Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun, and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

The Los Angeles Angels have hired former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager.

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Armstrong said that former Red Sox first baseman George Scott, known as the Boomer, frequently told him to stay away from Fitzy. Scott died seven years ago. It was another slap in the face for me, said Charles Crawford, 45, an African American from Taunton, Massachusetts after hearing the most recent Red Sox statement about combating racism at Fenway Park. Recently, following the death of George Floyd and statements about combating racism issued by the Red Sox, Major League Baseball and several teams, Garabedian has tried again to open negotiations, without success. Forbes Magazine recently pegged the value of the Red Sox at $3.3 billion, third among the 30 major league ball clubs. But the Red Sox prevailed and today Yawkey Way has reverted to its original name, Jersey Street.