Initially named afterKenesaw Mountain Landisin 1944, the award underwent a change in 2020 due to Landis' controversial history regarding MLB integration. Various positional players have won MVPs, with pitchers rarely claiming the honor. Notably, in 2021,Shohei Ohtanibecame the first pitcher since 201...
A future Hall of Famer? That’s what Seager is in the eyes of one AL relief pitcher, who views the Rangers' shortstop as MLB’s most underrated player -- a commonly held view. “He gets some attention, but I still feel like he's overlooked a lot,” an NL first baseman said of ...
In 1970 and '72 he was the Panthers' most valuable pitcher, earning All-American honors as a senior and finishing runner-up at the NCAA Far West Regionals. In 1972, his 155 strikeouts set a single-season school record. His 311 career strikeouts is also best in Chapman history. ...
Also ranks #38 onThe Greatest Jewish Players In MLB History And Deeper55+ Famous People with Diabetes Arthur Ashe Photo: Wikimedia Commons CC-BY Arthur Ashe had type 2 diabetes. He contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery and died from AIDS-related compli...
In what has to be one of the most unusual first hits in MLB history, Riddle not only connected on a bouncing pitch, but he did so with a check swing. He initially froze as the ball trickled up the third-base line, but Riddle eventually made a break for first base and narrowly beat...
Rickey started Sisler immediately in 1913, leading Michigan to its first 20-win season. For his production on the mound, the southpaw earned All-America honors, as well as in the outfield. But by the end of his career, his bat is what stood out. As a junior in 1914, he battled c...
more storied, and more fierce than the one between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.And while both teams can lay a strong claim to have fielded the best players in the history of the game at some time or another,when it comes to the World Series, the outlook is...
In the decades following the 1919 Series, Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain were among those suspended for gambling, and Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were reprimanded for associating with casinos, even though both had retired years earlier. As far back as th...
is playing at an MVP level, while franchise icon Salvador Perez continues to be one of the more productive catchers in baseball. Led by Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo, the Royals have the type of starting rotation duo that could make them dangerous in a short playoff series. ...
There has never been a better time to be a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. After Andrew Miller, Cody Allen, Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman lorded over the late innings in October, teams paid big money for relievers of all types this offseason. Mark Melancon got the biggest deal...