Prince Fielder, Angel Pagan and the most misleadingly named MLB players of all time
What’s in a name? Apparently, not a whole lot — or at least not in the cases of the professional baseball players presented below. […]
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 […]
Tonight Show Games: Jimmy Fallon gets Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander to ‘Drop It In’
While his late-night talk show peers often take on weighty social issues or offer political commentary (see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert), […]
Nap Lajoie headlines Cleveland Indians all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Nap Lajoie would probably be proud of second baseman Jason Kipnis’ contribution to the current iteration of the Cleveland Indians. But while Kipnis has […]
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 […]
Ty Cobb headlines Detroit Tigers all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Ty Cobb, along with Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, is universally regarded as one of the best baseball players to ever take the field. […]
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, […]
Pete Rose headlines Cincinnati Reds all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
As an integral part of the fearsome Big Red Machine, Pete Rose helped lead the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series in the mid […]
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, […]
Vintage 11 Series custom baseball cards hearken back to the sport’s early days
Vintage 11 series is one of several premium custom baseball card designs that can be unlocked within Starr Cards award-winning Baseball Card Maker for […]
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 […]
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 […]