Jeremy Giambi’s cause of death was suicide, coroner’s report says

Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s coroners report.

MLB Lockout: Spring training camps on hold as labor negotiations continue

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31.

Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges in assault investigation

Officials announced after a months-long investigation, Trevor Bauer will not face any criminal charges following allegations of assault.

MLB stops testing athletes for steroids amid lockout, AP sources say

Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.

Former Mets relief pitcher Jeff Innis dead at 59

Jeff Innis, a side-arming reliever who pitched for the New York Mets from 1987-93, died Sunday. He was 59.

Baseball Hall of Fame: David Ortiz elected in 1st turn on ballot

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Robot umpires being called up to Triple-A this season

Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A, the highest level of the minor leagues.

MLB lockout: Little progress made as league, players’ union resume talks

Talks between Major League Baseball and the players’ union resumed Thursday, the first negotiations since the lockout began in early December.

Rachel Balkovec to manage Yankees minor league team

The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.

New York Mets hire Buck Showalter as manager

The former Yankees skipper replaces Luis Rojas, who was let go in early October following two losing seasons.

MLB lockout: Teams scrub players from websites amid work stoppage

Players are nowhere to be found on MLB websites as of Dec. 2. The league said it will remain that way throughout the lockout.

MLB lockout: Players, owners begin first work stoppage since 1995

Baseball's labor dispute has led to MLB owners locking out the players, the league's first work stoppage in two decades.

MLB owners lock out players, 1st work stoppage since 1995

Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport's collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day.

MLB labor dispute: Baseball appears headed for first work stoppage in decades

The 1994-95 players strike halted MLB’s season long before many current Major League Baseball players were born. But the current generation of baseball players could be mere weeks from experiencing a work stoppage firsthand.

Angels' Shohei Ohtani named the unanimous American League MVP

Shohei Ohtani was unanimiously voted American League MVP on Thursday for a two-way season not seen since Babe Ruth, and Bryce Harper earned the National League honor for the second time.

World Series champ Julio Lugo dead at 45

Julio Lugo was a 43rd round draft pick who eventually became champion.

Ex-Met Pedro Feliciano, led MLB 3 times in games, dies at 45

Former New York Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano, who pitched so often he earned the nickname "Perpetual Pedro," has died. He was 45.