Clete was also the first to a World Series title, winning two as part of the early-1960s Yankees. Ken Boyer won his championship two years later with the ’64 Cardinals, a fitting end to a season that earned the 11-time All-Star the NL MVP Award. Cloyd Boyer, an older brother to ...
A World Series ring remains the only thing Harper doesn’t have at this point. The Nationals, rather famously, won one the year after Harper left. The Phillies then reached the World Series in 2022 and came just short of making it again last year. The first postseason series Harper played...
There, they faced fellow Big Ten member Illinois in a match that few expected the Wolverines to win. But win they did, 83–81, in a nail-biting classic. Two days later, on April 3, Michiganwon the titlewith an 80–79 overtime victory over fellow underdog Seton Hall. #9. The 2006...
There, they faced fellow Big Ten member Illinois in a match that few expected the Wolverines to win. But win they did, 83–81, in a nail-biting classic. Two days later, on April 3, Michiganwon the titlewith an 80–79 overtime victory over fellow underdog Seton Hall. #9. The 2006...
There, they faced fellow Big Ten member Illinois in a match that few expected the Wolverines to win. But win they did, 83–81, in a nail-biting classic. Two days later, on April 3, Michiganwon the titlewith an 80–79 overtime victory over fellow underdog Seton Hall. ...
The year he won the 2011 MVP Award was extraordinary. Both he and Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw won the Pitching Triple Crown for their respective league, meaning each led their league in wins, strikeouts and ERA. Both leagues having a Triple Crown Winner hadn't been done since 1924...
Running backEdgerrin Jameswas a superstar from the get-go. The University of Miami alum was drafted fourth overall in 1999 by the Indianapolis Colts and throughout his 11-season career also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals. James won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 199...
Braves and Diamondbacks, respectively -- won't get any easier. They won't have Joe Musgrove for that stretch, either. The Padres' frontline starter suffered a setback with his right shoulder during a rehab start last week, and his return has been pushed back to the end ...
history has a rookie manager pulled off the feat and won the World Series. This exclusive club does not include Dallas Green (1980 Phillies) or Tom Kelly ('87 Twins), who won Fall Classics in their first full seasons as manager, after taking over as skipper midway through the previous ...
If it seems like there are more rookies being considered for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award these days, that's because there are. After three rookies won a Gold Glove in 2022 -- the most since the award's inception in 1957 -- the Rockies' Brenton Doyle an