Liverpool will begin their pre-season tour of North America with a friendly against the Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on 21 July. The match will take place at the 47,000-capacity Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.
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More than a baseball park – a true American icon
Thursday 19 April 2012
The history of Boston Red Sox's famous 100-year-old home stretches far beyond bats and Babe Ruth, says Brian Viner
Baseball: Go west to see the best
Friday 06 April 2012
As the new season begins, there has been a power shift from the East Coast, with TV deals, star names and big bucks going to LA
Baseball: Magic Johnson set to buy Dodgers for record $2bn
Wednesday 28 March 2012
A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic" Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2bn, team owner Frank McCourt announced yesterday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt's divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court.
Baseball: Angels pay £160m for MVP Pujols
Friday 09 December 2011
Albert Pujols, widely regarded as the best player in baseball, has joined the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on a 10-year contract reported to be worth $250m (around £160m).
Brian Viner: Valentine feels love as he tries to pull Sox up
Saturday 03 December 2011
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Baseball: Comeback Cardinals beat Rangers to win World Series
Saturday 29 October 2011
The St. Louis Cardinals completed their magical comeback season by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in a deciding Game Seven to clinch the World Series last night.
Einhorn pulls out of New York Mets deal
Saturday 03 September 2011
Talks have collapsed on a proposed $200m (£123m) investment in the New York Mets from the hedge fund manager David Einhorn.
Fan saved from home run plunge
Wednesday 13 July 2011
A baseball fan in Arizona narrowly escaped a 20ft plunge when he tried to catch a ball heading into the stands, less than a week after a father in Texas died in a similar accident.
Perfect victims: If the catcher’s mitt fits...
Tuesday 12 July 2011
By looking sideways at the stats Bill James changed baseball forever. As this extract from his new book shows, he’s now trying to do the same for famous crimes
MLB assessment at the mid-season stag
Friday 01 July 2011
ESPN America’s Michael Kim speaks to baseball expert Doug Glanville about the first half of the 2011 major league season.
LA Dodgers file for bankruptcy in last-ditch attempt to save team
Tuesday 28 June 2011
The tragicomedy that is the Los Angeles Dodgers intensified yesterday as one of US sport's most famous franchises filed for bankruptcy – a last ploy by its heavily indebted owner to keep the team from being taken over entirely by Major League Baseball.
Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection
Monday 27 June 2011
The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multi-billion dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled team afloat.
Baseball: Will the LA Dodgers go down swinging?
Friday 22 April 2011
A great American sports institution is on the brink of bankruptcy after its owners' fortunes were struck out
Rupert Cornwell: If a dispute is not settled, entire seasons can be lost
Friday 22 April 2011
Major League Baseball's takeover of the Los Angeles Dodgers is but further proof of the tight, centralised control exerted by the American sports leagues – operating, in some respects almost literally, as laws unto themselves.
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