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After reeling off four straight wins in the Southwestern Senior League Tournament, the Rose Capital East All Stars packed up and headed to Bangor, Maine, where they are now competing in the semi-finals in the Senior League World Series. More after the jump.

Attention, Major League Baseball. We may have just found your next great outfielder. Monday night's Home Run Derby was won by Yankees' slugger Robinson Cano, but not before he swatted a high fly ball that was caught in truly impressive fashion by one of the kids permitted to play in the outfield.

Mr. 3000. Sure, it’s a bad movie starring the late Bernie Mac, but it’s also a new moniker for Derek Jeter, who became the 28th player in Major League history to notch 3,000 hits, courtesy of a home run Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Jeter, whose first career hit – a single -- came off of Seattle’s Tim Belcher on May 30, 1995, also has the distinction of being the first New York Yankee to re

As Derek Jeter returns from a recent calf injury chases his 3,000th hit, Major League Baseball Productions is following the New York Yankees captain for 'Derek Jeter 3K,' a one-hour special which will air on HBO within a few weeks after the slugger reaches the historic milestone. He will be only the the 28th major leaguer -- and the very first Yankee -- to do so.

Cracker Jack is no longer the only thing at the baseball concession stand with a prize inside. This lucky Red Sox fan happened to have his beer in the right place at the right time when a foul ball took a one hop off the Fenway Park grandstand and landed in his cup. Well played!

Years of dancing on and around baseball dugouts has finally caught up with the Phillie Phanatic. The most recognizable mascot in sports was performing Wednesday night at Lehigh Valley, home of the Philadelphia Phillies’ triple-A affiliate, when a foul ball bounced off of the dugout and struck the Phanatic in the neck.

What's old could become new again for Major League Baseball. Sources say Major League Baseball and the players' association have talked about realigning both the National League and the American League.

It may only be the second week of June, but the pennant race in both leagues for classiest move by a major league team is over. Earlier this week, the Texas Rangers drafted a paralyzed player in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, while their cross-state rivals Houston Astros did the same.

At the age of 16, Bryce Harper was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Earlier this year, the now 18-year-old was discussed as arguably the best baseball prospect ever. Latley, it seems the adulation is getting to the Washington Nationals' minor leaguer's head.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez both have multi-million dollar contracts and actress girlfriends. The two Yankees also have something else in common: They are among the overrated baseball players in the game, according to a survey of 185 major league ballplayers by Sports Illustrated.

One of the most surreal moments of George W. Bush's presidency happened when a Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at him during a press conference. Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face. Those reflexes got another test during Monday night's baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox

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