Major League

The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran outfielder Steven Souza Jr. and catcher Chance Sisco to minor-league deals with invitations to major league spring training.

Lance McCullers Jr. threw six strong innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1.

Mercedes became the first player since at least 1900 to began the season with eight consecutive hits. He added another hit Sunday night and is now 9 for 14 on the season.

Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer. Niekro pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters.

In the Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ association, the MLB minimum salary will rise to $563,500 next season, a hike of $8,500.

Major league batters are on pace to hit 600 more home runs than in any previous season, nearly 10% above the record set two years ago.

A career that spanned over twenty years, four teams and two countries. "Le Grand Orange" former major league slugger Rusty Staub has died at 73.

It’s been a few years since Charlie Sheen has appeared in a feature film of any type, but to hear the actor say it, he’s already lined up his big comeback project. For a while now, Sheen has been talking up the possibility of a Major League sequel that brings back the cast and crew of the original film. And now it sounds like the actor has put in the work and might be closer than ever to getting that film made with a bunch of familiar faces.

Celebrating the genius who once said, "Heywood leads the league in most offensive categories, including nose hair. When this guy sneezes, he looks like a party favor."

With more than a century of history to its credit, baseball has inspired many movies. Few are as funny as ‘Major League,’ our Sports Movie of the Week.