COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — There were Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer. This was their first Hall of Fame election. They won’t need a second. On Tuesday, they became baseball’s newest first-ballot …
Look, we get it. The Baseball Hall of Fame is a breathtaking idea. It’s a celebration. It’s a history lesson. It’s a pilgrimage. The museum in Cooperstown is home to …
Every year at this time, we marvel at the many creative ways baseball players find to make an appearance on the ever-popular Strange But True Injuries of the Year leaderboard. …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … except for one thing: It’s no longer baseball season! But that’s where we come in. It’s our not-so-solemn duty to get …
Nine weeks from today, we’ll find out who gets to live out the weekend of a lifetime next July in magical Cooperstown, N.Y. Spoiler alert: Adrián Beltré’s friends and loved …
Free agency officially started Monday but the managers, not the players, stole the show, headlined by the Cubs’ stunning swoop to land Craig Counsell. Frankly, I’m still in shock after …
Look, we didn’t expect this either. Of all the possible World Series matchups, a tussle of the 90-win Texas Rangers against the 84-win Arizona Diamondbacks wasn’t exactly at the top …
“We feel like we’re built for these moments.” — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto PHILADELPHIA — He was puffing on a cigar that looked to be about the size of the …
By Chad Jennings, C. Trent Rosecrans and Stephen J. Nesbitt In one American League Wild Card Series, the whole thing turned on a play designed around crowd noise. It was …