On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron broke the most famous record in sports. When he did, history was made, and it’s still being felt 50 years later.
Remembering Frank Howard, the feared power hitter of the 1960s with the Senators and Dodgers.
Hank Aaron’s pennant-winning home run is largely forgotten.
Candidates for 2022 MLB Most Valuable Player awards.
Henry Aaron gave most of the memorabilia from his playing career to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he held on to a few items. The things he saved are telling.
The traditional Quality Start goes back several decades. A Quality Start is awarded to a starter when he pitches AT LEAST 6 innings AND allows 3 earned runs OR LESS. But it has limits. That’s why we’ve created the Quality Quality Start or QQS. We use it to find the best starting pitchers, the pitchers who truly impact their team’s chances to win a game.
In which year were the greatest “baseball babies” produced?
With spring training just around the corner, it’s time to sit down and start thinking about who could be named MLB MVP in 2024. The AL and NL MVP races both have the potential to be closer than they’ve been in a long time, with dozens of names to seriously consider. Today, we’ll be narrowing it down to the three most likely candidates in each league, and what they bring to the table.
A look at the myths, legends, and origin stories of baseball.
Home runs are the cherry on top of this delicious sport, turning ordinary games into unforgettable experiences. So, grab your peanuts, crank up your enthusiasm, and let’s take a nostalgic trip down memory lane to witness these jaw-dropping feats of power hitting.
One of the problems of being really good when you’re young is that expectations are set very high. That’s what happened to Mike Trout. He had arguably the best first five seasons of any position player, all before his 25th birthday. But now, as he navigates his 30s, the outfielder is facing the reality of being human.
The Greatest Players in Baseball History: Some of the Most Iconic Figures
The Dodgers have consistently been one of the top teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) for several years now, and this season is no different. From strong
The MLB World Series is one of the oldest professional sports championships in the world and one of the most watched, averaging over 10 million viewers every year.
One man’s choice for greatest moments in baseball history.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
We select an all-time team from those who played under famed baseball manager Dusty Baker.
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.
The MLB season is when baseball fans can come together and support their team. It’s a time of excitement and anticipation, and the fans are always ready to cheer their team on to victory.
For the first decade of his career, Bobby Bonds seemed destined for Cooperstown. But then it fell apart.
Lefty O’Doul, a former National League batting champion, once said of the Japanese: “They learn our national game with as much enthusiasm as any American, and they
In the history of baseball, since they began tossing a ball to a plate and someone with a stick was swinging at it, maybe no more than
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has released the 10 names that comprise the Golden Days Era Ballot. Voting will take place in early December.
This December, when a group of 16 baseball officials and historians meet for the Baseball Hall of Fame Special Eras Committee, you can expect that at least
A game-by-game history of the heated and often dramatic rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Eight pitchers have managed to win 100 games for TWO teams. All but two of them are in the Hall of Fame. All of them were great hurlers.
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
The 2020 season is the first time Major League Baseball has scheduled best-of-three playoff series. But it’s not the first time a three-game playoff has been used.
Cal Ripken Jr. rates as the best shortstop in baseball history according to our all-time rankings. He was a 19-time All-Star, two-time MVP, Rookie of the Year,