
Hank Aaron
“Henry Aaron in the second inning walked and scored. He’s…

Ernie Banks
"Jarvis fires away … That’s a fly ball, deep to left, back,…

Barry Bonds
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole…

Jimmie Foxx
As he had done many times in recent years, Jimmie Foxx chose…

Ken Griffey Jr.
While the honor of having the sweetest swing in baseball may…

Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez Jackson was born on May 18, 1946, in Wyncote,…
Harmon Killebrew
It may have seemed like an eternity. As in many cases when…

Mickey Mantle
Even before he was born into this world, Mickey Mantle was being…

Eddie Mathews
Eddie Mathews, the only man to play for the Braves in Boston,…

Willie Mays
"If somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases, and performed…

Willie McCovey
In Jim Bouton’s revelatory 1970 book Ball Four, he describes…

Eddie Murray
“That night might have been the best thing anyone has done…

David Ortiz
“He’s a superhero without a cape. That’s the way we see…

Mel Ott
Mel Ott's life is a classic rags-to-riches story of a naive,…

Rafael Palmeiro
When Rafael Palmeiro retired, he joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays,…

Manny Ramirez
"Manny being Manny" — the simple phrase seemed to instinctively…

Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson would not want to be remembered as a racial…

Babe Ruth
During his five full seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth…

Sammy Sosa
Who is the real Sammy Sosa? Is he the charismatic slugger whose…

Jim Thome
All right up there, drop down the ladder from your clubhouse.…

Ted Williams
Any argument as to the greatest hitter of all time always involves…