Miguel Cabrera’s ascent to baseball stardom began with a dream debut for the Florida Marlins in 2003, immediately marking him as a player to watch. His early days were characterized by a blend of raw talent and the promise of greatness, encapsulated by his remarkable entry into the MLB with a walk-off home run.
Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Billy Wagner is on the cusp of becoming the next relief pitcher elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Let’s dive into the five newest teams in MLB history and evaluate how they have performed in recent years. The ups and downs, the highs and lows – it’s all part of the captivating game.
Let’s get something out of the way: Luis Arráez is not going to hit .400 this season. Not because he’s not a good hitter. Arráez definitely is. But, hitting .400 is extremely difficult, and nearly impossible. In today’s game of 100 mile-per-hour sliders and efficient defensive alignments, it is impossible.
Vida Blue, who pitched a no-hitter in his fourth start in the major leagues, has died at the age of 73. He was a member of three straight Oakland teams to win the World Series in the 1970s.
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We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
These five players who failed to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022, will be elected eventually.
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
Of the ten names on the Early Days Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Lefty O’Doul accomplished the most in the game. Whether or not
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
“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
This is part of a series on the greatest players in the history of a franchise based on the advanced statistic called WAR (Wins Above Replacement). First
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
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,
Most teams that are good for three or four years or more eventually get to a World Series and usually win one. It’s harder now — with the
Sadly, we lost Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn this week to cancer. Gwynn was without question the best pure hitter in the game of baseball in
Next month in Nashville, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce the results of voting for the Pre-Integration Era ballot. Ten candidates are on the ballot,
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.
Of all professional team sports in North America, baseball has been around the longest. Springing out of the 19th (and perhaps even 17th or earlier) centuries, it’s
Normally, trading a future Hall of Fame player is the death knell for a major league general manager. But when Pat Gillick did it he laid the groundwork for historic success. In 1999, Gillick, with impressive credentials on his resume, replaced Woody Woodward as General Manager of the Seattle Mariners. The team’s superstar center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. was grumbling about the lack of support on the roster and issued a trade demand. Woodward had famously told reporters, “I don’t want to be the guy remembered for trading Ken Griffey Jr. away from the Mariners.” Gillick had no such fear.
When we think of the greatest hitting seasons ever, we think first of the players who set the standards in batting average and home runs. Hit over .400, reach the 60-HR plateau, or win the Triple Crown, and baseball fans and historians won’t hesitate to include you on their lists of the best seasons.
Where Miguel Cabrera fits in the group of 3,000-hit members.