A 2004 visit from Mudcat Grant brought a 1972 baseball card to life.
Gabby Hartnett was not only a standout catcher, but a dangerous hitter.
Ranking the top 100 baseball players of all-time is no easy task. It's hard to juggle players from the dead-ball era, the middle 20th century and modern times. Even more complicated is how to rank players at different positions...
Walter “Buck” Leonard was one of the best pure hitters to play in the Negro Leagues.
From his first full season in the big leagues in 1932, Billy Herman was one of the best players in baseball.
MLB has had an abundance of men who left the game to go serve our great country. It was actually quite common back during the days of World War I and II...
A gangly 6-foot-4 infielder, George “High Pockets” Kelly was one of baseball's best hitters of the early 1920s.
For a decade, Ralph Kiner was the game’s premier power hitter.
Willie McCovey was one of the game's most feared power hitters of the 1960s.
One of baseball’s greatest characters and catchers. The World War II veteran and 13-time World Series champion (10 as a player, 3 as a coach) was described by Casey Stengel as “a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.”
A 2004 visit from Mudcat Grant brought a 1972 baseball card to life.
Gabby Hartnett was not only a standout catcher, but a dangerous hitter.
From his first full season in the big leagues in 1932, Billy Herman was one of the best players in baseball.
Take a look back at the origins of America's favorite sport from the beginnings of Major League Baseball to members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, influential historical figures in coaching, eras, and all-time best teams.
One of baseball’s greatest characters and catchers. The World War II veteran and 13-time World Series champion (10 as a player, 3 as a coach) was described by Casey Stengel as “a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.”
Nestor Chylak was one of the top American League umpires of the post-World War II era.
For a decade, Ralph Kiner was the game’s premier power hitter.
Ty Cobb recalled Walter Johnson’s fastball as “Just speed, raw speed, blinding speed, too much speed.”
Rube Foster excelled on the diamond as a pitcher, manager and as an executive, earning him the recognition as the “father of black baseball.”
Andy MacPhail had been working all winter before the 1991 season to sign free agent Jack Morris, but the then-Twins GM couldn’t come to a deal with the ace righty. In a moment of inspiration …
Bryce Harper has never been one to choke back his emotions, and sometimes it backfires – but now that he’s an NL MVP award winner, it seems he’ll have the last laugh. The 23-year-…
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With 449 home runs and an MVP award, the former Expos' case is strong.
The Mariners on Tuesday honored current hitting coach and legendary slugger Edgar Martinez by retiring his No. 11, which he wore for 18 seasons in Seattle. Here's a look back in photos.
Though he’s famous for his Game 7 home run in the 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski was the embodiment of stellar defense, winning eight Gold Glove Awards.
Old school or new stats, the 10 living Hall of Fame players enshrined in 1939 shine under any analysis.
One of baseball’s earliest role models, Christy Mathewson used the fadeaway – the modern-day screwball – to win 373 games.
Although the main argument against Mussina is that he never "looked like" a Hall of Famer, his results are right in line with a ton of Hall of Fame pitchers.
Originally a basketball star with dreams of being an architect, Sandy Koufax became one of the most dominating pitchers of all time.
Tommy McCarthy is given credit for developing the hit-and-run and the trap play while playing with the Boston Beaneaters.
Eddie Mathews was one of the best third baseman the game has ever known.
In his 13-year career as a pitcher, Bob Lemon recorded seven 20-win seasons.
Walter “Buck” Leonard was one of the best pure hitters to play in the Negro Leagues.
A switch-hitting catcher -- and one of the Negro Leagues' all-time best, although not yet a Hall of Famer -- Biz was strong enough to throw to second base from a sitting position and caught for the Newark Eagles into his early 40s.
