6:16 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1908, Henry Chadwick died. Chadwick, a Hall of Famer, is known as the “Father of Baseball” for his
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8:40 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1971, Russ Hodges died. The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! That was the call
1:50 PM ET This generation’s Major League Baseball is built on information, on spin rate and spin axis, on launch angle, on pitch counts and anything you can measure in percentages, and all of it is about control. The more you know, the more that teams and players can control the preparation, the adjustments, the
12:27 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. With the Major League Baseball season still on hold during the coronavirus pandemic, Marly Rivera caught up with Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros. The 25-year-old shortstop is at home in Houston with his wife, Daniela, for the duration,
8:21 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Bobby Winkles, the baseball coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90. Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with family and friends by his side. Winkles fielded the Sun
7:00 AM ET Although I help some friends with their teams, specifically around young players, the ones they aren’t as familiar with, I don’t play fantasy baseball. But whether you’re a die-hard fan or a fantasy player or some combination thereof, knowing the young players entering Major League Baseball this season matters at some point.
7:00 AM ET I’ll start here with one disclosure: I don’t play fantasy baseball. I help some friends with their fantasy teams, specifically around young players, the ones they aren’t as familiar with. Whether you’re a Major League Baseball die-hard or a fantasy player or some combination thereof, knowing the young players entering the big
8:24 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1950, things were ambidextrous, not amphibious. President Harry Truman threw out the ceremonial first ball at the Washington
8:31 PM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Nippon Professional Baseball’s season openers will not take place in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, with no firm date set for the start. Representatives of the 12 teams decided Friday to also scrap interleague play. The removal of 18 interleague games from each team’s calendar would make
8:00 AM ET The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s are in the middle of any conversation about all-time great teams, largely because of a lineup stacked with all-time great players. There’s Johnny Bench, generally regarded as the best catcher in baseball history. Joe Morgan, a two-time MVP whose all-around ability is reflected in his career