For the third season in a row, Perth Heat have fallen at the final hurdle as Canberra Cavalry stormed to victory in the Australian Baseball League Championship Series at Empire Ballpark.
Ben Smith
Perth Heat are staring down the heartbreaking prospect of a third successive Australian Baseball League Championship Series loss after falling 10-8 to Canberra Cavalry in game one at Empire Ballpark.
It has been 10 years since Perth Heat great Tim Kennelly hoisted the Claxton Shield triumphantly aloft; he knows better than most how absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Perth Heat will host all three games of the 2024-25 Australian Baseball League Championship Series after toppling Adelaide Giants in South Australia and gaining some revenge in the process.
Perth Heat are finals-bound once again and will have a shot at a drought-breaking Claxton Shield after a series tie with Sydney Blue Sox confirmed their Australian Baseball League post-season presence.
Robinson Smith, son of three-time Australian Olympic swimmer Nicole Livingstone, has joined Major League Baseball outfit Pittsburgh Pirates on a six-year deal.
Joanna Guelas
Perth Heat have clung on to the last Australian Baseball League play-off spot, earning a 2-2 series draw with Melbourne Aces at Empire Ballpark to protect fourth place on the ladder.
Perth Heat bounced back into form with an important 3-1 series win over Brisbane Bandits to leap back into a finals spot with four rounds to play.
As the Perth Wildcats get set for a refresh of their logo for next season, it got us reminiscing about the very best and very worst of WA sporting teams’ logos over the years. See our rankings from 23 to 1!
Chris Robinson
Perth Heat have lost their second series in a row to leave them stranded in fifth spot on the Australian Baseball League ladder.
Juan Soto has signed the biggest contract in Major League Baseball history as he joins the New York Mets.
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Perth Heat have won their first series of the ABL season — and made a statement in the process by overcoming back-to-back reigning champions Adelaide Giants in South Australia.
For the second week in a row, Perth Heat have split a home series as Sydney Blue Sox claimed a share of the spoils to move to the top of the Australian Baseball League.
He might never wrangle a gig as a closing pitcher, but West Coast Eagles great Ben Cousins traded the Sherrin for a baseball as he took centre stage for Perth Heat on Saturday night.
Shohei Ohtani of the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers has been named the unanimous winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award.
Perth Heat have split their Australian Baseball League season-opening series with Brisbane Bandits at Empire Ballpark, after the visitors rallied from a two-game deficit with a pair of big wins.
As the dawn of a new ABL season approaches, Heat manager Andy Kyle has acknowledged the heartbreak of back-to-back championship series losses is still palpable.
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has had surgery on his left shoulder, following an injury the Dodgers star suffered during Game 2 of the World Series.
David Brandt
The LA Dodgers have celebrated their eighth World Series championship with a downtown parade and a stadium gathering featuring Shohei Ohtani and other stars.
A bus was set on fire and stores were looted as rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the baseball World Series.
As the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their World Series triumph in New York, there was a hearty celebration going on in Japan too.
Stephen Wade
The Los Angeles Dodgers have beaten the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win baseball's World Series - with some help from the Yankees.
Ronald Blum
After LA's Freddie Freeman made Major League Baseball history, the New York Yankees rallied behind Anthony Volpe's grand slam to keep the World Series alive.
Being a spectator at a major sporting event can be an immersive experience, but one fan at Yankee Stadium took things too far in Game 4 of the World Series.
Larry Fleisher
