Ichiro Suzuki (TRADING CARD DB)

August 7, 2016: Ichiro Suzuki triples for his 3,000th major-league hit

After a nine-year career in Japan, where he won an unprecedented…

August 16, 2016: Trouncing at the Trop: Rays rip Padres, 15-1

On an otherwise ordinary Tuesday evening in mid-August of 2016,…
Andrew Toles (The Topps Company)

August 31, 2016: For whom the bell Toles: Dodgers rally to beat Rockies

They just don’t make doubleheaders like they used to do;…

September 7, 2016: Lind grand slam keeps Mariners’ wild-card hopes alive

The Seattle Mariners finished the 2015 season with a record of…

September 20, 2016: José Fernández’s last, best game

The two teams approached this game from very different positions,…

September 25, 2016: Mets claim their largest shutout victory, 17-0 over Phillies

A crowd of 35,093 showed up at Citi Field on September 25, 2016,…

September 30, 2016: David Ortiz hits 541st and final home run of Hall of Fame career

Every professional athlete hopes to “go out on top” at the…
Vin Scully historical plaque in San Francisco (Courtesy of Ron Cervenka)

October 2, 2016: Vin Scully calls his final game as Giants beat Dodgers to clinch wild card

There are times when our humanity transcends decades-long sports…

October 5, 2016: Bumgarner, Gillaspie lead Giants to NL wild-card victory

The addition of the wild-card play-in game to the major-league…

October 7, 2016: Corey Kluber, Indians shut out Boston in Game 2 of ALDS

There were plenty of storylines at the onset of the 2016 American…

October 22, 2016: Kyle Hendricks’ gem gives Cubs first pennant in 71 years

“The Cubs are going to the World Series,” gushed the North…

October 29, 2016: No joy in Wrigleyville: Indians push Cubs to brink

As the Cubs occupied themselves with preparations for Game Four…

October 30, 2016: Fly the W! Cubs’ win sets World Series comeback in motion

Although Chicago was gloomy in the immediate aftermath of the…