NZ baseball pitcher John Holdzkom has been promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates' 40-man Major League Baseball roster, after stints in the sport's minor leagues.

A New York Yankees fan who was caught on television sleeping in the stands during a game is suing broadcaster ESPN and Major League Baseball for US$10m.

Rising Kiwi basketball star Steven Adams is making a name for himself in the NBA for getting under the skin of opponents. Several of them have lost their cool this season and been ejected and fined for attacking Oklahoma City's giant Kiwi.

What do you do with 250 tonnes of San Diego clay no longer needed at the Sydney Cricket Ground?

The historic first pitch is yet to be thrown at the SCG, but organisers are hoping Major League Baseball in Sydney can become a four-yearly event.

America's favourite summer pastime can be a hypnotic experience, writes Dylan Cleaver.