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After declining to issue a travel visa to Dennis Kasumba, the Ugandan orphan profiled in The Times, the American embassy in Kampala backtracked Thursday and approved Kasumba’s request to travel to the U.S. this month to play in the MLB…

DAVID BRANDT Associated Press PHOENIX — Long before David Peralta was a veteran outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was an 18-year-old kid from Venezuela who didn't speak much English playing…

RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK — The pitch clock has sped up baseball as hoped — and it might be leading to more exciting endings, too.A quarter of the way through Major League Baseball's first…

By JACK THOMPSON - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Dominic Fletcher hit his first major league homer, doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and had four RBIs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks…

By JOHN ZENOR - AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams — all from historically Black colleges and…

Dennis Kasumba, the Ugandan orphan profiled in The Times last week, saw his dream of playing professional baseball frustrated again Friday when he was denied a visa to come to the U.S.Kasumba, 18, had been invited to play with the…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — Trailing Nashville with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, St. Paul Saints first baseman Alex Kirilloff watched the 3-2 pitch go by for strike three. He…

Sandy León has worn many jersey numbers during a long career in Major League Baseball.To understand the gravity of the No. 12 that adorns the catcher's uniform this season with the Texas Rangers, he has to revisit the worst day of…

The first time Dodgers minor league pitching director Rob Hill saw Gavin Stone in person, he had a similar impression as most.The right-hander was undersized, his slight frame belying a generous 6-foot-1, 175-pound listing.He had a limited…

STEPHEN WADE Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is to…