Bates: Remembering the first major-leaguer to die in war

From SABR member Mike Bates at The Hardball Times on May 26,…

Swartout: World War II and minor-leaguers in the ‘Greatest Generation’

From Harry Swartout at Sports Illustrated on May 25, 2017, with…

Rachel Robinson named 2017 Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award winner

From the Baseball Hall of Fame on May 25, 2017:The National Baseball…

Birnbaum: Pete Palmer on luck vs. skill in baseball

From SABR member Phil Birnbaum on May 25, 2017:Pete Palmer has…

Williams: Oscar LeRoy White, brother of Deacon

From SABR member Joe Williams at OverlookedLegends.com on May…

Arthur: Pitchers are slowing down to speed up

From SABR member Rob Arthur at FiveThirtyEight on May 25, 2017:Despite…

Jaffe: In 1928, a record number of Hall of Famers took the field in Philadelphia

From SABR member Jay Jaffe at Sports Illustrated on May 24, 2017:May…

D’Addona: When the 1984 Tigers won 17 consecutive road games

From SABR member Dan D'Addona at the Detroit Athletic Co. on…

Johnson: 20 years ago, Ila Borders broke gender barriers with the St. Paul Saints

From SABR member Sarah Johnson at City Pages on May 23, 2017,…

McGee: Rosalind Wyman and the Dodgers’ move to L.A.

From SABR member Bob McGee at The National Pastime Museum on…

Gleeman: Mike Trout’s first 50 WARP

From SABR member Aaron Gleeman at Baseball Prospectus on May…

Thorn: The Star Spangled Banner and baseball go back, back, back

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on May 23, 2017:The Star…

Stowell: John Donaldson inducted into Missouri Sports HOF nearly a century later

From Kerri Stowell at Fox 4/Kansas City on May 23, 2017, with…

McDonnell: Nostalgia and Statcast could be home run for MLB

From SABR member Wayne McDonnell at Forbes.com on May 22, 2017:Major…

Hinkson: How Felipe Alou became baseball’s first Dominican manager

From Kamila Hinkson at CBC on May 22, 2017, with mention of SABR…

Lindbergh: The fall of a fabled pitch framer, Jonathan Lucroy

From SABR member Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer on May 23, 2017:Not…

Kang: Where did the great Hollywood baseball movies go?

From Jay Caspian Kang at the New York Times Magazine on May 23,…

Dewan: The turnaround of the Minnesota Twins

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on May 23, 2017:Baseball…

Verducci: The curveball’s resurgence is changing starting pitching

From Tom Verducci at Sports Illustrated on May 23, 2017:The break…

Lehrman: The easiest question in baseball history might have a new answer

From SABR member Jeremy Lehrman at Plate Coverage on March 10,…

Diunte: Why Martin Dihigo is remembered as a ‘god’ by one Cuban ballplayer

From SABR member Nicholas Diunte at Baseball Happenings on May…

Deane: Big leaguers on the small screen

From SABR member Bill Deane at Wordpress on May 20, 2017:Baseball…

Rath: New book by SABR member Buege recounts Milwaukee’s baseball past

From Jay Rath at the Wisconsin Gazette on May 19, 2017, on SABR…

Pomrenke: Hugh Fullerton, baseball’s Carnac the Magnificent

From SABR member Jacob Pomrenke at The National Pastime Museum…