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The World Series is back in Milwaukee for the first time since 1982. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Q&A: Marissa Werner on the Brewers, the World Series and a Spotlight on Milwaukee

Marissa Werner is a Milwaukee native who was 3 years old the last time the Brewers were in the World Series. When the Fall Classic gets underway at American Family Field on Friday night between the Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, Werner will be there in person, cheering on the team she has watched […]

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The Savannah Bananas experience is pure joy from the first pitch to the celebration after the final out. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Savannah Bananas 2027 Schedule: International Games, MLB Stadiums and Iconic Venues

The Savannah Bananas are taking Banana Ball outside of the United States for the first time. The 2027 Banana Ball Championship League will feature stops in four international cities across two new countries: Monterrey and Tijuana in Mexico, and Toronto and Winnipeg in Canada, as part of its tour to 79 stadiums across 74 cities. […]

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Perfect Game Launches Global Expansion Strategy

One of the largest youth sports organizations in the United States is setting its sights globally with a plan to expand its baseball and softball brand in new locations. Perfect Game, which organizes nearly 10,000 events in the United States and oversees a significant scouting service for college coaches, has launched a Country Partner Program, […]

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Perfect Game and DICK'S Sporting Goods have expanded their partnership

Perfect Game and DICK’S Sporting Goods Expand Partnership

Youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service Perfect Game has renewed and expanded its longstanding partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods. As part of the expanded agreement, the East Cobb Complex in Georgia will officially be renamed DICK’S Sporting Goods Park at East Cobb. It comes ahead of the Perfect Game 11U and 12U Select […]

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Players are able to hear the sound of beep inside the ball. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Adaptive Baseball Championship Returns to Illinois Roots

The National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its World Series by returning to its Illinois roots next month. The DuPage Sports Commission (DSC), in partnership with the Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, will co-host the 2026 NBBA World Series from August 3—8. Games will be played at the Stuart […]

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Fayetteville, North Carolina, Launches Collegiate Baseball Invitational

The Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina will launch the Segra Invitational, a new collegiate Division III baseball tournament. The event will be staged February 26–28, 2027, at Segra Stadium in downtown Fayetteville. The inaugural tournament will bring six collegiate baseball programs to Cumberland County, including the local Methodist University. Other teams […]

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The Latest SFIA Participation Trends: Why Pickleball is Here to Stay

For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has polled Americans on which sports and activities they participate in and how often. The result is the Topline Participation Report, an annual survey that goes into amazing detail on 126 different sports and activities ranging from basketball to birdwatching. By tracking those rates — both those […]

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Alro Steel Championship Softball Field (Credit: West Michigan Sports Commission)

Meijer Sports Complex Expansion Nears Completion as Softball Field Opens

Aquinas Women’s Softball will play their home opener of the season this weekend at a new field — Alro Steel Championship Softball Field at the Meijer Sports Complex in Rockford, Michigan. The completed softball field, alongside two flexible-use fields, are the latest milestones that advance the $13.5 million expansion project one step closer to its planned […]

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Cal Raleigh led the majors in longballs last year, with 60, and now his team will lead in long flights. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)

Fly Away! Seattle Mariners Will Travel Most Miles of Any MLB Team in 2026

The Seattle Mariners are back on top. For the first time in four years, the Mariners will go farther than any team in Major League Baseball this season — at least in the air. According to an analysis by statistical website Baseball Savant, the M’s will log 50,308 miles flying around North America this season, […]

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Perfect Game Announces Deal To Bring Tournaments to Australia

Perfect Game is getting bigger by going Down Under. The world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform has named Oz Ball Tournaments Pty an official Perfect Game Area Director in Australia, thereby establishing Perfect Game-licensed tournaments and showcases across Australia that will operate under the Perfect Game brand. “This partnership represents another major step in […]

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