This inspirational sports drama tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player in Major League Baseball. Breaking through racial barriers during a time of deep-seated segregation, Robinson's courage and talent paved the way for future generations of Black athletes....
During the performance, images are shown up-stage from activist movement era. The simple arrangement of Smith sitting in a chair stage-center makes the audience focus on the dialogue of the performer. Smith captures the attention of the audience throughout the film by putting into play his ...
They can't field, and they really can't hit. Those are two very important components to a team. Theycanpitch, however -- in fact they may be pitching better than any team in this division other than the Yankees. The field behind these arms has not helped this stable one bit, and ev...
The Tigers find themselves in the mix after winning the most games (33) in the American League since the All-Star break. Detroit, however, is a young team—the third-youngest roster in MLB. Just one of their nine regular starting hitters has more than two years of MLB service time, ...
Last week, I rankedthe top 100 prospectsandall 30 farm systemsheading into the 2021 season. Now it's time to go deeper with my team-by-team rankings, starting with the American League. A quick refresher on a key term you'll see throughout the team lists: Future Value, sho...
Sanchez is still just 27, so let's not write him off just yet, but so far he has been unable to replicate his wonderful 2016 season, when he helped the Jays reach the ALCS by leading the American League in ERA and losing just two of his 30 starts. Yes, that kind of win-loss rec...
Team to Beat New York Yankees The Yankees committed more salary in free agency than any club—$574 million—to retain American League MVPAaron JudgeandAnthony Rizzoand addCarlos Rodon. Rodon begins the season on the injured list with a strained elbow, while a shoulder injury will keepFrankie ...
The combination of a pitching staff that has the best team ERA in the AL at 3.63 and a lineup that is averaging 4.8 runs a game adds quite a bit of value to Boston’s +300 betting odds to win the league pennant this season. The defending AL Champion Cleveland Indians are also ...
Super Bowl LII, the 52nd edition of the Super Bowl and the 43rd modern era National Football League championship game, which pitted the AFC Champion New England Patriots against the NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles, was played at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN on February 6, 2018...
LAS VEGAS – Chicago White Sox left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet has been named 2024 American League Comeback Player of the Year, announced tonight as part of the All-MLB Weekend in Las Vegas. The award, presented annually since 2005 to one player in each league who has re...