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Carl Erskine, a legendary pitcher for the Dodgers who was the last surviving member of the 1950s “Boys of Summer” squad, has died. He was 97 years old. Erskine died in his hometown of Anderson, Indiana, at Community Hospital Anderson, according to Michele Hockwalt, who serves as the hospital’s marketing and communication manager. “For millions of fans, he was a …

LOS ANGELES — It was only a few weeks ago that Shohei Ohtani was laughing in the dugout alongside Ippei Mizuhara during the Dodgers‘ season opener in Seoul, blissfully unaware at the time of the alleged deception, lies and more than $16 million theft that would lead to his longtime interpreter getting fired by the Dodgers and charged with bank …

Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog, who won a World Series as manager with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982, has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 92. Herzog played eight years in the majors before heading into the dugout. He was a manager for the Texas Rangers and California Angels for part of the 1973 and 1974 seasons, …

Ken Holtzman, a former MLB star pitcher who won multiple World Series titles and threw two no-hitters during his career, has died, the Chicago Cubs announced Monday. He was 78. Holtzman died Sunday night after he was hospitalized for three weeks as he battled heart issues, his brother, Bob, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE …

One of Trevor Bauer’s accusers was charged with felony fraud theft by extortion in Arizona last month after “knowingly [obtaining] a benefit from” the pitcher and another man. Darcy Adanna Esemonu allegedly told Bauer she was impregnated by him and asked him for money for an abortion but was never pregnant. Esemonu was charged in Maricopa County March 19, but …

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Nolan Schanuel was forced to miss Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox due to what was described as a “testicular contusion.” Schanuel suffered the injury off of a foul ball in the third inning of the team’s 7-2 loss against the Red Sox. Miguel Sano replaced Schanuel, who was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. CLICK …

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kenley Jansen has been in the majors long enough to see a few iterations of change throughout the sport, including the grips of the baseballs he throws. Jansen on Sunday teed off on the slick baseballs following the team’s 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels in the series finale. He allowed one run on …

Rob Gronkowski threw out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game on Monday, and it went just about how you think it would’ve for the New England Patriots legendary tight end. “Gronk,” as he’s affectionately known to everyone who has seen him on the gridiron, had that spelled out across the back of his custom Red Sox jersey …

Legendary New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling is retiring effective immediately, the team announced in a statement on Monday. Sterling, 85, is reportedly retiring due to health concerns, per The Athletic. He said in an interview with the outlet last month that he was “near the end” of his career, though he didn’t give a timetable. Sterling will be …

Opening Day welcomes the new spring baseball season each year, a uniquely American tradition steeped in history and fanfare. And on this day in history, April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Taft was first in a long line of presidents to have …