3-year-old Lennox Salcedo goes into super slow motion on last leg of home-run trot
A few years ago, young baseball player Devin Avedissian — aka “Mighty Mouse” — made headlines with his energetic hop over the catcher to […]
Wayback Wednesday: 2016 April Fools’ Day pranks courtesy Mike Trout, Andre Iguodala and Le’Veon Bell
It’s officially April. Spring is in the air and impish impulses abound in the heart of pranksters around the sporting globe. Kick back and […]
MLB Name Game starring Gary Nolan Ryan Howard Earl Clark Griffith
Nolan Ryan may be best known for leading Major League Baseball in no-hitters (7), career strikeouts (5,714) and seasons played (27), but he also […]
Dodgers infield shift, Japanese multi-day game make for cricket-flavored baseball
Late in the 2014 baseball season, a pair of games unfolded that looked more like cricket than America’s (or Japan’s) pastime. First, the Los […]
Luke Appling headlines Chicago White Sox all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, Luke Appling — nicknamed “Old Aches and Pains” — was a stellar infielder who spent […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Red Sox fans’ ink from Boston and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — baseball, […]
Switch-Pitcher History: Pat Venditte occupies unique niche in Major League Baseball
With an ambidextrous training regimen that started at a young age, pitcher Pat Venditte developed some pretty good heat throwing with either arm. So […]
Mike Trout headlines Los Angeles Angels all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
When it’s all said and done, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout could very well be ranked among the top two or three baseball […]
Baseball explored as performance art on Japan’s insanely-creative ‘Masquerade’ talent show
When it comes to creative game shows, one would be hard pressed to find any nation that can compete with Japan’s myriad offerings. Case […]
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the top ten most valuable baseball cards
In November of 2015, a 1952 Topps baseball card of Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle sold for $486,100, setting a record for the greatest amount […]
George Brett headlines Kansas City Royals all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Thirteen-time All Star George Brett leads the Kansas City Royals all-time roster by wins above replacement with a tally of 88.4 accrued over 21 […]
Baseball Ninja: Real-life samurai Isao Machii uses sword to slice 100 mph fastball in half
The Meiji reform in the late 19th century abolished Japan’s samurai class, and a western-style national army was established. It seemed, for a time, […]