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Oliverson hit his head going to the bathroom unaccompanied on Saturday night, having initially injured himself last Monday by falling out of a bunk bed at the Little League World Series (LLWS) dormitories in Williamsport,…

Screenshot: ESPNUnless you’ve been on vacation in a cave lately, I’m sure you have seen the video of the little leaguer who got hit in the head with a pitch and then went to console the pitcher that hit him. Most would contend that this was…

LOS ANGELES — Asked why Major League Baseball’s team owners do not pay minor league players a living wage — whether it was because they could not afford to or because they didn’t want to — M.L.B. Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested those…

Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million US to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial.The proposed…

Jack Kruger was about to start a season with yet another minor league baseball team, the Salt Lake Bees, a Class AAA team in Utah, when his cellphone rang.Get on the first plane to Los Angeles, his manager said.The Angels, Salt Lake’s…

For many years, one of the biggest concerns of minor league baseball players was where they would live. Often paid below minimum wage, they frequently jammed several beds into one apartment. Some would sign leases in one minor league city…

NEW YORK - Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani was voted player of the year and the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards from the Major…

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball says its owners have agreed to begin providing housing to certain minor league players beginning in the 2022 season. "In mid-September, the owners discussed the issue…