On June 3, the Cubs purchased Bobby's contract. He woke up on June 4, 1981, and flew to Pittsburgh. He arrived at the park at 6:15 and was in the lineup for the 7:30 first pitch. And by 8 p.m., Bobby Bonds had played his way into the next day's papers: In the firs...
Grant had seen it all in a big league career that began in 1958. Once a 21-game winner for the Minnesota Twins, he was now a relief pitcher. The Pirates, his seventh MLB team, had recently obtained him from Oakland in exchange for a player to be named later (Angel M...
This Day in History: Ripken ends streak Shortstop: Oneil Cruz (6-foot-7) There are some tall shortstops in today's game -- Corey Seager and Carlos Correa are both 6-4 -- but Cruz towers over everyone. He has two inches over the next tallest players to start a game at short -- ...
Legends of the Diamond: The Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History Stan Musial: The Icon of Consistency Stan “The Man” Musial spent his entire 22-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Playing from 1941 to 1963, Musial amassed a remarkable .331 bat...
Legends of the Diamond: The Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History Stan Musial: The Icon of Consistency Stan “The Man” Musial spent his entire 22-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Playing from 1941 to 1963, Musial amassed a remarkable .331 bat...
Just 26, Soto should land the first true $50-million-per-year contract in MLB history (Shohei Ohtani’s heavily-deferred contract was valued at $46 million per season), though if he wants to go ultra long-term with the deal, it could come in below that. Prediction: 12 years, $...
A day after making their first sizeable offseason signing of the year by nabbingNick Pivetta, the Padres quietly add another arm that may prove intriguing.Kyle Harthas only four games of MLB experience, bombing for the2020Red Sox with a 15.55 ERA, 24 hits and 10 walks allowed over 11 inn...
New York's payroll is the higher in MLB history as owner Steven Cohen has done everything he can to buy his way to World Series as quickly as possible. However, that experiment has not gone in his favor as the Mets sit at 42-49 on the season and are well out of any pl...
The Astros are the fourth team in MLB history to get their first win of the season in a no-hitter, and the first since Boston's Hideo Nomo pitched one against the Orioles in 2001. Nomo's no-hitter that year came on April 4. That was the record for ...
The Astros are the fourth team in MLB history to get their first win of the season in a no-hitter, and the first since Boston’s Hideo Nomo pitched one against the Orioles in 2001. Nomo’s no-hitter that year came on April 4. That was the record for the earliest no-hitter by cale...