Signed by the Giants for $500 out of the Dominican Republic in 1958, Marichal developed into one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in baseball history. Known for his distinctive, high leg kick, Marichal went 243-142 with a 2.89 ERA over his 16 seasons in the Majors, 14 of which came...
While a few members of the rotation have struggled in the big leagues this year, Clayton Kershaw,Yoshinobu Yamamotoand Tyler Glasnow might all return before the end of the year. AndMichael Kopechhas been impressive as the Dodgers’ closer since they acquired him at the deadline, with a 0.6...
rather than a current one, but Vargas still has five seasons of club control remaining and has already gotten his feet wet in the majors. He’s an on-base machine who’s walked at an impressive 11.1% clip even while struggling in the big leagues and has fanned in a below-average 20.7...
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A guy who hit 609 home runs (Sammy Sosa) might not even collect enough votes to stay on the ballot. Ditto for a once-proud member of the 3,000-Hit, 500-Homer Club (Rafael Palmeiro). Greg Maddux is eighth all-time with 355 wins. There's no doubt that he's a Hall of Famer.USA...
Glenallen Hill, Chicago Cubs outfielder – 500+ feet, Wrigley Field Glenallen Hill isn’t one of the most prominent names from our examination of the furthest home runs hit in MLB history. He never appeared in an All-Star Game from 1989-2001 and he never hit more than 28 homers in a...
Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were found to have accepted money to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. The “Black Sox” scandal was one of the biggest black eyes ever laid upon U.S. professional sports, and the effects of the events have been dramatized in major Hollywood ...
Blue Jays relieverErik Swansonhas recently been dealing with a scary situation, as it wasannounced last weekthat his son Toby was struck by a car and had to be airlifted to hospital. Thankfully, it seems things have progressed well since then. Swanson spoke with members of the media today...
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the Detroit Tigers, and the Boston Red Sox. These three were charter members of the American League, which was established in 1901 as the second major league in baseball [the National League, established in 1876, was the first major league in baseball]. The fourth and fifth American league ...