Alex Rodríguez
“He’s that baseball dude who got banned for steroids or something,…
Jimmy Ryan
Jimmy “Pony” Ryan had the batting skill to hit .308 in his…
Mike Schmidt
By the time Mike Schmidt retired early in the 1989 season,…
Dale Murphy
From 1978 through 1990, the Atlanta Braves were one of the worst…
David Ortiz
“He’s a superhero without a cape. That’s the way we see…
Ryne Sandberg
“What is one to say about June — the time of perfect young…
Lennie Pearson
Lennie Pearson was one of the mainstays of the Newark Eagles…
Manny Ramirez
"Manny being Manny" — the simple phrase seemed to instinctively…
Sadaharu Oh
“I had reached the point where I simply lived to hit. How can…
Jim Rice
James Edward Rice was born on Sunday, March 8, 1953, in Anderson,…
John Reilly
Born in Cincinnati on October 5, 1858, John Good Reilly would…
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson would not want to be remembered as a racial…
Johnny Mize
In 1947 Johnny Mize did something unmatched in baseball history.…
Babe Ruth
During his five full seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth…
Wally Pipp
Tall, lithe-limbed and broad-shouldered, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound…
Lip Pike
Born May 25, 1845, Lipman Emanuel Pike was the first great Jewish…
Ben Oglivie
Benjamin Ambrosio (Palmer) Oglivie was born in Colòn, Panama,…
Eddie Murray
“That night might have been the best thing anyone has done…
Graig Nettles
He was blessed with cat-like reflexes, an accurate arm, and the…
Al Rosen
As Rose Rosen watched her son Al play with other kids, she frequently…
Mel Ott
Mel Ott's life is a classic rags-to-riches story of a naive,…
Red Murray
"Red Murray was for years noted as one of the greatest outfielders…
Bill Nicholson
Real Cubs fans never called him Swish. To them he was Big Bill,…
Braggo Roth
Bobby Roth, sometimes called Braggo, was an often insufferable…