Mauer will be celebrated next summer in Cooperstown, but let's also give Martinez his flowers as one of the top offensive catchers in recent memory. He recorded a 120 or better OPS+ as a primary catcher six times between 2004-10. The only backstops with more such seasons since the 1950s...
Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, ...
In baseball, no one player can win or lose a championship: This isn’t the NBA. Every roster spot is its own cog, every matchup is just one man against another man -- you can’t hit a six-run homer. Neither Ted Williams nor Barry Bonds, we remind you, wo
"He [Walker] was the best catcher I ever worked with, but I disliked a Negro and whenever I had to pitch to him I used to pitch anything I wanted without looking at his signals. One day he signaled me for a curve and I shot a fast ball at him. ...
Walking on to the basketball team was the next priority. One semester later, he joined the baseball team. He found his groove in his lone season as a Bearcat, going 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA and leading the team with 51 strikeouts in 32 innings. Dan Gilbert, his catcher at Cincinnati, ...
The window is never going to be more open for the Philadelphia Phillies than it is now. They have baseball's best record and a team full of players who are in their early 30s. And if that wasn't enough, any team led by president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski ...
Mizuhara even served as Ohtani’s catcher during the Home Run Derby at the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. When Ohtani left the Los Angeles Angels for a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers in December, the club also hired Mizuhara. ...
Rays phenom Wander Franco is just the tip of the iceberg in Tampa Bay's loaded group of prospects.Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire Keith Law, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 5, 2019, 09:03 AM ETCloseSenior baseball analyst for InsiderWas special asst. to Blue Jays GMWrote for Basebal...
Legendary Yankees catcher Thurman Munson died at the age of 32 in 1979. He was practicing landing a plane when the aircraft crashed.Source Also ranks #4 on MLB Players Whose Careers Ended Too Soon Also ranks #7 on The Best Baseball Players NOT in the Hall of Fame Also ranks #12 on The...
Pete Rose, known as Major League Baseball's hit king who was later banned for betting on games, has died, the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Nevada confirmed to CBS News. He was 83. A Clark County spokesperson said he died at home of natural causes, a result...