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On Wednesday evening, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced its newest members: Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza. Griffey set a record by being named on 99.3 percent of all ballots, surpassing the mark set by Tom Seaver in 1992.

Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen is usually the one signing his autograph.

Two franchises who haven’t won a world championship since the mid-1980s will battle in the 2015 World Series. Here’s a preview of the 2015 Fall Classic, which starts Tuesday in Kansas City.

Your browser does not support iframes. Lorenzo Cain scored the go-ahead run from first base on Eric Hosmer’s single in the eighth inning, and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in Kansas City on Friday night to reach their second consecutive World Series.

Johnny Cueto retired the final 19 batters he faced, and the Royals beat the Astros, 7-2, in the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Kansas City on Wednesday night.

Jose Bautista is a straight-up rock star in Toronto after his go-ahead (and ultimately game-winning) three-run home in the decisive Game 5 victory over the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series, which was punctuated by what may be the greatest bat flip in history. But truth be known, he had some help.

Daniel Murphy hit a tie-breaking solo home run off Zack Greinke in the sixth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Dodgers, 3-2, in Los Angeles on Thursday to win Game 5 of the National League Division Series and advance to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2006.

Jose Bautista hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in an absolutely wild seventh inning, and the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers, 6-3, in Toronto on Wednesday and win a turbulent, decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series.

If the New York Yankees are planning a deep October run, they'll need to play better defense than what this fan provides.

Yogi Berra, a 10-time World Series champion and the man who first said "It ain't over till it's over," has died at age 90, due to natural causes.

Mike Trout may have the sweetest home run swing going right now. Well, second sweetest, after this guy.

Who hasn't attempted the old 'hidden baseball trick' when playing the game as a kid. You would not see this in professional baseball because most players are too focused to fall for it. Well, not this time.