メジャーリーグベースボールとその各球団は、5月25日の月曜日にメモリアルデーを記念し、全米での追悼のひとときを設けるとともに、特別なユニフォームを着用する計画を発表した。この行事では、試合中に一時中断を行い、戦没将兵への敬意を表する。
フィールド上の全関係者は、ジャージーの左側に伝統的なメモリアルデーの赤いポピーを付け、「Lest We Forget（忘れてはならない）」という言葉を添える。なお、これらのユニフォームは一般販売されない。現地時間の午後3時に試合が行われている場合は、黙祷のために試合を一時中断する。それ以外の時間帯の試合では、アメリカ国歌斉唱の前に黙祷が捧げられる。各球団および審判団は、それぞれの試合における追悼の具体的な時間と形式を決定する。
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Major League Baseball unveiled the full American League and National League rosters Saturday for the 2026 All-Star Game scheduled for July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Major League Baseball and all 30 clubs are observing the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day on June 2. The date honors Lou Gehrig's start as the Yankees' first baseman in 1925 and marks the day he died from ALS complications in 1941.
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MLB Network will broadcast live from Cooperstown, N.Y., starting Friday ahead of the Hall of Fame Military Classic on Saturday. The festivities honor the nation's military heroes during Memorial Day weekend.
Daily Fantasy Sports advice for the May 25 MLB games highlighted several players including Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred replied this week to a letter from U.S. Senator Josh Hawley regarding an oral warning given to three San Francisco Giants pitchers. The warning followed the players writing Bible verses on their Pride Night caps. No players were fined or disciplined.
Major League Baseball teams are turning to bunts more often this season as hitters struggle against high-velocity pitching. Several low-budget clubs lead the league in both sacrifice attempts and bunt hits through early May. The trend marks a shift from years of declining use of the play.
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Interim Phillies manager Don Mattingly has been asked to serve on the National League coaching staff for the 2026 All-Star Game. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who will lead the NL, extended the invitation ahead of the July 14 event at Citizens Bank Park. Cardinals manager Oli Marmol received a similar request from Roberts.