Baseball

8/21/2026 |  Kansas City city council approves $600 million commitment to build a new stadium for the Royals (Associated Press (AP)) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ quest to move to a new downtown ballpark cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday when the Kansas City city council approved a $600 million commitment to help make it happen.
The club announced in April that it planned to partner with Hallmark Cards on a $3 billion project to create a mixed-use development, with the new stadium as the centerpiece.
The city council’s decision sets the general structure for how the city will finance its share of the investment, though there are still several more steps to navigate. The city could approve the creation of a tax increment finance district that would redirect a portion of the tax revenue in the district back into redevelopment in the area.

8/21/2026 |  How 'The Bat King' created hundreds of custom looks for MLB Players' Weekend (CBS Sports) Major League Baseball's Players' Weekend begins Friday, an annual event meant to celebrate the athletes "beyond the bases." Over the years, we've seen players wear off-the-wall jerseys with nicknames on the back and customized cleats, bats and gloves. This Players' Weekend, MLB has seen more than 400 submissions of customized bats, more than ever.

8/21/2026 |  MLB's AL Playoff Race Is Proof Owners Already Have the Parity They Want (DEADSPIN) Even on the Internet, there’s not enough space to list all the reasons why you should ignore all the pro-salary cap propaganda that Major League Baseball will hit you with over the next several months or years or however long it takes for this winter’s lockout to be resolved.

8/19/2026 |  Crow-Armstrong vs. Ohtani: Who has the edge in NL MVP race? (ESPN) After years of dominating the MVP race -- first in the American League and then for back-to-back seasons after moving to the National League -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani finally has some competition in the form of Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

8/19/2026 |  Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs assemble! Baseball icons featured in new line of comic books (Yahoo Sports) This fall, a gathering of heroes will band together in a desperate battle against a relentless, approaching evil that threatens to lay waste to all we hold dear, a grim shadow that could shroud our world in darkness forever.