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Major League Baseball gets underway Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees. The LA Dodgers are favorites to repeat as champions, and a labor battle could be on the horizon.

NPR's A Martinez asks Dan Evans, the former general manager of the Dodgers, how an AI-augmented camera system that will track pitches alongside umpires might affect Major League Baseball.

The Athletics have suffered a number of setbacks in their quest to relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland. The latest? The U.S. says they can't actually get a trademark for the name Las Vegas Athletics.

Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions — again — after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in an extra-inning thriller to win Game Seven. The Dodgers are the first repeat winners since 2000.

The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the World Series after a thrilling 18 innings, matching the longest game by innings in postseason history.

Banana ball includes wild rules, loud uniforms, and BBQ grilling on the field.

With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In spring training this year, just over half of challenges were successful.

The last time there were so few .300 hitters, MLB took drastic steps to spark offense the next season. Now, with strikeouts (and home runs) way up, there's no easy fix for beleaguered batters.

Sportswriter Jane Leavy discusses her new book, "Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It," with Morning Edition host and baseball megafan A Martinez.