1992: The World Series was played outside of the United States for the first time, with the Toronto Blue Jays defeating the Braves in six games. 2001: The World Series extended into November for the first time. 2003-16: The winner of the All-Star Game decided home-field advantage in th...
Texas baseball has withstood the test of time in the NCAA tournament, and while Southern California may have the most championships, Texas’ sustained success since the earliest years of the Men's College World Series is unrivaled, with as many national runners-up finishes in the Men's ...
As we close in on Opening Day, it's predictions season, and we asked 87 MLB.com voters to weigh in on which teams they foresee winning the divisions, the Wild Card spots, the league pennants and, ultimately, which club will emerge as the World Series champion in 2023: American League ...
The World Series of Poker consists of a series of poker events that culminate with a winner being crowned annually in the United States. The main event is a Texas hold’em game, and its winner is considered the poker world champion. The roots of the Worl
In Game 2, Christy Mathewson took a shutout into the bottom of the ninth, the score tied. He escaped an inescapable jam -- runners on second and third with nobody out, after a teammate's error -- then singled home the winner in the 10th. That's tied for the highest WPA in a po...
Track Two of Canada's most legendary athletes team up to create "Yoga for Men". This specially designed DVD pairs up Trish Stratus (7 x WWE Champion) with (3 x World Series Winner and All Star) Joe Carter. In 25 minutes, Trish leads Joe through ...See more ...
World Series winner with the Oakland A's. Bob Horner won the award in 1977 for Arizona State and became the first overall pick in the 1978 MLB draft, earning Rookie of the Year honors that same year. Terry Francona has become one of the more successful managers in recent MLB lore,...
Final preseason odds before the season started on March 30 had Texas at +5000 to win it all, according toSportsOddsHistory, which was tied for 17th. And while we know the favorites don’t always win the World Series, long-shots like this almost never win it. The Rangers are actually th...
first time. The two brackets (the U.S. and international brackets) are divided into two pools. The winner of each pool goes on to a single-elimination championship game within its bracket. Then the U.S. and international champions compete for the World Series title in the championship game...
And so, in Game 6 of the 1992 World Series, Leibrandt got one more chance to be the hero. The game was tied after nine innings, and rather than go to closer Jeff Reardon, Bobby Cox called on Leibrandt. Leibrandt threw a scoreless 10th inning. He'd be the winner, the hero at las...