Baseball

An extremely scary moment took place during the Kansas City Royals spring training game Wednesday night (March 19). Royals catcher Salvador Perez blasted a 110 MPH line drive directly back to the mound, crashing into the face of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman.

Major League Baseball Opening Day; sunshine, tailgating, hot dogs, beer, and the crack of the bat. We all wish we could take a day off and enjoy the MLB Opening Day, but instead, most of us are stuck at work. Now, former St. Louis Cardinal "The Wizard" Ozzie Smith has partnered with Budweiser to make Major League Baseball's Opening Day a national holiday.

Dan Le Batard, an ESPN personality and sports writer for the Miami Herald, received a severe penalty from the Baseball Writers Association of America, or BBWAA, after giving his Baseball Hall of Fame voting ballot to Deadspin this year.

Former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa has been unanimously voted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

It's World Series time! Our St. Louis Cardinals take on the Boston Red Sox for what should be a great series to see who is the best team in baseball. Even for casual fans, the World Series is a big event. It's important you're in an optimal viewing area.

The Tigers advanced Thursday to join the Red Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals in the field for Major League Baseball's 2013 League Championship Series. Here's a preview of the next round of the baseball playoffs in the National and American leagues:

The National League and American League Championships are now set . The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Detroit Tigers will play the Boston Red Sox.

Major League Baseball's final four continue their trek toward the World Series. Here's what to watch this weekend:

It may be Major League Baseball Playoff time, but there was big news from the MINK League this weekend. The MINK League held their annual meeting last weekend in St. Joseph and announced that the Branson Nationals will be a new team coming to the league. This is the first time a new team has come into the league since the Sedalia Bombers and St. Joseph Mustangs came on board in 2009.

The 2013 Major League Baseball Playoffs are here. The season went down to the wire and even had a playoff to decide which team would go to the American League Wild Card Game. Now that the Wild Card games are done and the Divisional Round is here, who are you cheering for to win the 2013 World Series?