Tim McCarver, Big League Catcher and Broadcaster, Dies at 81
The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died. He was 81.
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Longtime MLB Umpire Derryl Cousins Dies at 74
Former major league umpire Derryl Cousins, who worked three World Series during a career that lasted over three decades, has died. He was 74.
MLB Appoints 1st Black Umpire Crew Chief
Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The Associated Press has learned. A person familiar with the move spoke to the AP on Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made.
Umpire Joe West Works 5,000th Career Game
DENVER (AP) — Umpire Joe West worked his 5,000th regular season game Tuesday night at Coors Field, and he vividly remembers his first more than 40 years ago.
"It was in Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium and Bob Watson hit this long fly ball down the left field line, and at the last second I called it foul and I was praying, 'I hope I'm right,'" he said before Tuesday's game. "I ...