Baseball

The record price for a piece of sports memorabilia is set to be smashed in the United States, with a World Series shirt worn by baseball great Babe Ruth already drawing huge bids for an auction later this month.

Sydney native Travis Bazzana has created history by becoming the first Australian player ever to be selected at the top of the MLB Draft after his name was called out by the Cleveland Guardians.

Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died aged 93.

Adelaide's Jack O'Loughlin has made an impressive Major League Baseball debut, pitching three scoreless innings for Oakland against Houston.

Trailblazing girls hit stereotypes out of the park as they compete in the world's first all-girls Little League competition.

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.

Blake Whitney has followed his wife to the NT for her work, and he's thriving in Red Centre.

The Adelaide Giants face the Perth Heat in this weekend's best-of-three grand final series.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.