baseball Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 06 Nov 2017 03:15:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg baseball Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Houston Astros Win Their First World Series https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/11/05/houston-astros-win-first-world-series/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 03:15:14 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16476 The Houston Astros won the World Series, the biggest achievement in baseball each year, for the first time in their team's history.
They beat the Los Angeles Dodgers four games to three.
The Astros won the seventh game of the World Series 5 to 1 over the Dodgers on Nov. 1.
It was a hard-fought battle. The two teams were evenly matched. The fact that the World Series even went to seven games means that neither team ran away with the championship.
The Astros won game seven early. They got five points in the first two innings, putting them ahead of the Dodgers right from the start.

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]]> Blue Jays Pitcher Back On The Mound https://teachingkidsnews.com/2017/06/25/blue-jays-pitcher-back-mound/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 01:43:28 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16297 Roberto Osuna is a professional pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. But on Friday, June 23, when the Jays needed a pitcher to come in and help them win the game, Osuna didn't pitch.
Osuna was the logical choice to come into the game; he is known as a closer, someone who comes in to pitch near the end of the game, to save it. The 22-year-old has saved games before--in fact, 18 of them this year.

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]]> Cubs Win First World Series In 108 Years https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/11/06/cubs-win-first-world-series-108-years/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/11/06/cubs-win-first-world-series-108-years/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2016 01:14:44 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=15775 When the Cubs won the World Series last week, they made history.
Some people say it was one of the most exciting baseball games ever played.
The Chicago Cubs, hadn't won the World Series in 108 years. That's one of the longest "droughts" in sports history.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2016/11/06/cubs-win-first-world-series-108-years/feed/ 1 The Blue Jays’ Crazy, Wonderful, Fantastic Inning https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/10/18/the-blue-jays-crazy-wonderful-fantastic-inning/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/10/18/the-blue-jays-crazy-wonderful-fantastic-inning/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:22:59 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14887 One of the craziest, most thrilling games in major league baseball history occurred at the Rogers Centre in Toronto last Wednesday.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/10/18/the-blue-jays-crazy-wonderful-fantastic-inning/feed/ 1 Beloved Baseball Legend, Yogi Berra, Dead At 90 https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/09/27/beloved-baseball-legend-yogi-berra-dead-at-90/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/09/27/beloved-baseball-legend-yogi-berra-dead-at-90/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 21:25:26 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14845 One of baseball’s legends has died. Yogi Berra, 90, passed away last week. He will be remembered by baseball fans as one of the greatest catchers ever to play the game.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/09/27/beloved-baseball-legend-yogi-berra-dead-at-90/feed/ 1 Historic Baseball Game Played With No Fans In Attendance https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/05/04/historic-baseball-game-played-with-no-fans-in-attendance/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/05/04/historic-baseball-game-played-with-no-fans-in-attendance/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 14:03:12 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14684 When people go to the ballgame, part of the fun is hearing the cheers from the crowd when there is a home run, or the excitement of seeing a foul ball drop into the outstretched glove of a fan. However, for the first […]

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2015/05/04/historic-baseball-game-played-with-no-fans-in-attendance/feed/ 1 Giants Win The 2014 World Series https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/11/02/1-giants-win-2014-world-series/ Mon, 03 Nov 2014 01:34:50 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=14068 The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series, which makes them baseball’s champions.

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]]> Baseball Legend Derek Jeter Goes Out In Style https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/09/29/1-baseball-legend-derek-jeter-goes-style/ Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:29:05 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=13708 Derek Jeter is a baseball legend. Fittingly, he left the game in legendary style last Thursday.

For 20 years, Derek Jeter played for the New York Yankees. Last weekend, Jeter retired from the game.

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]]> Yankee Pitcher Caught With “Pine Tar” https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/04/29/1-yankee-pitcher-caught-pine-tar/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:26:06 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=12958 Every professional baseball pitcher wants to throw the ball so the batter can't hit it.

There are lots of ways to do that.

One way is for the pitcher to throw the ball so that, after it leaves his hand, it "dips down." That's known as a curve ball.

Curve balls are tricky to throw. One reason is that it's hard to grip the smooth, slippery ball.

Last week, a pitcher from the Yankees baseball team was caught using sticky pine tar so he could grip the ball better.

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]]> Pitcher Roy Halladay: One Final Day As A Blue Jay https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/12/09/1-pitcher-roy-halladay-one-final-day-blue-jay/ Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:46:40 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=11774 One of the finest baseball pitchers in the history of the sport retired yesterday.

And he went out as a Blue Jay.

Roy Halladay had a distinguished career as a pitcher, with a record of 203 wins and just 105 losses.

He spent 12 years wearing a Blue Jays uniform; the last four years of his career he pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies.

On May 29, 2010, Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history. Then, he threw a no-hitter on Oct. 6—only the second no-hitter in MLB post-season history.

He won the Cy Young Award twice and was selected eight times to play in special All-Star games.

In addition to his impressive baseball skill, Halladay is also known as an upstanding person who gave generously to people in need.

Although at the end of his career Halladay played for the Phillies, he wanted to finish his career as a Toronto Blue Jay.

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