Though Barry Bonds hit the most home runs ever recorded in a single season back in 2001, Aaron Judge’s record should be recognized as the real one, according to the author.
Remembering Frank Howard, the feared power hitter of the 1960s with the Senators and Dodgers.
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.
At the start of the 1962 season, Sandy Koufax was a .500 pitcher with an ERA just below four runs per game. Far from being a superstar
Baseball history had many pennant races, until the leagues were split into divisions in the late 1960s.
Adrian Beltré was an entertainer who happened to play baseball. He had a playful sense of humor, and in the three primary cities in which he played, Beltré became a fan favorite. One of the singular unique players of his generation, Beltré never forgot that he was playing a game.
The passing of Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson at the age of 86 has robbed the world of one of the nicest people to ever live. Brooks was a treasure, first to his family and friends, and anyone who was lucky enough to meet him.
In recent years, sexism has made itself increasingly apparent within Major League Baseball (MLB). They have been impacting academic opportunities and prohibiting diverse representation from flourishing. Now more than ever before, it is essential for students to explore the ethical implications behind these gender exclusions. And just how far their reach truly goes.
Transgender athletes have been making headlines around the world in recent years. So more and more people are becoming aware of the struggles they face in the sports world. Gender identity is a complex topic. And it can be difficult for those outside of the transgender community to understand what it’s like for these individuals when it comes to competing on a level playing field with other athletes.
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.
The near-great third baseman group named for the guy Nolan Ryan beat up.
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.
In 1972, Major League Baseball Players had their first full-scale strike, when they walked out on April 1 on the eve of the season. Their action was the preface for later labor wars between players and owners.
These are the nine biggest baseball stories you’ll be fascinated by in 2022. From the labor strife to Trevor Bauer to the return of Buck Showalter.
In 1986, sports fans in Chicago were more excited about their football team and a young long-shorts-wearing basketball phenom than they were the White Sox. In January,
Last week, after his Braves were eliminated from the playoffs in a stunning Game Five rout, catcher Brian McCann told assembled reporters in the clubhouse that he
This article has been updated. Now that Jack Morris and Alan Trammell have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the 1984 Tigers have two members
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
When Carl Yastrzemski retired in 1983 he didn’t go on a farewell tour. That type of thing wasn’t done in baseball at that time, and Yaz wouldn’t
Baseball fans love to argue about the Hall of Fame. No one really cares (nor knows much) about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, for example. But
This is the first in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. When he was at his peak, Wes Ferrell was
I don’t know nearly enough about the “guts” of WAR to know whether it’s great, good, bad, pitiful, or somewhere in between. This IS NOT an article
These players were great, but they never had a chance to shine in the Fall Classic.