No one realized it then, but April 16, 1975 was the last time baseball fans would get to see a baseball giant’s trademark high leg kick and whipsaw delivery. On that day, right-hander Juan Marichal put a cap on his 16-year Hall of Fame career when he appeared in his final game — for his
After striking out on several top free agents going into the 2025 season including Juan Soto, the Blue Jays finally signed a big-name, game-changing star — who happens to be Vlad Guerrero Jr., already the face of the franchise. Guerrero agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract to stay with the only organization he’s ever
Aaron Judge’s big opening weekend series at Yankee Stadium to kick off the 2025 season was one of the bigger stories in baseball, with the Bombers captain netting AL Player of the Week honors for hitting four homers in three games against the Brewers — including a grand slam. Oh, and he did it old
Highlights from this day in baseball history: Sweet Lou's honey of a trade, Pujols' hot spring, A-Rod's meh first day, and more ... NO CLUE ABOUT SWEET LOU 1969: After acquiring him from the Indians, new expansion team the Seattle Pilots don’t bother to give 25-year-old minor league outfielder Lou Piniella a shot at the
It’s been a while since Edwin Encarnacion took his parrot for a walk, and baseball hasn't been the same. The Dominican slugger was known for his big bat — 424 career homers, with nearly 1,300 RBI — but it was the home run trot he adapted late in his career that really endeared him to
The 2001 Seattle Mariners won a record 116 regular season games that season — and then ran right into the buzzsaw that was the Yankees dynasty of the late 1990s and early 2000s. On this day in béisbol, Oct. 21, 2001, New York took a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS against Seattle thanks to
