What’s the likelihood that one high school will produce the first black man to manage in Major League Baseball and the first black man to coach in
Remembering Frank Howard, the feared power hitter of the 1960s with the Senators and Dodgers.
On the 17th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, the dearth of black players in baseball is a concern for some observers of the sport. In a program
When Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, he blazed a trail for African American ballplayers. That legacy lives on today. In the last ten seasons, 15 of the 20 league Most Valuable Player Awards have been awarded to African American or Latino ballplayers.
When Don Baylor debuted with the Baltimore Orioles, he was compared to Frank Robinson. Eventually, like Robby, Baylor won an AL Most Valuable Player Award.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Albert Pujols, Adam Wainwright, and Yadier Molina are all-time Cardinals greats.
Yesterday we got the news that six former players had been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The new members of the Hall were approved
What would a second MVP award mean to Bryce Harper’s legacy?
Allen was a tremendous baseball player who had the misfortune of coming up through an organization that was indelicate about the issue of race.
“I don’t see how [Rickey] Henderson could do anything more for a team than Tim does.” — teammate Tim Wallach What are the chances that the two
Nothing was ever the same again after George Hendrick dropped his drawers.
Since 2015, baseball has suffered a succession of losses, stripping the game of an important senior class.
This is part of our series on the “Ultimate Franchise Players” in baseball history. These players are not necessarily the greatest players in franchise history. They are
What do people want from Joey Votto? The answer to that question will tell you what they think of him. But he doesn’t give a damn.
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
The sixth installment in a series that looks at the greatest players in franchise histories, based on Wins Above Replacement. 20. Jim Maloney Maybe only three or
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
In 1930 the new York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a contract that paid him the princely sum of $80,000. Ruth was overjoyed. A reporter pointed out
Harold Baines was on the Hall of Fame ballot for five years, never receiving as many as 50 votes. When he dipped below five percent in 2011,
This Wednesday afternoon we’ll learn who will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the baseball writers. As I did last year, I will
It’s surprisingly difficult to select the greatest pitcher in the history of the Cincinnati Reds.
You have to wonder if Freddie Patek would even get drafted by a major league team today.
When Juan Marichal stepped on the mound for the first time as a big leaguer, it was the first major league game he had ever seen. Nine innings later, he had made one of the most spectacular debuts in baseball history, and launched a career that would land him in Cooperstown.
Opening Day is unique to baseball. Other sports have season openers, but baseball’s Opening Day marks the ceremonial beginning of spring. It may only be 1/162nd of the season, but fans and players alike admit there’s something special about the first game of the schedule.
These five players who failed to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, will be elected eventually.
We pick an all-time roster made up of fictional baseball players from Hollywood movies. Roy Hobbs, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, Crash Davis, and more.
We evaluate the 10-person ballot for the Early Days Baseball Hall of Fame election.
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
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.