The biggest crowd of the year at Yankee Stadium turned up to see it. The fans packing the stands braved the stifling heat and humidity in the South Bronx to witness history.

Some people use America’s immense space to build tiny stone cities. Others use it to play baseball.

The Red Sox have been banned from signing any international players during the international signing period that starts Saturday, and they had five of their international teenage prospects from Venezuela declared free agents after an investigation by Major League Baseball showed the club circumvented the international bonus-pool regulations, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.

They’re not socks as much as wearable art.

It’s one month until the non-waiver Trade Deadline — it’s Aug. 1 this year — which means rumors will be running rampant. It also means it’s time to familiarize yourself with each club’s Deadline decisions.

July arrived on Friday with a lowered yearly price for MLB.TV Premium ($79.99) and MLB.TV Single Team ($59.99), and it also will bring something that authenticated subscribers can watch with that new subscription: The 87th All-Star Game presented by MasterCard on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego.

The Braves and Marlins will cast aside home-field advantage to pay tribute to the nation’s armed forces during Independence Day Weekend. The National League East clubs will add to Major League Baseball’s history of neutral-site games on Sunday night at the newly constructed 12,500-capacity ballpark at Fort Bragg, a military installation in North Carolina.

He’s pitched many better games. He’s pitched dozens that carried more importance. But you wonder, has James Shields ever felt the way he did when he walked from the mound to the White Sox dugout in the seventh inning of a 9-6 victory over the Twins Wednesday night, with fans standing on their feet and clapping?

A sparkling gem of a ballpark that will honor our nation’s military with a visit from America’s pastime this weekend has been constructed from the ground up in a few short months, and it is ready for the Fourth of July spotlight.

As the Braves move closer toward determining when to unveil their much-anticipated middle-infield duo of the future at the big league level, they are ready to put Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies on the same team.

Blast Motion, an industry innovator focused on advanced sensor-based motion capture, swing analysis and 360-degree game improvement solutions, announced a multiyear deal on Thursday that makes Blast Baseball the Official Bat Sensor Technology of Major League Baseball.

A surging A’s offense kept pace behind left-hander Sean Manaea, who tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list in Oakland’s third straight win against the Giants, a commanding 7-1 decision at the Coliseum on Wednesday evening.

After squandering leads in the ninth and 10th, Alcides Escobar dropped an RBI double along the right-field foul line to send the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Cardinals in 12 innings on Wednesday night.

Mariners backup catcher Steve Clevenger was taken out of Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates in the top of the third inning with a fractured right hand after being hit by a foul tip off the bat of Andrew McCutchen.

Stephen Piscotty, who was at the center of two key extra-inning moments in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Royals, was walking gingerly around the Cardinals’ clubhouse afterward as he nursed a bruised left ankle.

Junior Guerra pitched eight scoreless innings and Ryan Braun homered on a four-RBI night in the Brewers’ 7-0 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday at Miller Park.

He’s also not wearing shoes!