While it’s true that some baseball players play in the Major Leagues until they are in their 40s, the time to appreciate what they bring to the game is now. Here are four players baseball fans should treasure before they retire.
The dynamic between a manager and a pitcher is pivotal for team success. The manager needs a strong pitcher, the pitcher needs a manager who trusts him.
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
Through 2020, there have been 139 Ultimate Games in modern baseball history (since 1903). 40 Ultimate Games have occurred in the Fall Classic (most recently in 2019),
2020 October 17, 2020, at Petco Park, San DiegoTampa Bay Rays vs. Houston AstrosAL Championship Series Game SevenAt Stake: Spot in World Series The Rays eliminated the
In this blog post, we’re going back in time to take a look at some of Major League Baseball’s best pitchers ever—the ones whose names will always be associated with excellence when it comes to the art of pitching
Baseball is one of the jewels of American sports. Unlike certain American sports, baseball is popular in countries such as Japan and Cuba. It is a game steeped in tradition and incorporated into American sporting culture. Some of the game’s most significant and notable figures, such as Babe Ruth, have crossed the international landscape.
Who had the most hits in Major League Baseball in the 1930s? This baseball list looks at the top ten for that decade.
Here are some early projections for next season based on what we know about each team’s rosters.
Walter Johnson gifted six special baseballs to the Hall of Fame when he became one of the first inductees of the new institution.
It is scientifically proven that people recover more effectively with frequent changes in activity. Therefore, the more varied the rest of the off-season for a baseball player, the better he will perform in the future.
The seven teams to hit the most homers in a season.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what’s holding back the Atlanta Braves?
We select an all-time team from those who played under famed baseball manager Dusty Baker.
The team’s name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city’s Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to
Roy Smalley was such an erratic infielder that Cubs fans used to say their double play combo was “[Eddie] Miksis to Smalley to Addison Street.” In six
What’s the best baseball book written by a baseball player? We pick and rank 12 of them.
In his 1990 autobiography, “Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball,” Dave Pallone, a gay major league umpire who was quietly fired in 1988 after rumors
In the history of baseball, since they began tossing a ball to a plate and someone with a stick was swinging at it, maybe no more than
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit? Which teams did Ty Cobb play for? Did Barry Bonds use steroids? These are all questions that baseball fans
Once, when Max Scherzer was pitching in college for the University of Missouri, a teammate asked him during a game why he threw a fastball to a
This rare film clip shows Detroit manager Ty Cobb and one of his pitchers, Earl Whitehill, on a visit to a Detroit-area jail in the early 1920s.
There was a time when big league teams held open tryouts in hopes of finding new talent. The Senators were lucky enough to have a famed scout run their operation.
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.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are known as “Twin Cities,” separated by a narrow river. Since the team plays in Minneapolis, a twin city to St. Paul, the
Jon Lester is beloved by two passionate armies of baseball fans due to his credentials as a big game pitcher. Once he retires, what are his Hall of Fame chances?
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.
The web page for Kenesaw Mountain Landis on MLB.com, official website of Major League Baseball, makes no mention of prejudice or racism. The Most Valuable Player Award,
