DETROIT -- Pheidippides’ run from the battle of Marathon to Athens. Harry Truman’s run through the Capitol. Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile. And now, Rich Hill. Against the Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park, the 43-year-old hurler added his name to the list of history’s unforgettable sprints. With two outs in

OAKLAND – A player never wants to mishandle a routine grounder on defense. Had Ryan Noda not done so on Monday night, however, we never would have been graced with one of the most dazzling plays in baseball so far in 2023. In the eighth inning of Oakland’s 5-2 loss

For the past five years, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has become a household name due to his pulverizing style of play on the gridiron. On Monday, he showed that style of play translates to the baseball diamond as well, as the signal-caller had a pregame batting practice session at

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"Is this live right now?" About two seconds after Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar said those words during an interview with ESPN's Eduardo Perez prior to St. Louis' Sunday Night Baseball game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, the tears began to flow. "You're getting me emotional, man," said Nootbaar,

NEW YORK -- It's tough for us normal folks to relate to big leaguers. Few of us know what it’s like to throw a ball 95 mph or hit a ball 400 feet. What many of us can relate to, however, is being in a scenario where we think things

CINCINNATI -- Though they are baseball's oldest professional franchise, with 154 years of history, the Reds chose not to look to the past when determining the design of their City Connect uniforms with Nike. Instead, the club leaned into the future. The team revealed the final design Saturday, an all-black

As you’ve likely heard, the 2023 season has been an eventful one for Drew Maggi. In April, the 33-year-old was called up to the big leagues with the Pirates after a Minor League career that had reached 13 seasons and 1,155 games to that point. Maggi made his MLB debut

Right away, on our Zoom call, I get an idea of what it's like to be Jasmine Williams. What it's like to balance being a married 22-year-old college student, a Division I softball player and, her favorite job, a mom. I can see 2-year-old Baby Zee squirming in the left

In her hometown of Mata Bonita near the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, 64-year-old Crecencia Sánchez, known by most people as Miriam, has a couple of nicknames: la mamá del sóftbol. The mother of softball. La abuela pelotera -- the ballplaying grandma. How did she earn those monikers? Well,

Eury Pérez, the Marlins' top prospect and baseball's 10th overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline, received news of his promotion to the Majors on Wednesday. When Pérez was called into Double-A manager Kevin Randel's office, the initial news was that Pérez would be promoted to Triple-A. Before being sent off

It’s Eury Pérez Day in Miami. Pérez, the Marlins’ top prospect and the No. 10 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, is set to make his big league debut Friday night against the Reds at loanDepot park.

For many of us, the first thought that comes to mind when we hear the name Darren Baker is of a 3-year-old boy being rescued at home plate by Giants first baseman J.T. Snow during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series. Baker, serving as San Francisco's batboy, was a

When the average person hears the name Yogi Berra, chances are it produces a recollection of a famed phrase like, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” any number of entertaining television commercials, or perhaps even a cartoon bear with an affinity for picnic baskets. That is why "It Ain’t Over"

MINNEAPOLIS -- Did the player control the ball as it made contact with the ground? Was it under the player’s full control before it popped into the air as he proceeded through the act of the catch? Bet you didn’t think you’d have to ponder these questions while watching a

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Pablo López has been in the Major Leagues since 2018. He's put up a 3.92 ERA over six seasons; he once set a modern record by striking out the first nine batters of a game; his combo of a devastating sweeper and dancing changeup can make hitters look absolutely helpless

ATLANTA -- Threads by Braves Clubhouse Store sits between a baseball-themed fashion store and a restaurant, a block away from Truist Park in the Battery Atlanta. Threads combined the best of both worlds on Monday evening, showcasing caps from New Era and offering camaraderie and networking to nationwide influencers, personalities

You could be forgiven for thinking the baseball cap was always there, perched upon humanity’s head from the very first day we walked on the Earth, as eternal as the tallest trees or the deepest ocean. But, of course, that’s not true. In fact, long before baseball caps were the

Over the last 150 years, there have been a number of baseball players who have used their unique, not-necessarily-baseball-related skillsets to assist them on the diamond. Walter Carlisle, the former circus acrobat, turned an unassisted triple play from center field. Rube Foster used his pipe-smoking abilities to deliver baserunning signs

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After a five-year hiatus, a Rally Squirrel emerged yet again at a Cardinals game. In the seventh inning of a tie game between the Cardinals and Tigers at Busch Stadium on Saturday, the action was temporarily halted due to a furry friend making a dash across the diamond. Just as

The 2023 Major League season has brought us all sorts of new experiences, from pitch timer violations to enlarged bases to whatever in the world is happening in St. Louis right now. But perhaps the most memorable, purely enjoyable discovery of the 2023 season are the dugout home run celebrations.