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It was an ordinary pitch to Jordy Mercer of the Pittsburgh Pirates during a game last week, that turned dangerous very quickly. Mercer hit a line drive shot at the head of Marlins pitcher Dan Jennings. The 101 MPH shot caused the Miami pitcher to have a concussion and luckily nothing else.

Wednesday afternoon, over 500 members of the Baseball Writer's Association of America (BBWAA) voted three new inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shane Victorino had two hits and four runs batted in, and the Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, in Boston on Wednesday night to win their third World Series in 10 years.

If you've been following this year's "World Series"(now tied at two games apiece), you have seen two all-time firsts. Games #3 and #4 both concluded in first-ever game ending events in the history of "The Fall Classic".

Professional baseball players generally don't need a pep talk. They are the best at what they do and proudly self-motivate. However when Boston slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz wants you to listen to what he has to say his teammates know they had better gather round.

James Taylor had a 'senior moment' at Game Two of the World Series. He forgot he was suppose to be singing the National Anthem and started performing 'America the Beautiful' before making a quick recovery.

The clock refuses to strike midnight for the Boston Red Sox. Having concluded a magical "worst-to-first" regular season the Red Sox have dispatched the Tampa Rays and the Detroit Tigers to advance to the World Series for the 3rd time in ten years. There are a number of reasons why my wife (a Boston area native) and I believe that the magic will continue and bring Boston a World Series ch

The Major League Baseball post season took a sad turn, as it was announced that umpire Wally Bell died on Monday. Here are more details.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the few baseball teams that does not have a mascot. Last night a fan decided to provide one--without permission from the Dodgers. The unidentified man dressed in a bear costume performed a short but crowd pleasing dance atop the visiting St. Louis Cardinals dugout before being escorted out of the stadium by security. Check out the performance.

Now that Major League Baseball post-season play is underway, things get exciting and more of us are paying attention to the games! We've all heard about favorite football watching and tailgate snacks, but what about baseball? So, what's the number one baseball ballpark food item?

The wild-cards teams have been determined and now it's time for the best teams in baseball to step up to the plate as the American League and National League begin their divisional series, the first step to a World Series berth. After the dust settled these are the match-ups.

You gotta love it! In a recent home game against the Seattle Mariners, Prince Fielder, first baseman for the Detroit Tigers was chasing a foul ball, couldn't grab it, so he grabbed some nachos from a fan in the stands.