Scott Rolen, pictured in 2012, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption toggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP Scott Rolen, pictured in 2012, has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gene J. Puskar/AP Scott Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman, was the
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Tyler Kepner’s 2022 Christmas Baseball Trivia Quiz
In baseball, the Holliday season started in July, when the Baltimore Orioles took a high school infielder named Jackson Holliday with the first pick in the amateur draft. He played like a happy Holliday, reaching base in nearly half of his 90 plate appearances in the minor leagues. Jackson’s father,
There’s No Crying in Baseball. But in Soccer …
At the World Cup, seemingly everyone lets the tears flow. Source link
Vin Scully Helped California Baseball Take Root
At the end of the 1957 baseball season, Brooklyn Dodgers management packed up for a long-threatened move across the continent. Into the hypothetical moving trunks went the home uniforms saying “Dodgers” across the front, the creaky old heroes of Flatbush and much of the front office, plus Manager Walter Alston
Vin Scully, the famed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball broadcaster, has died
For a half-century, Vin Scully was the broadcast voice of the Dodgers (first in Brooklyn and then Los Angeles). His style and delivery were one of a kind. Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Associated Press For a half-century, Vin Scully was the broadcast voice of the Dodgers (first in
The Baseball Reliquary Survived and Is ‘Better than True’
LOS ANGELES — Now on display at the Los Angeles Central Library through November in an exhibit titled “Something in Common.” There is a San Diego Chicken costume, a half-smoked cigar from Babe Ruth that likely — maybe? possibly? — was spirited from a Philadelphia brothel in 1924 and a
Pete Davidson, Scott Disick and Travis Barker Attend Kourtney Kardashian’s Son Reign’s Baseball Recreation
Kourtney Kardashian’s youngest son Reign was accompanied by three superstar attendees at his Sunday, March 20, baseball sport, with dad Scott Disick, Travis Barker and Pete Davidson all within the stands. Courtesy of Scott Disick/Instagram Information of their attendance broke when an nameless fan despatched pictures of herself and one
Aaron Pointer Feels Forgotten as Baseball Will get Again to Enterprise
Each spring for the previous a number of years, Aaron Pointer has climbed his steep driveway, taken a brief stroll down the road and opened his mailbox to discover a letter from Main League Baseball. Every time, as he walks again to his house, with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge peeking
Is Craig Counsell the Best Manager in Baseball?
MILWAUKEE — The last time the Milwaukee Brewers reached a World Series, Craig Counsell was 12. His father worked for the team, so Counsell would often tag along, including during that 1982 playoff run. Usually, Counsell sat in the stands at County Stadium, the Brewers’ former home, to watch his
Fantasy Baseball Today: Is Blake Snell back? Josiah Gray vs. Edward Cabrera; Miguel Sano a sneaky pickup?
On Fantasy Baseball Today, we recap everything you need to know from Wednesday’s action If you held on to Blake Snell, give yourself a pat on the back. He’s changed up his pitch mix, and over his past five starts he looks like Snell. You can read more about him