Many of our greatest baseball players never won a World Series. Ted Williams never won one. Neither did Ken Griffey Jr., Ty Cobb, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds, Harmon Killebrew or Ernie Banks. (Heck, while we’re here, Mike Trout hasn’t won a postseason game, much less a championship.) ...
There are only three people in MLB’s history to have won the World Series MVP multiple times. The initiator was Sandy Koufax, who won it twice while playing for theLos Angeles Dodgers—once in 1963, then again in 1965. The Bonus Baby was also the first player to win three CY Young a...
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, won a World Series. ...
I'm still not thrilled with what Dana Brown gave up for Yusei Kikuchi at the trade deadline, but it's hard to argue with Kikuchi's performance since coming to Houston. The Japanese southpaw has a 2.70 ERA over three starts as an Astro, and Houston has won all three of his outings. ...
For many of the Heisman winners, the trophy is not the peak of their athletic success. Here are all of the active NFL players who have won the Heisman Trophy.
In the 1956 World Series, won in seven games by the Yankees, he was knocked out in the second inning of Game 2 by the Brooklyn Dodgers and didn’t think he would have another opportunity to pitch. But when he reached Yankee Stadium on the morning of Oct. 8, he found a baseball in...
The article presents an analysis on the acquisitions of players by every baseball team in the U.S., including Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionCACCIOLASCOTTDIAMONDJAREDFutterman
David SchoenfieldJun 13, 2020, 07:00 AM ETCloseCovers MLB for ESPN.comFormer deputy editor of Page 2Been with ESPN.com since 1995EmailPrintOne of the fun aspects of any MLB draft is trying to predict which players will be the first to reach the majors -- and it's not always the pl...
This isn't about two sport blue chip prospects or kids whose primary sport is football. This is about kids who excel at baseball and also play high school football because it's something to do. We have two kids in town. Both 2023s. Both are very good bas
During his 25-year career, he wowed fans with his dynamic playing style and charisma, earning World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays. His prowess on the field led to a first-ballot induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. Read More: ESPN Age: Dec...