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Davey Johnson -- a well-known MLB player and manager -- has died ... according to the New York Mets' public relations office.

Jay Horwitz -- a longtime Mets employee -- announced the news on X ... revealing Davey's wife, Susan, told him about his friend passing away.

Johnson died at a hospital in Sarasota, Florida on Friday. Horowitz did not reveal a cause of death.

Anthony Rizzo almost lost his World Series ring at the bottom of a massive lake ... but fortunately for the former Cubs superstar, a famed Chicago diver saved the day.

Yohei Yamada -- an experienced swimmer who makes a living helping those retrieve items they've lost in Lake Michigan -- told Block Club Chicago he once gave Rizzo a big hand when it came to his championship bling.

Yamada explained Rizzo's hardware had slipped off his hand after he had lost some weight ... and once it disappeared in the water, the baseballer called Yamada for an assist.

Freddie Freeman sat out Wednesday's game, but he was still spotted at Dodger Stadium putting in work ... on his nose hair, that is!!

The Los Angeles first baseman got the night off of L.A.'s tilt against the Reds because of a neck issue -- and, unfortunately for the nine-time All-Star, cameras were still locked in on him as he was relegated to the dugout.

In the fifth inning -- as the home team was up 4-1 -- Freeman was seen clearing out some hair from his nose ... and it sure looked painful.

Willson Contreras completely lost it after a strikeout Monday night ... throwing a temper tantrum that resulted in one of his coaches being hit by a bat.

The wild scene unfolded in the seventh inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium ... just after Contreras got rung up on a pitch that was low in the zone.

The Cards' catcher, at first, looked like he was going to walk away from the matter with just a few words -- but once he got near his dugout, he exploded.

V from BTS threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers game on Monday ... and it wasn't just the ARMY losing their minds over the moment -- even Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the players were stoked to meet the K-pop idol!!

The crowds flooded to Dodger Stadium to make it to see the singer do his thing on the mound ... with insane lines piling up outside the venue pregame.

In the ballpark, it was pretty much a meet and greet event for Taehyung ... as he spent time and took pics with Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Sho-time himself!!

Talk about clout chasin'!

A TikToker scored a viral moment when she ran on the field during an Anaheim Angels game this week ... and she recorded the whole stunt. That is, until cops slapped the cuffs on her!

The incident went down Monday during the Angels' 4-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in Anaheim, when Julia Hill hopped on the field and darted across the field.

The TikToker had her camera rollin' the whole time ... as she sprinted around the outfield, smiling and laughing the whole time.

Jarren Duran appeared to clash once more with a smack-talking fan on Tuesday night ... and like one his previous, infamous instances with hecklers, it seemed he used some foul language to issue a clap back.

The Red Sox star looked like he got into it with a Boston supporter right after he struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning of his team's home game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Footage from the Fenway Park broadcast shows that as he was headed to his dugout, someone yelled at him. In response, Duran appeared to scream back, "F*** you, p***y."

Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles has learned his fate after hurling a bat at a pitcher in retaliation for getting hit by a pitch during a minor league rehab assignment on Sunday ... with Major League Baseball handing him a 10-game ban.

The league revealed the news Tuesday ... saying along with his suspension, he has been tagged with an undisclosed fine. The kicker for Robles is that the clock doesn't start until he is back on the Major League Active Roster. In other words -- the moment he returns to Seattle, the suspension officially takes effect.

Robles has elected to appeal the ruling, and he will be eligible to play until that process concludes.

Victor Robles -- a Seattle Mariners outfielder -- got thrown out of a minor league game after hurling a bat at a pitcher ... and the video is wild.

Robles is at the plate, when Las Vegas Aviators pitcher Joey Estes fires a high and inside pitch, almost hitting him.

He immediately loses it ... grabbing his bat up off the ground and launching it at Estes, as his helmet flies off his head. The umpire immediately ejects him from the game.

Jose Reyes says the criticism of Juan Soto during his first year with the Mets is unwarranted -- explaining to TMZ Sports the guy can't hit a home run every at-bat!

We got the ex-New York shortstop's thoughts on the Mets and their $765 million man, and he said that while fans expect a lot outta Soto, he's still human at the end of the day.

"He got like what 28 homers, he's hitting .250 something, you know people expect him to do a little bit better," he said. "But for his first year, I think he do good."

If Jose Reyes were in charge of the Mets, he tells TMZ Sports he'd sign Pete Alonso to a career-long contract ... and not blink twice!!

The former New York shortstop chopped it up with us just after Alonso passed Daryl Strawberry this week to become the Mets' all-time home run leader ... and he made it clear, his old team should sign its star first baseman to a massive deal this offseason.

Pete's currently on a two-year, $54 million contract ... but he can become a free agent before the 2026 season thanks to a player option -- and Reyes is hoping that never becomes a reality.

A jet from the Chicago Air & Water Show took a little detour from its route to fly over Wrigley Field on Friday ... scaring the crap outta Cubs players -- and interrupting Hayden Christensen's "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" rendition too!

The wild moment went down during the seventh inning of Chicago's tilt with the Pirates, just as Christensen and his daughter were gearing up to serenade the stadium.

They began singing into mics ... but when the plane caused its ruckus, it stopped them in their tracks!

A night at the ballpark turned violent Wednesday at Angel Stadium ... when a Los Angeles Angels fan was punched and kicked in the head during an altercation in the stands -- and TMZ Sports has learned arrests have been made.

The ugly incident was caught on camera.

The video shows a man in a Mike Trout jersey getting sucker punched by another guy rocking a black shirt. After falling back in his chair, a second man comes up and kicks the Angels fan directly in the head.

Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, have been sued ... after they allegedly screwed over some real estate business moguls in Hawaii -- costing them a fortune.

The lawsuit was filed in Hawaii Circuit Court last week ... and in it, the case's plaintiffs, Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and Tomoko Matsumoto, claim Ohtani and Balelo sabotaged a $240 million real estate venture they had all entered into.

According to the suit -- which TMZ Sports obtained on Tuesday -- Hayes Sr., a developer, and Matsumoto, a real estate broker, had gotten involved in a luxury housing project on the Big Island ... and brought Ohtani in to help promote it.

Bryce Harper in Banana Ball??? If Party Animals star Tanner Thomas had things his way, that'd be a reality sometime in the near future!

TMZ Sports caught up with the former Virginia Tech outfielder while he was working a ceremonial shift at a Raising Cane's ... and he made it clear, out of all the Big Leaguers he could choose from, he'd want Harper on his squad the most.

"Just a Party Animal," Thomas said of the Phillies first baseman. "He just seems like he's got the mullet, the facial hair, hits bombs. That's definitely a Party Animal."

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani shocked his fan base when he announced he had gotten married in February 2024 ... although he didn't reveal any details about his spouse at the time.

Fans didn't have to wait too long to figure out who the lucky lady was, as a photo showing him standing next to his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, was shared on social media the following month.

Here's a look at the background of the athlete's wife to see how she's built a family with the pitcher and designated hitter.

Tanaka's got a history in sports, as she formerly played basketball at the professional level for several years.

The retired athlete began her sports career in her early years, and she was a member of Waseda University's collegiate team in Shinjuku, Japan.

She later joined the Fujitsu Red Wave, which is affiliated with the Women’s Japan Basketball League, and she competed as a power forward.

Tanaka remained with the Fujitsu Red Wave for four years, and she retired from professional sports in 2023.

Ohtani's personal life became the subject of intense attention from his fans when he revealed he had gotten married in an Instagram post in February 2024.

While he didn't name Tanaka at the time, he wrote he'd tied the knot with "someone from my Native country," whom he described as "very special to me."

The baseball star added he was "excited" about the prospect of married life, and thanked his fans for their support.

And his fans got their first glimpse of Tanaka the following month, when the Dodgers posted a photo of the happy couple prepping to jet off to Seoul, South Korea on the team's official X account.

The happy couple kept the big reveals coming, as Ohtani announced his wife was pregnant in an Instagram post in December 2024.

The baseball star's photo showed his dog, Decoy, lying next to a pink onesie, baby shoes, and what appeared to be a photo of an ultrasound ... and he wrote a short message to let his fans know he was getting ready to welcome a "little rookie" into his life.

Tanaka gave birth to a baby girl in April 2025, and Ohtani shared another Instagram post to let his fans know his child was "healthy" and "beautiful."