USA TODAY Sports ranks the top high school baseball teams across the country as the season nears its conclusion.

If there’s an answer in the data, it may be that both can be true at once: Football has become America’s sport, while baseball remains America’s pastime. And for a growing number of fans, neither title carries quite the same universal meaning it once did.

Backyard Baseball, the beloved 1997 cult-classic arcade-style sports game, is officially stepping back up to the plate this summer. For a generation that grew up launching moonshots with backyard legends and arguing over who got first pick, the return ...

Baseball is now well behind football, which more than 40% of Americans said was their favorite sport to watch in 2023. Baseball is Japan’s pastime in a way it isn’t for America anymore. The key will be for the MLB to take advantage of this fact. We already know from reporting that the MLB is trying to do that.

Thanks to a serious power display from Italy and Vinnie Pasquantino, Team USA survived a scare in pool play to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. Now it’s time for the knockout stage leading into the finals of the tournament on ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The college baseball world has made its annual pilgrimage to Charles Schwab Field for the 75th College World Series. It’s a diverse field with six different conferences (plus one independent) represented — a refreshing change after last ...

Watch “Homecoming: The Tokyo Series,” which will begin streaming on the CNN app at 9 a.m. ET on Friday. Subscribe to All Access here. Baseball in Japan, according to Yasuko Tanahara, starts and ends with a bow. It’s meant as a measure of respect ...

Although they advanced further than they had in their two previous trips to the Division 3 College World Series, the journey for the Endicott College baseball team again came up short of its ultimate destination. The Gulls were knocked out of the CWS early ...

Excitement is reaching a fever pitch for May 2026 baseball card releases, as the month serves as a pivotal window for the 2026 rookie card market. Collectors and investors are eyeing several high-profile drops that define the season’s trajectory.