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How a baseballer from a multi-billion-dollar franchise ended up pitching in the outback

In spring in the northern hemisphere, Blake Whitney trains alongside the best baseballers in the world but in the off-season he's just another player in Alice Springs.
A man with a hat slings a baseball bat over his right shoulder while standing in a baseball diamond

Pro baseballer honing his skills in Alice Springs

Blake Whitney has followed his wife to the NT for her work, and he's thriving in Red Centre.
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Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds

Adelaide Giants aim for second straight ABL title

The Adelaide Giants face the Perth Heat in this weekend's best-of-three grand final series.
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Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds

Lionel Messi's napkin is up for auction and that's not even close to being the oddest piece of sports memorabilia for sale

The napkin Lionel Messi signed to join Barcelona as a 13-year-old is up for auction in March, but that's nothing compared to some of the other odd pieces of sports memorabilia that have gone under the hammer.
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Lionel Messi looks to one side

'The last hero of the American pastime': How a baseball star from Japan has captured the imagination of America

Shohei Ohtani has just signed a deal that is richer than all of LeBron James's playing contracts combined — and it's proof the baseball star is an unmatched phenomenon, writes Nick Campton.
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Japanese baseball star joins LA Dodgers after signing record contract

Shohei Ohtani — the most coveted MLB free agent in recent memory — has agreed to a record $US700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani looks to his left whiling wearing a batting helmet for the Los Angeles Angles in the MLB.

Aussie baseball star returns home after MLB stint

Curtis Mead isn't taking much time off this off season. The Tampa Bay Rays star is practising daily with the Adelaide Giants.
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Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds

Australian Curtis Mead knocking it out of the park in Major League Baseball

The Adelaide born and bred player, who is training with the Adelaide Giants on his holiday, is aiming for a long tenure in Major League Baseball despite initial setbacks.
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A male baseball player follows through after hitting the ball in a US minor-league game.

Birthday girl's baseball dream realised as more Australians flock to the diamond

Marley Fridd fell in love with the game when she was seven, but South Australian baseball rules meant she had a long time to wait before she could step up to the plate.
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A young teenage girl holding a baseball bat wearing a helmet

'The Curse of the Colonel': Why these Japanese baseball fans tossed a man dressed as Colonel Sanders into a fetid river

Sport is legendary for its curses — but Japanese baseball ended its most famous one on Sunday when Hanshin Tigers ended its KFC curse after 38 years.
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A Hanshin Tigers fan wearing Colonel Sanders costume and holding a KFC bucket

Cricket Australia hails 'game-changer' Olympics inclusion

Cricket has been confirmed as a new Olympic sport for the 2028 LA Games, with Cricket Australia hailing the move as a "game-changer" for the sport.
Australia;s women's cricketers stand with medals

Emotional support alligator denied entry to baseball stadium

A fan is refused entry to a baseball game in Philadelphia after officials refuse to allow his emotional support animal — an alligator named WallyGator — into the ballpark.
an alligator standing by a man's leg with a leash around its neck

analysis:'That ain't the world': Why this US sprint star is copping flak from NBA stars who call themselves 'world champions'

After more than a century, US athletics superstar Noah Lyles is within his rights to be sick of teams being dubbed "world champions" for winning American sporting leagues, writes Jon Healy.
American sprinter Noah Lyles holds up three fingers and yells after a race at the athletics world championships.

Carly Moore becomes first female baseballer to play in World Cup

Carly Moore says she's honoured to represent her state and the country, and the 27-year-old hopes to inspire more girls and women to take up the sport.
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Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds

Carly is the first South Australian to play in the Women's Baseball World Cup, but she vows not to be the last

When Carly Moore walks out onto the diamond in Canada this week, she will become the first South Australian to represent Australia at a Women's Baseball World Cup. She's hoping to inspire more local females to step up to the plate.
A woman smiling holding a baseball bat.

Pitcher's rise to baseball's world stage hails from country town where cricket, footy reign

Pitching prodigy Blake Townsend hopes Australia's breakthrough performance on the world stage will help encourage a new generation of talent to take up the sport. 
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Texas college baseball player accidentally shot during game

A Texas A&M-Texarkana baseball player is hit in the chest by a bullet from a nearby neighbourhood while watching his teammates from the bullpen.
A Texas A&M college baseball player  runs during a game. He is number 48.

Major League Baseball teams adjust after pitch clock gives them less time to sell booze

The introduction of the pitch clock has made MLB games shorter and more palatable, but has had an unexpected impact on concession sales.
Seth Beer of the Arizona Diamondbacks

Cuba ends Australia's World Baseball Classic adventure, as players hope they've changed the game

Australia's historic ride at the World Baseball Classic finally ends in a 4-3 defeat by Cuba in the quarterfinals after taking an early lead.
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Australia's Rixon Wingrove jumps in the air next to teammate Logan Wade during the quarterfinal of the World Baseball Classic.

Australia advances to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic for the first time

In what has been described as a "significant" moment, Australia defeats Czech Republic 8-3 to advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals for the first time.
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An Australia male baseball player pitches the ball during a game against Czech Republic.

Australia defeated by home favourites Japan 7-1 in World Baseball Classic

Japan have ended Australia's unbeaten run at the World Baseball Classic with a 7-1 thumping.
Australian men's baseball team wave goodbye to crowd after loss to home team Japan.

Australia shock the World Baseball Classic with upset win over South Korea

Rob Glendinning and Robbie Perkins' heroics lead Australia to a stunning 8-7 victory over world number four South Korea in their World Baseball Classic opener in Japan.
Australian baseballers celebrate with each other after a win

Memorial field to honour Australian baseballer Chris Lane 10 years after shooting death in US

A little league field is starting to take shape near the childhood home of a Melbourne baseballer nearly a decade after he was shot dead while jogging in Oklahoma.
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A man wearing a baseball cap smiles.

Australia to face MLB stars at World Baseball Classic

The Australian national baseball team will compete against one of the biggest stars in the Major League at the World Baseball Classic.
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Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

Shohei Ohtani might be baseball's first $500m man. For now, some Australian part-timers stand in his way

Many of Australia's top baseball players are part-timers, working regular day jobs. They're about to face the 'Japanese Babe Ruth', a superstar as big as they come who is set to sign one of the largest contracts in global sporting history.
A Japanese man in a grey baseball jersey and red hat pumping his fist in celebration