This Yankee took a $200m punt. Now he’s signed one of sport’s richest deals

This Yankee took a $200m punt. Now he’s signed one of sport’s richest deals

Eight months ago,Aaron Judge turned down a $315 million contract offer. The new deal he has signed is worth more than half-a-billion dollars.

  • byRonald Blum andJay Cohen

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From trash can scandal to top of the heap:Astros win world series

From trash can scandal to top of the heap:Astros win world series

Houston clinched their second world series title in six seasons,their first since the 2019 reveal that the team had stolen signs and signalled hitters on which pitches to expect by banging on a garbage can during their last championship season.

Baseball makes first pitch for Brisbane 2032 inclusion

Baseball makes first pitch for Brisbane 2032 inclusion

A small detail in a Brisbane City Council concept plan for an Olympic precinct has baseball hoping for its own field of dreams.

  • byCameron Atfield
Mickey Mantle card sells for record $18 million at auction

Mickey Mantle card sells for record $18 million at auction

The previous record sale for sports memorabilia was $US9.3 million for a jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

  • byCindy Boren
‘Go do it then’:How the original League of Their Own cast reacted to a reboot

‘Go do it then’:How the original League of Their Own cast reacted to a reboot

As a fan,Abbi Jacobson felt a lot of pressure in turning the beloved Geena Davis and Tom Hanks movie into a TV series. So she asked their advice.

  • byMichael Idato
One of the great sports movies skipped over the truth. This TV show gets it right
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One of the great sports movies skipped over the truth. This TV show gets it right

The new eight-part A League of Their Own is far from a retread of the 1992 film starring Geena Davis,Madonna and Tom Hanks.

  • byKarl Quinn
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Check the expiry date on your blood

The World Series that one nation cares about.

Melbourne teen blazes trail as first female to pitch in Australian Baseball League

Melbourne teen blazes trail as first female to pitch in Australian Baseball League

On the weekend,Mornington Peninsula teenager Genevieve Beacom made history when she became the first woman to pitch and play in the Australian Baseball League.

  • byRussell Bennett
Australian Hendriks wins MLB’s top relief pitcher award

Australian Hendriks wins MLB’s top relief pitcher award

White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks became the first player to win the award for the best relief pitcher in the American league in consecutive seasons.

Atlanta thump Astros to snap 26-year World Series drought

Atlanta thump Astros to snap 26-year World Series drought

Most of the season,it just seemed this wasn’t their year. But out of nowhere,Atlanta suddenly transformed themselves and took off. And on Wednesday they clinched their first World Series title since 1995.

‘He struck out a guy on a broken leg’:Atlanta win game one but lose star pitcher in World Series

‘He struck out a guy on a broken leg’:Atlanta win game one but lose star pitcher in World Series

Atlanta aren’t sure if their pitcher Charlie Morton’s leg was already broken when he went out to pitch the third inning of their game one win. But he won’t be appearing again in this World Series.

  • byDavid Waldstein