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A lot of hitters in MLB history distinguished themselves by their batting stance. Which ones are the most memorable? Here are ...
Don't let the hydrangeas fool you. The man they call 'Diesel' takes his tattoos and love of baseball seriously.
According to UCF's The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, 1991 had the highest percentages of Black Major League baseball players on record at 18%.
Major League Baseball will tip its cap Tuesday to Mobile’s outsized influence on America’s pastime, a city that produced five Hall of Famers and contributed a host of legendary players to the ...
He asks Schner for his autograph on a league-branded baseball, eagerly holding out a pen. Schner complies with a smile. It's an unusual scene. Players don’t typically sign autographs while waiting for ...
Players don’t typically sign autographs while waiting for their turn to bat. Fans rarely have access to do so, either. Just like Ortega’s cowboy hat, it seems more fun than baseball normally is.
Currently, that group has a 6.18 ERA combined, which is the 3rd worst in the league, and only one of the RHP out of the pen has a sub-4.50 ERA. No bullpen in the league has more blown saves (8) than ...
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE In 1953, the year before they moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles, the St. Louis Browns had one Black player — the legendary Satchel Paige, who’d pitched for pay ...
Ashford calls a strike with enthusiasm during an August 29, 1968, game between the Indians and Twins. Bettmann / Getty Images As the first black umpire in Major League Baseball, Emmett Ashford ...
So another Jackie Robinson Day is almost upon us. Another day to celebrate the achievement of Robinson when, on April 15, 1947, he ran out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first ...
The start of the Major League Baseball season begins next Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan, where the defending World Series champion Dodgers will face the Chicago Cubs. One of the sport’s best players ...
There was never any "official" color line in the world of baseball, and in the 19th century more than 30 players appeared in the professional ranks. But this era of uneasy and sporadic integration ...