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Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 million
Read full article: Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey sells at auction for over $24 millionThe jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, has sold at auction for over $24 million.
Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey could get as much as $30 million at auction
Read full article: Babe Ruth's 'called shot' jersey could get as much as $30 million at auctionThe jersey worn by New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth during his famous “called shot” home run in 1932 could sell at auction for as much as $30 million.
50 years after Hank Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame announces statue, Postal Service unveils stamp
Read full article: 50 years after Hank Aaron's 715th homer, Hall of Fame announces statue, Postal Service unveils stampBaseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Aaron lauded for grace amid racism during home run pursuit
Read full article: Aaron lauded for grace amid racism during home run pursuitJoe Carter met his childhood idol when he won the first Hank Aaron Award in 1986 after leading the majors in RBIs. Hank Aaron. Aaron broke Ruth's record with his 715th home run for the Atlanta Braves in 1974 in former President Jimmy Carter's native Georgia. “He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. It’s going to be at the Hall of Fame, it was Hank Aaron, Joe Morgan, and Frank Robinson.
A true legend: Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86
Read full article: A true legend: Hank Aaron, baseball’s one-time home run king, dies at 86FILE - Hall of Famer Hank Aaron waves to the crowd during Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., in this Sunday, July 28, 2013, file photo. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron’s longtime team, said he died peacefully in his sleep. The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. STATEMENT FROM FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER ON THE PASSING OF HANK AARON pic.twitter.com/Bp4Jh21MZ3 — The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) January 22, 2021Besides, he always had that April night in 1974. Six-feet tall and listed at 180 pounds during the prime of his career, Aaron was hardly an imposing player physically.
Rays' rally joins Buckner, Bevens among wild Series endings
Read full article: Rays' rally joins Buckner, Bevens among wild Series endingsIt was undoubtedly one of the wildest endings in World Series history. But a finish this wacky has only a few precedents in World Series history. It was the only time a World Series ended with a caught stealing. Because with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bevens was somehow still pitching a no-hitter and holding a 2-1 lead. 2016 WORLD SERIES GAME 7, CHICAGO CUBS AT CLEVELAND INDIANSBefore the Cubs could end their 108-year title drought, they had to wait out a 17-minute rain delay.
Wall Street Journal: No MLB players to Venezuelan league
Read full article: Wall Street Journal: No MLB players to Venezuelan league1933: The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. Babe Ruth hit the first home run in All-Star game history as the American League defeated the National League 4-2. (CNN) - Major League Baseball will not allow its players to play in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League this coming winter while determining how to follow the Trump administration's new economic sanctions on Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing several people familiar with the matter. It will not impact Venezuelan players traveling back to the country during the off-season, and was communicated by MLB to teams starting on Thursday, the paper reported. The Venezuelan state-owned oil company heavily sponsors the nation's baseball league, which has taken a hit from the recent political instability, the Journal reported.