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,
In which year were the greatest “baseball babies” produced?
Remembering Frank Howard, the feared power hitter of the 1960s with the Senators and Dodgers.
Who is the greatest catcher in Baltimore Orioles history? Is Adley Rutschman already in the conversation?
Who was the most popular Twin of all-time? It comes down to Harmon Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, and Kent Hrbek.
Jim Sundberg is one of the most popular players to ever play for the Texas Rangers. When he came back to the team at the tail end of his career, he brought everything full circle, perfectly.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
There’s no question that Álex Rodríguez put up the numbers to be a Hall of Famer. But he also has a glaring character flaw.
What would a second MVP award mean to Bryce Harper’s legacy?
Here we are back with the second installment in a series called “Greatness Score,” a system I devised to help rate the candidacy of players for the
Among Hall of Famers, Roberto Alomar may be the least attached to any one team or city. Like a nomad, or maybe a villain, Alomar ping-ponged around the league.
Kent Hrbek’s first home run was a game winner at Yankee Stadium. He went on to star for his hometown team for 14 years.
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.
A list of the living members (elected as players) of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Morganna Roberts was only 15 years old when she kissed her first baseball player, Pete Rose in Cincinnati in 1969. But over the next twenty-plus years, she
Once upon a time, the Baltimore Orioles were baseball’s model franchise. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, the Orioles were the most successful team in the
The career of Derek Jeter is a perfect illustration of the multitude of factors that go into a Hall of Fame discussion. And rightly so. The contemporary
If there’s a baseball bat around it’s hard to resist picking it up and taking a stance. We’ve all done it. Some of us who played baseball
Early in January, the results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting will be announced, in what should prove to be the most anticipated and talked-about
How MANY runs a batter drives in isn’t as important as how many opportunities he has and how many he converts.
One of the most memorable moments in Milwaukee baseball history came from an unlikely player.
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.
Pat Gillick has always liked to have Roberto Alomar around. This summer, he’ll get another chance to spend time with Alomar, when both are part of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011.
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.
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.