turned down a $315 million contract offer. The new deal he has signed is worth more than half-a-billion dollars.
- by Ronald Blum and Jay Cohen
From trash can scandal to top of the heap: Astros win world series
Houston clinched their second world series title in six seasons, their first since the 2019 reveal that the team had stolen signs and signalled hitters on which pitches to expect by banging on a garbage can during their last championship season.
Baseball makes first pitch for Brisbane 2032 inclusion
A small detail in a Brisbane City Council concept plan for an Olympic precinct has baseball hoping for its own field of dreams.
- by Cameron Atfield
Mickey Mantle card sells for record $18 million at auction
The previous record sale for sports memorabilia was $US9.3 million for a jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
- by Cindy Boren
‘Go do it then’: How the original League of Their Own cast reacted to a reboot
As a fan, Abbi Jacobson felt a lot of pressure in turning the beloved Geena Davis and Tom Hanks movie into a TV series. So she asked their advice.
- by Michael Idato
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Review
One of the great sports movies skipped over the truth. This TV show gets it right
The new eight-part A League of Their Own is far from a retread of the 1992 film starring Geena Davis, Madonna and Tom Hanks.
- by Karl Quinn
