The journey back from medical purgatory was long, frustrating, arduous, demanding, isolated, stressful, and filled with roadblock and pitfalls. Now that the trauma of the past two years is in the rear ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - There is something rather elusive about creating “a team identity.” In reality, there is more mystery and ambiguity than substance. Plus, the effort to characterize a team as ...

Baseball mascots have been a key part of entertainment in the baseball industry since 1964, when the New York Mets opened their stadium and introduced us to Mr. Met. The San Diego Chicken in 1977 ...

All the acronyms. Welcome to baseball statistics soup. Ever since 1845, this beloved sport has drowned its fans in frippery — or what we longingly call “baseball statistics.” Most of it has been good ...

Good baseball swing trainers, used the correct way, can go a longer way in correcting any issues with your baseball swing. And, once you correct issues in your baseball swing, the sky is the limit for ...

Not many Pirates fans would number him among their favorite players — or even remember him. He was a Pirate for less than a season and a half. To my knowledge, he’s never come back to Pittsburgh to ...

“America’s Pastime”, Baseball is one of the biggest sports in the United States, and is loosely referred to as an “American sport” in many parts of the world, but the US is not the only baseball-crazy ...

A story in Strike Two, the second book by former umpire Ron Luciano and David Fisher, piqued my interest. In it, another former umpire, John McSherry, told of his promotion to the major leagues. He ...

Former Texas Rangers owner Brad Corbett, right, with then-manager Frank Luchessi. Former Texas Rangers owner Brad Corbett, right, with his manager Frank Lucchesi. “An aggressive, affable, bright, ...

Gary Matthews and Chris Wheeler get the ax in Philly. Gary Matthews and Chris Wheeler get the ax in Philly. The Philadelphia Phillies have made what is perhaps their biggest move of the offseason by ...

Let’s bring it back to August 4th, 1989 when Dave Stieb was hurling for the Toronto Blue Jays against the New York Yankees. This was the team that was led by “Donny Baseball” himself, Don Mattingly, ...

Ahh … what baseball player didn’t quote this entire clip, probably drunk at a party? Yes, Crash Davis tells us what he BELIEVES in and why America is great. Happy ...