During a private screening event for 42, a biopic detailing the life of Jackie Robinson, first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday told an audience of students that watching the depiction of racism in the tale of baseball’s integration was upsetting. The first lady and President Barack Obama viewed the movie over the weekend, and she said [...]
Rachel Robinson Grateful Mariano Rivera Last to Wear No. 42
March 8, 2013 | Posted by
Rachel Robinson, the wife of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson, said she was glad that the last New York Yankee to wear her husband’s No. 42 will be pitcher Mariano Rivera, who plans to announce his retirement Saturday after this season. “I’ve always been proud and pleased that Mariano was the one chosen to wear that [...]
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera to Retire After This Season
March 7, 2013 | Posted by
Mariano Rivera, the New York Yankees’ dominant closer, will announce his retirement on Saturday in Tampa, multiple news outlets report. Rivera is coming off a torn ACL to play his final season, at 43. He vowed after sustaining the injury in Kansas City last year that he would return. He said he did not want [...]
Felix Hernandez, Mariners Close to $175 Million Deal
February 8, 2013 | Posted by
Felix Hernandez, the Seattle Mariners’ ace right-hander, is on the precipice of securing a $175 million contract extension that would be a record for Major League Baseball pitchers. The sides are in heated discussions about the deal, according to USA Today. At 26, Hernandez was scheduled to earn $19.5 million in the upcoming season and [...]
A-Rod Back In the Lineup As Yankees Look To Hold Off Orioles, Rays
September 3, 2012 | Posted by
Alex Rodriguez’s return to the lineup on Monday couldn’t have come at a more welcome time for the New York Yankees. A lot has changed since the broken left hand he suffered on July 24 shelved the perennial All-Star third baseman. The Yankees’ once 10-game lead in the American League East has been whittled down [...]
Former Homerun Champ Hank Aaron Wants Stiffer Penalties For Cheaters
August 30, 2012 | Posted by
Former Major League Baseball homerun champion Hank Aaron says Major League Baseball needs to do more to rid the game of performance-enhancing drugs. Speaking Wednesday at a benefit for his Chasing the Dream Foundation, the baseball icon noted the progress Commissioner Bud Selig has made towards that end with comprehensive testing programs, but said he [...]
Upton Brothers Reach 100 Homers An Hour A Part
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
About an hour apart, brothers Justin and B.J. Upton set a Major League Baseball record that would be hard to duplicate: Each hit career home run No. 100. There have been five other brother tandems to reach that number, but to do it on the same night was pretty remarkable. Justin Upton of the Arizona [...]
MLB All-Star Weekend to Honor Negro Leagues Baseball
June 30, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday, July 8th, Major League Baseball players and fans will descend on Kansas City, Missouri, for All-Star Weekend. But what Bob Kendrick wants fans to remember are the Negro League baseball players like Buck O’Neil, who helped the Kansas City Monarchs rule the Negro Leagues for nearly five decades from the 1920s through the 1950s. The Kansas City [...]
Torii Hunter Leaves Baseball To Support Son
May 17, 2012 | Posted by
For Torii Hunter, it was a no-brainer. Without hesitation, the Los Angeles Angels outfielder flew to Dallas Thursday to be with his son, Darius, and the family’s lawyers at a news conference to refute charges that his son committed sexual assault on a juvenile. “As far as we know, it’s Torii’s decision to stay until [...]
