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Mat Latos Sparked A Wild Can-Am League BrawlFormer MLBer Mat Latos hasn’t pitched in the bigs since getting released by the Blue Jays in May of last year. He’s now with the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Can-Am league, and on Saturday he was right in the middle of a bench-clearing brawl. That’s Latos in the GIF above, hoisting an oppon...

They’re Going To Demolish This Gorgeous Baseball StadiumChristine Whitman was governor of New Jersey, and she knew just what could fix the ailing city of Camden: A baseball stadium....

Baseball Team Cruelly Loses Game Eight Innings After Celebrating ChampionshipAt least the Wichita Wingnuts got to savor the taste of victory, as they streamed out of the dugout onto the field to celebrate clinching the championship of the American Association, an independent baseball league, on a ninth-inning groundout. Unfortunately, they didn’t actually win the game. ...

Good News: This Avocado-Wielding Bodega Assailant Is Actually Not An Independent-League Baseball Player

If you enjoy news about avocados, daily life in the Bronx, or unorthodox objects used as weaponry—or any combination of the above—you’re likely familiar with the video clip below. It shows two men attacking a bodega worker by throwing avocados at him, breaking his jaw and leaving him with cuts acros...

Independent Leaguer Sprints Behind Play To Start Brawl, Gets Taken Down

Summer may already be half over, but finally—finally—we have a good basebrawl. ...

Baseball Player Tears ACL On Homer, Hops On One Foot Around Bases

York Revolution center fielder Sean Smith hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning for his independent-league team last night, but slipped on first base and tore his ACL. Smith refused to get help from anyone, however; he got on one foot and hopped the rest of the way....

Routine Baseball Play Turns Awesome Thanks To Some Crazy Bounces

Got some hot independent league baseball action for you here. ...

Baseball Game Delayed While Repo Men Attempt To Collect Bats, Gloves, For Team's Unpaid Cleaning Bills

The Worcester Tornadoes, of the independent Can-Am league, couldn't throw the first pitch of last night's game at 7 p.m., as scheduled. They were too busy dealing with police constables sent to enforce a court order to confiscate the team's equipment. Enterprise Cleaning Co. has cleaned clubhouses, ...