Tag: MLB baseball
As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A's comes to grips with their departure
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball's most successful — and...
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
NEW YORK -- Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and revolutionized pay for...
Rogers Communications buys out Bell stake in Maple Leafs Sports for $3.5 billion
TORONTO -- Rogers Communications is buying out Bell’s 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion ($3.5 billion U.S.), giving...
Baseball agent Tony Attanasio dies at 84, represented players from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki
NEW YORK -- Tony Attanasio, a baseball agent since before the start of free agency whose clients ranged from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro...
Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
DALLAS -- The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center...
Oakland A's to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group
SAN FRANCISCO -- The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black...