Derek Jeter: A career retrospective
Derek Jeter‘s No. 2 was by the Yankees to honor the man who helped lead the franchise to five World Series victories during his 20-year career. We look back on some of the future Hall […]
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The Top Ten First Basemen of All-Time
Welcome to another edition of Top Ten. Thus far, we’ve revealed the top ten pitchers and catchers of all time, and this week we’ll shift to the infield as we go around the horn. First […]
Baltimore Orioles Baseball History | Memorable O’s Baseball Moments
An original American League franchise that started play as the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Browns, the Baltimore Orioles began play under their current name in Baltimore in 1954. Along the way, the team has […]
MLB players who might retire after the 2022 season
The 2022 MLB season promises to be a memorable one. The lockout caused an unprecedented free-agent frenzy during spring training, and the lead-up to Opening Day has been more action-packed than ever before. With so […]
FanGraphs 2022 Opening Day Chat
2:10 Jay Jaffe: HAPPY OPENING DAY! And welcome to FanGraphs’ Opening Day chat 2:11 Jay Jaffe: Thrilled to be here, particularly in light of how bleak things looked regarding the start of the season just […]
Babe Ruth: Career retrospective | Yardbarker
To this day, Babe Ruth is one of the most-famous baseball players in the world. If you ask a random person to name five baseball players, there’s a good chance that Ruth will get mentioned. […]
Sunday Notes: Did Bobby Abreu Have a Better MLB Career Than Ichiro Suzuki?
A few days ago, I ran a Twitter poll asking which of Bobby Abreu and Ichiro Suzuki had the better MLB career. The latter won in a landslide. Of the 1,183 votes cast, 86.8% went […]
Altuve y Correa son dos de los peloteros más determinantes que hemos visto en octubre
Image credit: © Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Traducido por Pepe Latorre Hay nombres recurrentes que me vienen a la mente al pensar en momentos impresionantes de postemporada: el mismo Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, David Ortiz, […]
Lou Gehrig: Career retrospective | Yardbarker
Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that […]
Who are the greatest African-American baseball players of all time?
A look at the elite African-American players in Major League Baseball history reads like a who’s who of the upper rungs of Cooperstown. These are pioneering stars not only on the diamond but also in […]