Good morning and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m novelist and punk historian Jim Ruland, and this week we’re celebrating America’s pastime. We’re currently midway through the MLB ...

Longtime sportswriter Dennis Gaub is set to publish the first full biography of Orioles legend Dave McNally and his lasting ...

Willie Mays, a generational baseball player known as the 'Say Hey Kid', has died at 93. He was considered by many to be the greatest all-around baseball player in history. Mays' Hall-of-Fame career ...

Luke Dickerson is going pro. Over a week after Dickerson — the NJ.com Player of the Year — was drafted in the second round, 44th overall by the Washington Nationals in the 2024 MLB Draft, Dickerson ...

Hewitt-Trussville star Steele Hall, Alabama’s Mr. Baseball, and American Christian’s Eric Hines, the Gatorade Player of the Year, headline the 2025 Alabama Sports Writers Association Super All-State ...

Kyle Tucker is the clear jewel of this class. He has an unmatched combination of youth, track record, upside and pedigree. If a bidding war erupts, he may out-earn this projected contract by a wide ...

Last month we featured 20 freshmen across the country who have made a big impression on the diamond this high school baseball season. Now we're giving you, the reader, the chance to vote for the high ...

Alabama signee Eric Hines, who slugged American Christian to the Class 5A state title this spring, has been named the Gatorade Alabama baseball player of the year. Gatorade announced the news Tuesday ...