Bill Ladson

Spike Lee is best known for writing and directing films such as “Do the Right Thing,” “Jungle Fever” and “BlacKkKlansman.” But he is also a big-time sports fan. It doesn't matter which sport it is; Lee is always in attendance. He is expected to attend the World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers when the Series shifts to New York on Monday. MLB.com caught up with Lee, 67, recently to talk about the Fall Classic and his love for baseball.

NEW YORK -- The Yankees and Major League Baseball jointly announced at an event on Monday they have donated $50,000 to build a new sensory room at One World Middle School in the Bronx. The room is expected to be in use sometime next year.

NEW YORK -- Free-agent second baseman Gleyber Torres is usually clean-shaven when he is on the baseball field. But on Tuesday night, he was sporting a beard at the 15th annual Christian Rivera Foundation Celebrity Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, where he was given the “Heroes Award” for helping others off the field during his seven years with the Yankees.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is set to enshrine five Royals legends -- Hal McRae, John Mayberry, Amos Otis, Willie Wilson and Frank White -- into its Baseball Hall of Game on Saturday night at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City. It will be NLBM’s eighth induction class since 2014.

NEW YORK -- One thing can be said about former Major Leaguer Dellin Betances: He doesn’t forget where he came from. On Friday evening, Betances, a member of the Commissioner’s Ambassador Program, hosted a Thanksgiving drive at John F. Hylan Elementary school in Brooklyn in an effort to give back

In a recent phone interview with MLB, broadcaster Dave Sims, 71, answered a wide range of topics, from his new gig as the radio voice of the Yankees to how his signature phrase, “Hey Now,” came about. MLB: What has life been like since you were named the radio voice

Expect a big announcement on Sunday at the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, as the Classic Baseball Era Committee will meet that day to determine whether any of the candidates on an eight-name ballot will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July.

The White Sox introduced infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez to the local media on Tuesday afternoon. The duo was part of the trade package Chicago acquired when it sent left-hander Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox last week. Meidroth, the 13th-best prospect in the organization, according to MLB

The White Sox added experience this week by signing right-hander Bryse Wilson to a one-year, $1.05 million contract and acquiring catcher Matt Thaiss from the Cubs in exchange for cash. Both players were introduced by the team during a Zoom call on Thursday afternoon, and both are taking on a

Both players were introduced by the team during a Zoom call on Thursday afternoon, and both are taking on a leadership role for the first time and want to bring a winning culture to a team that lost a Major League-record 121 games this past season. “It's definitely going to be a little bit of a change than what I was used to,” Wilson said, “but I'm looking forward to it. I love talking about pitching, baseball and everything about it. I will get to know a lot of the young pitchers and help them in any way I can.”…