Pujols a blast from past for radio broadcaster

AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tenn., home to the Memphis Redbirds team that has long served as the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, recently replaced its right-field seats with grass. But one chair remains, painted bright red and stationed in the middle of the new lawn-seating area, to commemorate the landing spot of the Albert Pujols home run that won the Pacific Coast League championship in 2000.

Play Ball puts kids on field to meet Orioles

Buck Showalter’s youth baseball memories — he had plenty — he described as “special,” something that could characterize the experiences of the 10,000 pre-registered youth baseball and softball players circling the warning track at Camden Yards prior to Sunday’s game, part of MLB’s Play Ball Weekend.