MLB Network has released its comprehensive schedule for 2018 Spring Training presented by Camping World, featuring nearly 200 games starting Friday with the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals live at 1:00 p.m. ET. The complete schedule of MLB Network’s 2018 Spring Training game telecasts presented by Best Western Hotels ...
Read More »What If America Lost World War III? New Novel ‘A Mound Over Hell’ Portends
BHC Press has announced it will publish Gary Morgenstein’s provocative new science fiction-baseball novel A Mound Over Hell to launch the author’s The Dark Depths book series. The publishing date is currently set at March 29. In making the announcement, BHC Press said, “This is one of the most unique ...
Read More »Judge Named Topps Card No. 1 for 2018
New York Yankees star Aaron Judge continues to earn accolades as the reigning American League Rookie of the Year was voted to be Card No. 1 in 2018 Topps® Baseball Series 1 by thousands of fans as revealed exclusively on MLB Network today. Baseball fans can get the newest Topps ...
Read More »Topps Signs Ohtani To Card-Autograph Deal
Baseball fans looking to collect the rookie cards of Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani won’t have to wait long. The Topps Company, the exclusive trading card partner of Major League Baseball, is proud to announce it has signed Ohtani to a trading card and long-term autograph deal for the upcoming ...
Read More »Film To Remember Early Negro League Star Donaldson
When fans think of the greatest players in baseball history who were denied the opportunity to play in the majors in the pre-Jackie Robinson era, several notable names come to mind. Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston, Buck Leonard and Buck O’Neill, along with Satchel Paige and Monte Irvin, ...
Read More »Topps Creates Global Sports & Entertainment Division
The Topps Company Inc., a leading creator of confectionery, sports cards and entertainment products, today announced the combination of its North American and International Sports & Entertainment divisions into one Global Sports & Entertainment division. David Leiner, currently the General Manager of North American Sports & Entertainment, has been appointed ...
Read More »Lou Gehrig Signed Yankees Contract Bidding At $110,000
The Lou Gehrig Signed New York Yankees Uniform Players Contract from 1925 is the current high bid of $110,000 on the Steiner Auctions “Fall Classic” on-line auction which concludes this Saturday. The first page of the 92-year old artifact reads “ American League of Professional Baseball Clubs Uniform Players Contract” and features the player’s name, ...
Read More »MLB Network’s Offseason Coverage Begins Today
Following the Houston Astros’ first-ever World Series championship, MLB Network will shift to its offseason coverage today with the return of the weekday morning show Hot Stove presented by Dove Men+Care at 9:00 a.m. ET, hosted by Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds, Lauren Shehadi and Ken Rosenthal. Monday also marks the first of several ...
Read More »Celestial Baseball Association Signs Director Foster Corder for ‘Old Timers Day’ Film Release
What if God and the Devil were to draft their own major league baseball teams with the greatest players, living and dead, and the fate of mankind was contingent on whose team won? The Celestial Baseball Association (CBA) plans to take that storyline and ‘knock it out the park’ with the announcement ...
Read More »National Baseball Card Day August 12 Highlights Growth Of Industry, Innovative Programs
Let the celebration begin! National Baseball Card Day returns to hobby shops on Saturday, August 12. National Baseball Card Day celebrates a thrilling hobby with all that is fun about baseball. Topps, Major League Baseball, and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) are once again partnering to make National ...
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