Kevin Plawecki, 33, retires as a Major League Baseball catcher, having played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. He announced his transition to ...

Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the ...

The Dodgers’ ability to put off long-term payments while reaping short-term benefits is raising new fears about a competitive ...