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Mariners Raleigh Baseball
Cal Raleigh led the majors in longballs last year, with 60, and now his team will lead in long flights. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)

Fly Away! Seattle Mariners Will Travel Most Miles of Any MLB Team in 2026

The Seattle Mariners are back on top. For the first time in four years, the Mariners will go farther than any team in Major League Baseball this season — at least in the air. According to an analysis by statistical website Baseball Savant, the M’s will log 50,308 miles flying around North America this season, […]

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WBC USA Dominican Republic Baseball
Mason Miller closed out Team USA's win in the WBC semifinals, putting the Americans one win from their second title. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

World Baseball Classic 2026: Complete Schedule, Venues and More

When last we saw the World Baseball Classic, one future Hall of Famer was striking out another future Hall of Famer — who just happened to be his MLB teammate — in the ninth inning to secure a one-run victory in a title game between Japan and the United States. It was the buzziest moment […]

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Blue Jays Mariners Baseball
Blue Jays fans can't get a videoboard proposal at Rogers Centre, but it can be done at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, as this fan did, for $115. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

An Expensive Proposition: What it Costs to Pop the Big Question at a Game

Ahead of Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Sportsbook Review has analyzed sporting venues across MLB, the NBA, NFL and NHL to find which ones are the most affordable when it comes to making a marriage proposal on a videoboard. For starters, not every venue makes such magical moments possible. MLB has 21 stadiums that permit proposals, […]

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox
Utah Governor Spencer Cox. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Spencer Cox has been governor of Utah since 2021 and during that time, sports have played a significant role in his priorities. Last year, the NHL moved a team to Salt Lake City, adding another professional league to the area’s portfolio. MLB is mulling an expansion team there as well. But the region may be […]

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Speedway Classic
The Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway will break Major League Baseball’s single-game, regular-season attendance record. Bristol Motor Speedway photo

Speedway Classic to Break MLB’s All–Time Attendance Record

This weekend’s Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway will break Major League Baseball’s single-game, regular-season attendance record, according to the league. The game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves on August 2 has sold more than 85,000 tickets. Fans have purchased tickets from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin […]

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Major League Baseball, Union Could Let Players in 2028 Olympics

Major League Baseball met with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Summer Games this week ahead of the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta as movement continues to see if MLB players will be allowed to play in the Games for the first time. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Olympic officials were meeting with the Major League […]

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Tampa Bay Rain Delay
The grounds crew for the Tampa Bay Rays puts on the tarp during an early June game against the Texas Rangers, the first rain delay the team had encountered this season in its one season playing outside at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the Yankees. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

In Tampa, Teamwork Keeps Rays in Town

The crowd started to stir on this early June night in Florida as dark clouds gathered over the field. Rain started, slowly and then more steadily and harder, as those in the crowd began to take shelter under the concourses. There was also a nervous energy for when — not if in this case — […]

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Visit PA
Promoting the big 2026 ahead for Pennsylvania sports at the U.S. Open was Philadelphia 2026 Executive Meg Kane; VisitPA Executive Director Kaitie Burger; Anne Ryan, deputy secretary in the office of tourism for the commonwealth’s Department of Community and Economic Development; Mike Lewers, general chairman for the 2026 PGA Championship, and VisitPittsburgh's Jim Britt. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

How Pennsylvania Will Be the Epicenter of Sports in 2026

One side is known for black and yellow, the other a mix of orange, green and red. One side was built on a reputation of steel and the other on a reputation of grit. More than 280 miles stretch from one end of the commonwealth (do NOT call it a state) to the other. Through […]

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Athletics Groundbreaking Baseball
A person takes a picture near construction equipment during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics' baseball stadium Monday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Athletics Celebrate Groundbreaking of $1.75 Billion Stadium in Las Vegas

Everybody from Little Leaguers to Baseball Hall of Famers were on hand in Las Vegas on Monday as the Athletics started the groundbreaking of a $1.75 billion, 33,000-person capacity ballpark that is expected to be finished in time for the 2028 season. The stadium will be built on nine acres of the 35-acre site owned […]

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Chase Field

Arizona Legislature Approves Bill For $500 Million in Chase Field Renovations

The Arizona Diamondbacks moved closer to securing up to $500 million to help with renovations to the team’s Chase Field in the middle of the Phoenix downtown district. The Arizona House of Representatives voted to approve House Bill 2704 by a 35-20 margin on Monday. It would recapture sales taxes from the stadium and other […]

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