Despite batting only .200 and playing in fewer than 300 major league games, Bob Uecker landed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Known for his…
Bill Buckner is one of 29 players in MLB history to play in four decades. An outfielder, first baseman and designated hitter, Buckner played for six…
Today is Opening Day in Major League Baseball. A holy day in the hearts, minds and souls of baseball fans everywhere, Opening Day is springtime,…
Walter Alston managed the Dodgers for 23 seasons – each after signing a one-year contract. Beneath Walter Alston’s quiet exterior was the heart of a…
Sixty years ago, Harvey Haddix threw the greatest game ever pitched. And lost. A wispy left-hander who looked more like a schoolteacher than a major league…
Carl Yastrzemski is the first American League player to record more than 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. Yastrzemski [yuh-STREM-skee] had to follow in the…
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is perhaps the most well-known sports shrine in the world. The Hall of Fame is the keeper…
Anthony Rizzo is a member of the most exclusive 30-30 Club in MLB history. In seven big league seasons, the Chicago Cubs’ left-handed slugger has collected over 1,000…
Greg Maddux is the only pitcher in big league history to record over 300 wins, collect over 3,000 strikeouts, and issue fewer than 1,000 walks. The winningest…
1968 was the Year of the Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Arguably the most historic year in more than a century, the world lost Martin Luther King…