During Tuesday night’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres, a bird almost got involved in the proceedings. The bird didn’t get hit in mid-air, or interfere with a fly ball.

American robins, cedar waxwings, common grackles, and red-winged blackbirds are just a few of the bird species that are wild about fruit. These birds are so enamored of sweet cherries and blueberries, ...

James McCann of the Detroit Tigers ruffled a few feathers Friday — literally — when he hit a foul ball that struck a bird perched atop the backstop behind home plate, knocking the animal into the lap ...