Enterprise computing isn't the only field in which digital disruption is changing the game. Baseball is affected by analytics, cross-team collaboration, and the continuing desire to hire superstars—not to mention the need for good old-fashioned management skills.

Smithsonian historian David Ward umpires the field of poetry, honoring the boys of spring, and calls a strike

The Babe’s adopted daughter was a tireless promoter of baseball, and of her father’s legacy.

Seaver, the most prominent player in Mets history, has chosen to “completely retire from public life,” the family said in a statement on Thursday.

Milwaukee turned pitching on its head last postseason as it reached the N.L.C.S. Can their aggressive use of relievers take them further this year?

Mrs. Harwell, referred to lovingly as "Miss Lulu" by Ernie on Tigers broadcasts, died Friday in Farmington.

For some players, the sense of beginnings and hope is tempered by the thought: Is this my last one?

A new study could scuttle one plan to get baseball out of its so-called strikeout era.

An intense player at the plate, he hit 586 home runs and made history when he took the helm of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.

People have been using science on the Great Bambino since the 1920s

The talks represent a significant step for a sport that has seen rising acrimony between owners and players over the slow pace of the past two free agent markets.

Through images and personal essays by longtime New York Times writers, a vivid look at the man who made baseball truly American.

Rivera, the closer who helped the Yankees win five World Series, became the first player to be elected unanimously.

Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island nation to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on for decades. The agreement, which runs through Oct. 31, 2021, allows Cubans to sign under rules similar to those for players under contract to clubs in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Pitches vary as a result of different spin speed, spin axis, ball orientation.

The Boston Red Sox are World Champions, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, to win the World Series in five games.

The ball the injured Dodger sent into the stands in the 1988 World Series never turned up publicly. If it did now, who would believe it?

The Japanese, meticulous in their approach to baseball, recycling and reuse, have figured out how to make good use of splintered bats.

The infield defensive shifts have become a mainstay in baseball. But the Dodgers and the Red Sox use them very differently.

With his unlikely blast, the Brewers reliever joined obscure players like Tom Lawless, Jim Mason and Kurt Bevacqua, as well as greats like Ozzie Smith and Kirk Gibson.