Ranking Every World Series Winner
For more than 120 years, the winners of the American and National leagues have met to determine the champions of Major League Baseball. With the exception of
For more than 120 years, the winners of the American and National leagues have met to determine the champions of Major League Baseball. With the exception of
Of the third basemen who were standouts in baseball history for a stretch of time, Clift may be the most unrecognized. But, for about ten seasons, toiling at the bottom of the American League standings, Clift was a valuable player, with no glaring weakness.
The pursuit of Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani was as fierce as it was drawn out, and now that it’s done, and the 29-year-old has completed his
Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer have been elected to the 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.
Who was the most popular Twin of all-time? It comes down to Harmon Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett, Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer, and Kent Hrbek.
Jim Sundberg is one of the most popular players to ever play for the Texas Rangers. When he came back to the team at the tail end of his career, he brought everything full circle, perfectly.
Results of the 2023 BBWAA election for the Baseball Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, former All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen, the only player at his position to win a Gold Glove Award with three different teams, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Our expert picks where the big name MLB free agents will end up this offseason.
Is there anything we can do to restore the dignity that Native Americans and African American players lost when they were stuck with racially insensitive nicknames years ago?
Before he was a superstar pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Koufax was a teenage “bonus baby” for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Baseball Hall of Fame has elected David Ortiz, former designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox.
Curt Schilling has failed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final appearance on the ballot.
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
A game-by-game history of the heated and often dramatic rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
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
This is the second article in a series on baseball style that we call “Fashion Plate.” When we look back at the 1970s there’s a lot to
From 2008 to 2020, the average speeds of all major league baseball pitches combined rose by between 1.5 mph and 2 mph. In the 2019 season, nearly 90% of the 281 pitchers who threw more than 1,000 pitches threw fastballs that averaged over 90 mph. The 100 mph fastball – once a newsworthy event – is now relatively common.
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.
Curt Schilling fell 16 votes shy of election in his 9th year on the ballot. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are still well below where they need to be to get elected to Cooperstown. See the complete results here first.
In less than two weeks the 2020 baseball season will (finally) begin. But it will be unlike any season we’ve ever seen in professional baseball. The league
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
What is the greatest catcher/pitcher combination in baseball history? The best duo to ever form a battery? How do we answer that question? Where do we start?
In this, the latest installment of my series on franchise leaders, I focus on the greatest Twins of all-time. At least according to Wins Above Replacement, otherwise
Did the baseball writers think they were getting another chance to vote for RAINES? The election of Harold Baines has, in my opinion, lowered the bar of
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
The most important player on the field is the pitcher. The baseball is literally in his hand to start every play. Starting pitchers log the most innings.
Almost as much as any other facet of the game, the usage of starting pitchers has evolved quite a bit throughout the history of baseball. Originally, in