Minnie Minoso hadn’t stepped up to the plate in 12 years. But on this day in béisbol, Sept. 11, 1976, the long-retired White Sox icon was activated for a three-game publicity stunt. The popular player known as the “Cuban Comet” broke into the Major Leagues in 1949 with the Cleveland Indians as a 23-year-old rookie
There have been more than 400 sets of brothers who have played in the Major Leagues, but only a handful of instances when three siblings have been big leaguers. The most well-known trio is arguably the Alou brothers, who not only have the distinction of playing for the same team at the same time in
Los Yankees buscando el primer lugar en la división del este de la LA. Milwaukee buscando la mejor marca en las GL. Los Phillies con baja sensibles. El Mundo de las Grandes Ligas con Kevin Cabral y Félix DeJesús.
JUAN MARICHAL Born: October 20, 1937, Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic Hall of Fame induction: 1983 MLB debut: July 19, 1960 Last game: April 16, 1975 Teams: San Francisco Giants (1960-1973); Boston Red Sox (1974); Los Angeles Dodgers (1975) Hall of Fame plaque: During 16-year career won 243 games, lost 142. His .631 winning percentage is
Fernando Valenzuela was arguably the best and certainly the most beloved pitcher to come out of Mexico, but the Brewers’ Teddy Higuera was an ace in his own right. The American League counterpart to the “Fernando Mania” that spread among L.A. Dodgers fans in the early 1980s, Higuera was easily overshadowed by Valenzuela’s heroics despite
Boston’s favorite whipping boy rode a hot stretch at the plate last week that helped place the San Francisco Giants back in the playoff hunt. Slugger Rafael Devers went 11-for 27 over the last week of August, good for a .478 average, with 10 RBI and five home runs to win the National League’s Co-Player
