It's a thankless job, being a ballboy at The Trop.
Sure, you get a great view of the action and an occasional polite cheer when you make a nice pick on a grounder, but what happens if you miss one?
The fans heckle. Your cheeks turn a rosy red. And visiting relievers throw sunflower seeds at you. Seriously.
He's Hulking up!
Somehow, Hulk Hogan found the time between giving Ric Flair an atomic leg drop, calling people "brother" and entertaining all his Hulkamaniacs out there to drop by Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
On the one-year anniversary of Macho Man Randy Savage's death -- did you know he was a Minor League ballplayer? -- this Hogan impersonator posed with kids and showed exactly why he's a real American.
After the Giants' 4-0 victory over the A's on Saturday, CSN Bay Area's Jaymee Sire ventured into the clubhouse for some postgame quotes.
Instead, she found herself thrown into a frat house.
Although Panda is on the DL with a broken bone in his hand, he is still in good enough spirits to follow through with his hijinks.
The gauntlet has been thrown. No one is safe.
We've seen people dressed as birds catch foul balls. We've seen fans snatch flying bats like it's nothing. We've seen objects land in beer cups (and the beer chugged, of course).
This one might be a first.
Late in Saturday's game at Coors, a fan reached out and snagged a line drive in his open umbrella. Top that, everyone else.
No, not the Renaissance artist.
Michelangelo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame was in attendance for Sunday's game against the A's.
Technically, Michelangelo must now be an Adult Mutant Ninja Turtle considering his beverage of choice.
Cowabunga, dude!
Justin Sellers was kind enough to give a fan an in-game souvenir Saturday night.
The Dodgers’ second baseman lost control of his bat on a swing and it went flying, dangerously skipping off the top of the dugout into the stands.
Well, dangerously until a fan in the third row with good eyes and even better coordination caught the bat on the fly with one hand.
If you know about the Presidents Race at Nationals Park, then you know Teddy Roosevelt has never won. Only George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abe Lincoln have spent time in the winners' circle.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones joined the "Let Teddy Win" campaign before Saturday's game in D.C., donning a sticker in support of President No. 26.
It seems Jones has taken Teddy's advice to heart -- speak softly and carry a big stick.
Three generations of the Cook family -- grandfather Jim, father Todd and sons Tim and Kellan -- embarked on their annual baseball road trip last week. The journey began at Target Field and wound south to St. Louis then west through Kansas City before wrapping up in Denver on Friday.
Todd and Tim, avid Mariners fans living in Pennsylvania, have now seen every Major Leagueteam play a home game -- a mission which culminated with the Rockies-Mariners tilt at Coors Field.
His arm strength is superhuman and his resemblance to Christian Bale is eerie.
Does Reds right-hander Homer Bailey spend his free time protecting Gotham City?
Ozzie Guillen ditched his Twitter, but that certainly hasn't stopped the Marlins skipper from speaking his mind.
When asked how he'd handle a situation like the one Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra got into with star guard Dwyane Wade on Thursday, Ozzie didn't mince words:
"I would kick his [butt]," Guillen said. "Listen, we've got a job to do. I'm not going to say I'm going to kick his [butt], because they're bigger than me, and I'm older. But I would take my chances."
So, Ozzie vs. Wade? Our money is on the tall guy with the huge muscles.
There's a shark in the outfield and several more in Section 109 at Nationals Park.
Two fans in shark masks sharks, Terry and Tyler, dubbed Roger Bernadina "The Shark" at a game on Aug. 26, 2010.
“We nicknamed him The Shark for the way he hunts down fly balls in the outfield like a shark hunts his prey,” Tyler explained.
The name caught on quickly among the Washington fan base. When Bernadina steps up to the plate, “Shark! Shark! Shark!” chants reverberate throughout the crowd along with chomping gestures. Even the Nationals’ Nat Pack spirit team takes part.
It seems Bernadina himself appreciates the monkier as well.
-Hayley Milon
Who's that 12-year-old kid standing next to Derek Jeter in 1998?
It's the Reds' Todd Frazier, who got a chance to visit Yankee Stadium that year after his Toms River, NJ, team won the Little League World Series.
Frazier wasn't as kind to Jeter on Friday night, though.
Always a passionate manager, Bobby Valentine got the heave-ho Friday night during a heated argument with first-base umpire Gary Darling.
The Red Sox skipper also received a parting gift from his buddy in blue: A piece of A.B.C. gum.
Bobby V didn't seem offended by the accidental offering, probably because he was chomping away on his own piece the whole time.
The Yankees are 27-time world champions and the Giants added their fourth Super Bowl victory in February, so this Fabio lookalike is either a very fortunate fan or a serious front-runner.
For the Padres' Griffin Benedict, game day is pretty simple: Prep baseballs, catch bullpens, read scouting reports, catch long toss, throw batting practice, catch flat-grounds, cover first base, catch sim games, hit fungoes ... OK, maybe not so simple.
Check out the video for a full day-in-the-life ...
Umpire Bob Davidson was suspended Friday for “repeated violations of the Office of the Commissioner’s standards for situation handling.”
It’s rare that an umpire is publicly disciplined, while of course player discipline is neither uncommon nor private.
Umpires are held to standards and evaluated by the league, but do you believe that they should have more public accountability, in the form of evaluations, discipline, or answering to the media?
If a Major League game is going to be delayed by a swarm of bees, you have to at least hope there's a beekeeper convention in progress nearby.
The D-backs and Rockies were in luck on Thursday. A cloud of bees descended during the fifth inning at Coors Field, chasing Arizona first-base coach Eric Young onto the infield and briefly halting play. Two innings later, beekeeper David Bowers -- who was in town for a monthly meeting of the High Land Beekeeping Club (actual slogan: "We Be Bee Wranglers") -- swung by to vacuum up the insects.
Had Bowers not been available, the Coors Field grounds crew may have taken a page from their counterparts at Salt River Fields: Cotton candy and lemonade.
