Tag: Baseball
MLB’s PitchCom System Draws Mixed Reactions
Baseball and technology have always made for wary partners.For a five-year span in the 1930s, as radio became…
MLB Nears 10 Years Without a Perfect Game
The San Francisco Giants were playing their own game, just down the steps from the home clubhouse at…
Vin Scully Was Los Angeles
He was Venice Beach, Pink’s hot-dog stand and the Hollywood Bowl all rolled into one. He was Los…
Vin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers for 67 Years, Dies at 94
Mr. Scully hit one home run as a college baseball player, an inside-the-park variety, against City College. But…
Jacob deGrom Is Sharp for Mets in Return From Injury
WASHINGTON — The buzz and clatter of baseball’s annual trading deadline drew most of the attention around the…
Yankees Trade for Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Scott Effross
The best teams need to do the most work at the baseball trading deadline. This would seem counterintuitive,…
Aaron Judge Home Run Tracker: No. 42 is Also Judge’s 200th
In the second inning of an afternoon game at Yankee Stadium, Aaron Judge got a 95-mile-per-hour fastball from…
Mets Sweep Yankees in Subway Series
The final hit on Wednesday night bounced into the glove of Aaron Hicks, and of course he didn’t…
He’s Baseball’s Only Mud Supplier. It’s a Job He May Soon Lose.
LONGPORT, N.J. — A 45-gallon rubber barrel sits in a cluttered garage along the Jersey Shore, filled waist-high…
Jackie Robinson Museum Focuses on Civils Rights and Baseball
Jackie Robinson’s family home in Stamford, Conn., had a den featuring trophies, artifacts and a big scrapbook commemorating…
David Ortiz and Buck O’Neil Headline Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Rivera was a guest at Ortiz’s party here on Saturday night, as was another former Yankee rival, his…
Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva Set for Hall of Fame Induction
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A humble little baseball sits at the bottom of a display case for David Ortiz…