By Robert Dominguez He didn’t look the part of the slugger, but Roberto Clemente could bash with the best of ‘em. The Pirates right fielder had by this day in béisbol, June 5, 1966, established himself as a five-tool superstar. Yet he was also deceptively powerful for his size — a modest 5-feet, 11 inches
By Robert Dominguez He was a winner on the mound, a threat at the plate and a cancer in the clubhouse, but Carlos Zambrano was never boring. On this day in béisbol, June 3, 2012, the colorful ex-Cub pitcher hit his 24th and final lifetime home run in a game against the Phillies — while
One of baseball’s best pure hitters walked away from the game on this day in béisbol, June 2, 1986, after a brilliant 19-year career. Rod Carew, the Panama-born infielder with the smooth lefty stroke, made the mistake of turning 40 and earning a then-big bucks salary of close to $1 million when he called it
By Robert Dominguez Mariano Rivera lived a Dickensian drama on this day in béisbol, May 28 — in games 13 years apart. It was the best of times for the future Hall of Famer on that date in 2000, as Rivera recorded his career 300th save after just three-and-a-half years as the Yankees’ full-time closer.
He was on a new team playing with an old body after an off year, and Vladimir Guerrero needed to have a monster of a season to prove plenty of people wrong. On this day in béisbol, May 25, 2010 the future Hall of Famer had a monster of a game that showed he was
By Robert Dominguez No team sells tradition and history like the New York Yankees. But true fans know that whenever mention is made of the beloved and now fabled “Core Four” — the group of elite, homegrown players that formed the nucleus of the Bombers’ late-1990s dynasty and was still together for the 2009 championship
