The Blue Jays and the Dodgers play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, and for Canada’s team home-field advantage is as big as the entire country.
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An Ode to October Baseball
With the World Series just days away, we look at the beauty of baseball — even if one team looks unbeatable.
Catholics Project Many Images Onto Pope Leo: Liberal? Conservative? Cubs Fan?
Unlike Francis, Leo XIV has given few clues about where he stands on issues dividing the church (though he’s definitely a White Sox guy). Followers fill in the gaps.
Ex-Yankees Player Brett Gardner’s Son Died From Carbon Monoxide, Officials Say
Miller Gardner, who was 14, died last month at a resort in Costa Rica.
The World Series Was Big in Japan. The TV Ratings Prove It.
Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers’ superstar, drove massive interest for the World Series in Japan, where more than 15 million people watched each of the first two games.
Before LeBron and Bronny, These Fathers and Sons Made Sports History
The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to have the first father-son N.B.A. duo in league history. But other dads and sons have played pro sports together as well.
The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil
Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Yukihiro Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.
The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil
Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Hirioki Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.
Shohei Ohtani Drives Huge Ticket Demand Across MLB
With huge demand to see the baseball superstar play for the Dodgers, M.L.B. teamed up with a Japanese travel agency. Fans began plotting trips.
The M.L.B. Season Opens in South Korea. Here’s What to Know.
The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.