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Major League Baseball (MLB) is the pre-eminent baseball league in North America. Each season concludes with a World Series finale. The defending champions are the Chicago Cubs.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Discover the seven richest sports team owners today; pictured (from left) Quicken Loans’ Dan Gilbert, Kering’s Francois Pinault and Point72 Asset Management’s Steve Cohen. Photos: @NBA_NewYork/X; Sygma via Getty Images; @NBA_NewYork/X
Millionaires and billionaires

7 richest sports team owners: net worths, ranked

The Carolina Panthers’ David Tepper started on Goldman Sachs’ junk bond desk; the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dan Gilbert founded Quicken Loans; and the Dallas Mavericks’ Miriam Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands

Fame and celebrity

Meet Cody Bellinger’s wife Chase – who used to date his new Yankees teammate

Celebrity Families

Meet baseball star Juan Soto’s adorable parents

Fame and celebrity

Is LA Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto dating model and actress Niki Niwa?

The Terrace House: Aloha State and Peanut Butter Sandwich star, who was recently spotted out shopping in Beverly Hills with Yamamoto, was previously linked to singer-actor Tomohisa Yamashita.

Who is model and actress Niki Niwa, and is she dating Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the MLB? Photos: @yoshinobu_yamamoto, @__niki22/Instagram

Soto becomes highest-paid athlete ever in staggering US$756 million, 15-year deal

New York Mets win race to sign free agent, reportedly agree to pay 26-year-old more than World Series winner Shohei Ohtani.

Japanese reporters remind Dodgers manager that Ohtani still owes him a Porsche

The baseball superstar had promised manager Dave Roberts he would give him a car if the team won the World Series – which they did in October.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Kate Upton’s baseball pitcher husband, Justin Verlander?

Kate Upton has made fans concerned after the model posted a cryptic message on her Instagram Story last week – but what do we know about her husband, Justin Verlander?

Who is Kate Upton’s baseballer husband Justin Verlander? Photos: @justinverlander/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Sydney Thomas, the ring girl from the Jake Paul – Mike Tyson fight

Sydney Thomas, one of the ring girls hired for the controversial Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson match on Saturday, is also a cheerleader in the MLB – here’s what we know about her.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Hayley Sullivan, style consultant and fiancée to MLB’s Deven Marrero

She’s CEO of The Styled By Collective that offers personalised styling services, and has a background in political science, and experience in tech and sales.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Debra Lynn Godfrey, baseball star Roger Clemens’ wife?

Roger Clemens had a long-term affair with the late country singer Mindy McCready, reportedly beginning when she was 15 years old; he and his wife were also embroiled in a steroid controversy.

The marriage of the MLB’s Roger Clemens and Debra Lynn Godfrey has been mired in controversy since the noughties. Photo: @debbieclemens_/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Dodgers star Freddie Freeman’s wife of 10 years, Chelsea?

Freddie and Chelsea Freeman met during the first baseman’s early days in the MLB with the Atlanta Braves; they tied the knot in 2014 and have talked openly about their fertility struggles.

Who is LA Dodgers star and MVP Freddie Freeman’s wife, Chelsea? Photo: @chelseafreeman5/Instagram

Dodgers come from behind to beat Yankees 7-6 for first World Series win since 2020

New York had hoped to become first team to force a Game Six after trailing 0-3 in a World Series series but fell short; Japan celebrates win.

Yankees bludgeon Dodgers in Game 4 to stay alive in World Series

Shortstop proves to be hero New York needed to avoid embarrassing sweep, with home run in third inning and running home again in the eighth.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Samantha Bracksieck, the low-key wife of Yankees star Aaron Judge

The private pair avoid social media and have mostly kept their relationship out of the limelight; they’re often spotted at sporting events though and Bracksieck has run the NYC Marathon at least twice.

Meet Samantha Bracksieck, Aaron Judge’s wife: she and the New York Yankees star were high school sweethearts and share a love of sport – she also advised a fellow Wag about the New York City Marathon. Photo: @michaelsimon64/Instagram

Freeman stars as Dodgers down Yankees to reach brink of World Series title

Freddie Freeman ties home-run record as Dodgers close on second title in four years.

Freddie Freeman rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer against the New York Yankees in the first inning of Game 3. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Randi Mahomes, mother of superstar NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes

She got pregnant with Patrick Mahomes at just 20 and has always been her son’s biggest supporter – but what does the woman who sports a QB Producer jersey really think about being an athlete mum?

Yankees in big hole against Dodgers, Ohtani heading into Game 3 of World Series

The Yankees have rallied from two games down before, most recently in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves.

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Ohtani injured, Freeman stars again as Dodgers lead Yankees 2-0 in World Series

Japanese star suffers a partial shoulder dislocation as he tries to steal second base in the seventh inning; series now heads to New York.

LA Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (bottom) is caught stealing second base in the seventh inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. Photo: Kyodo

Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers win opener 6-3

Freeman, back in the team after injury, cracked a 423-foot two-out home run in the 10th inning to see the Dodgers home over the Yankees.

World Series opener: Judge relishing duel with baseball’s ‘best player’ Ohtani

The New York Yankees captain and home-run machine is looking forward to ‘a fun match-up’ against the Dodgers’ ‘best player in the game’.

Ohtani’s historic 50th home run ball most expensive ever, sells for US$4.39m

Figure far surpasses the US$3 million paid for the ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th home run in 1998, when he set the single-season record.

Shohei Ohtani is the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity

Meet Alexa DeLeon, mental health worker and Nascar star Tyler Reddick’s wife

It’s been a big year for Reddick, who not only won the Regular Season Championship despite suffering from a stomach flu, but also married his long-time girlfriend and the mother of his son.

Alexa DeLeon, the wife of Nascar star Tyler Reddick, is a mental health and environmental advocate, and the daughter of an MLB player – but why did she lose out to her husband on naming their son? Photo: @alexareddick_/Instagram
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Baseball5 World Cup will show Hong Kong can host top events, organisers say

Chairman of local association wants to ‘plant seeds’ to grow the sport in the city as Cuba defend world title in six-day tournament.

Fame and celebrity

Who is SNL’s most talked-about new cast member, Marcello Hernández?

Netizens are wondering if Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler have called it quits after the model was seen getting cosy with SNL’s Marcello Hernández – so what do we know about the rising comedic star?

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Florida teen’s lawsuit temporarily stops auction of Ohtani’s 50th home run ball

Max Matus’ lawyers say he gained possession of the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s history-making ball before another man took it away.

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run against the Miami Marlins on September 19, his 50th of the season, to become the first player with a 50/50 season in MLB history. Photo: TNS

Meet the Japan player who forged Ohtani’s Major League Baseball path 60 years ago

The 30-year-old is a baseball great in the making and hugely popular both in Japan and the US but it was Masanori Murakami who paved the way.

Masanori Murakami became the first Japanese player to play in Major League Baseball in the US when he made his debut for the San Francisco Giants in 1964. Photo: AFP
Auctions

Shohei Ohtani 50th homer ball goes to auction – or yours for just US$4.5 million

Japanese star’s performance against Miami Marlins set him apart from any player in the history of the game.

Japan’s Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history with first 50 homer, 50 steal season

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar sets new MLB record during game against Miami Marlins.

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