A California high school baseball team is livid after losing a regional final on a very controversial balk call. Bakersfield Christian High School lost Saturday’s Division III regional championship on ...

There are a lot of ways to lose a baseball game, but the Houston Astros managed to lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Saturday night in one of the most annoying ways possible: a balk. Let's set ...

...gonna be honest, I thought I’d already written this review. In 21st-century baseball, fans see cheating as universally scandalous. From the steroid-aided sluggers of the Aughts through the 2017 ...

A high school regional championship baseball game in California was decided by an umpire’s controversial balk call, leading the brother of NFL quarterback Derek Carr to cry foul. Saturday’s SoCal ...

Major League Baseball is enjoying a time of record-setting revenues, but the sport remains concerned about maintaining its relevance to new generations of fans. The concern was amplified by Nationals ...

In 1988, the A’s won 104 games. The Dodgers won 94. But Los Angeles won four of five against Oakland in October, which is all that really matters, and the Dodgers’ Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walkoff homer ...

“I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule.” —Ron Luciano, former major-league umpire For all the talk about how complicated the infield fly rule is, it’s got nothing on the balk.

NEW YORK (AP) — An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which now won’t begin by July 19.

Many baseball games have ended in the now tired, overused "walk-off" term. A Pennsylvania high school contest put a unique spin on it. How about the balk-off? In the PIAA-6A State Championship, Cedar ...

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Baseball writers balked at naming any new players to the sport’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, with none of the 37 eligible players drawing enough votes for a ticket to Cooperstown. The 2013 ballot ...