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.
Playing in an astonishing four decades and across 24 seasons, Omar Vizquel turned the shortstop position into his own personal stage, showcasing agility, precision, and a knack for making the impossible seem routine.
There were as many distinct varieties of baseball bats as there were baseballs in the 1860s. Early batters carved bats to fit their hitting style. As a result, there are many different types of bats, including flat, round, short, and thick ones.
Colleges have baseball teams that consistently win championships and can plummet the next big star into ultimate success with the right training and guidance.
When he was finally expelled from Major League Baseball, Kingman had hit more home runs than all but 18 players in the history of the game. But his legacy was less about the swings that sent a baseball over fences, and more about his swings that whiffed.
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.
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
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
Ever the team player, Joe Mauer announced his retirement last week, just in time for the Minnesota Twins to make plans for the upcoming winter meetings. The
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
A few years ago I penned a list article about the New York Yankees top players ranked according to WAR (Wins Above Replacement). I stated at the
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Next Tuesday afternoon we’ll learn who will be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the baseball writers. For the third consecutive year I will try
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.