The http://www.jackierobinson.org/Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will commemorate the one hundredth birthday of its namesake with a year-long schedule of events in 2019 that will benefit the organization’s scholarship and education programs as well as the future Jackie[…]
In 1924 Babe Ruth hit his first home run of the season off a pitch thrown by Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. That Home Run Bat was signed at the end of the game[…]
In honor of Jay Horwitz, the Vice President of Alumni Relations and Team Historian for the New York Mets, Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd St.), has announced the “Jay Horwitz Burger” as[…]
Thirty-one All-Star Appearances, Three League MVP Awards, Three World Series Rings, Three Rookie of the Year Awards, One Cy Young Award, One World Series MVP and One LCS MVP. These on-field achievements are credited to[…]
The excellent new book A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees (2018, Sports Publishing, 308 pps, $27.99) tells the story of the pre-Ruth Yankees (then, mostly “Highlanders”). See my reviews[…]
The Nats’ Bryce Harper hits free agency this winter at the ripe old age of 26 by season’s end, and though he has in many ways had a below-grade year by his own incredibly high standards[…]
The 30 Club nominees for the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award, the most prominent individual award for Major League players, were announced today by Major League Baseball. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a[…]
La Vida Baseball, the fastest-growing online community for the best in Latino baseball storytelling, will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with record growth and new partnerships beyond expectations from when the digital media company was launched[…]
There is a famous political cartoon from the 1860 U.S. Presidential election, depicting Abraham Lincoln winning a baseball game against fellow candidates John Bell, Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge. The Currier & Ives piece uses[…]
Fans 4 the Cure founder and CEO Ed Randall, the popular WFAN Radio host, will be raising money for the prostate cancer foundation by taking his popular “Talking Baseball” series live. Randall will be moderating[…]
