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A young girl hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of New York Yankees third baseman Todd Frazier during Wednesday’s Yankees-Minnesota Twins game has sparked reconsideration of a longstanding legal controversy: to what extent should teams be legally responsible for foul ball injuries? Courts have long recognized the so-called “Baseball Rule,” which imposes a limited duty on the part of teams to protect fans from foul ball injuries. Although courts have not always described the duty in consistent ways, the general takeaway is that teams must provide protective screening to fans seated in a “zone of danger.” This zone includes seats behind and near home plate. Continue to Article

September 21, 2017 4:38:pm EST

The Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and fund-raising by Houston Texas star J.J. Watt showed us just how much of an impact pro athletes can have as humanitarians. Now that Puerto Rico has been — as news reports say — “absolutely obliterated” by Hurricane Continue to Article

September 21, 2017 2:37:pm EST

CC Sabathia found himself in trouble as soon as he stepped on the mound Tuesday night. Sabathia recovered from a shaky start to pitch six innings, Brett Gardner had a pair of tying hits and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 to ensure their sixth straight series win. ''Luckily my stuff was pretty good coming out of the bullpen because I had to make some pitches,'' Sabathia said. Continue to Article

September 20, 2017 2:33:am EST

Fresh off the fifth world championship in franchise history, the New England Patriots are now tied with the New York Yankees as the second most valuable franchise in professional sports. According to Forbes, the reigning Super Bowl champion Pats are now worth $3.7 billion, a nine percent increase since their historic 34-28 overtime comeback against the Falcons in Super Bowl 51. Despite capturing a fifth Super Bowl victory, the Patriots and owner Robert Kraft still trail the Dallas Cowboys as the most valuable professional sports franchise. Continue to Article

September 18, 2017 8:37:pm EST

The New York Yankees' Todd Frazier isn't afraid to embrace the hate. Wednesday, two nights after his three-run homer at Citi Field was greeted by a fan putting his thumbs down, Frazier adopted the gesture as his own. With the Yankees the visiting team against the Tampa Bay Rays in a game relocated to Flushing Meadows by Hurricane Irma's impact on Florida, Frazier and his Yankees teammates have adopted the negative salute the Mets fan flashed Frazier at Citi Field and taken to inverting their digits to celebrate each offensive breakout. "Seeing that fan that did that, it was pretty comical, so I thought it'd be a good thing for Fraz to do, and it kind of caught on with the whole team,'' Aaron Continue to Article

September 16, 2017 1:06:am EST