The Washington Nationals released the following statements on the passing of former manager Frank Robinson: "The Lerner family and the entire Washington Nationals organization extend our deepest ...
“The Dodgers tried to trade me that year to the A’s,” said Baker. “I refused to go. The Dodgers released me, but I was a five-and-10 guy (five years on the same team, 10 years in the big league, which ...
The Reds couldn’t have been too stupid. Earlier that year, in the first ever June amateur draft, they selected high school ...
The man who is credited with teaching the Orioles how to win is being mourned today throughout the baseball industry. The words hit especially close to home in Baltimore. The pain digs especially deep ...
As Kuiper would approach the mound, he’d tell Perry, “This isn’t my idea.’ ”Gaylord would answer, “I know whose idea this is. Now get the hell out of here.‘” Kuiper admired Robinson for gambling on ...
Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern ...
Frank Robinson, a Baltimore Orioles legend and pioneer for Major League Baseball, twice won the World Series with Baltimore and broke the color barrier for African American managers. Robinson died ...
LAYOFFS HAPPEN. THIS WEEK. BLACK BASEBALL HISTORY IS BEING HONORED TODAY WITH A CELEBRATION AT THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM IS SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON BLACK BASEBALL INNOVATORS AND ...
Frank Robinson, the only player to earn the MVP award in both leagues, died Thursday at 83. He had been in failing health and in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. Here's a look back at his career ...
Pete Alonso was taken aback, nearly speechless at first. His new boss, the person who will sign his very large paychecks for ...
April 8, 2025, is significant for the Cleveland Guardians organization not only because it is their latest season's home opener, against the Chicago White Sox, but also because it is the anniversary ...
Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame. His legacy, however, was cemented that day in 1975 when he simply stood in the dugout at old Cleveland ...