The colors are amazing, and my friend Oliver recently pointed out that the image makes Williams look like a superhero. And he kind of was. A 19-time All-Star, Ted Williams won 6 batting titles ...

As I grew older, I became involved in sports of all kinds. I had a new group of real-life heroes, e.g., Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Bobby Oar, Bill Russell, Tom Brady, etc. However, there was one ...

Ultimately, he didn’t play long enough to accumulate Hall of Fame statistics. He ended up with 1,805 hits. Some modern-day ...

BBWAA voters are a small group with a very big responsibility. We should be willing to talk about it. Or write about it. It’s ...

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It’s the most exclusive club in all of baseball — the 500-home-run club. Only 28 players have reached the majestic ...

while finishing third in slugging percentage in the MLB behind only Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle. Maxwell led all American League outfielders with a .997 fielding percentage in 1957, his second ...

And so when Ichiro’s name was called Tuesday night as the leadoff hitter in the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, an opportunity presented itself for us to close our eyes and relive some of those magical ...

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by ...

Even Derek Jeter, the greatest Yankee since Mickey Mantle, missed being unanimous ... continues along with Ted Williams, Henry Aaron, Willie Mays and Tom Seaver (among so many others), and ...

Center fielders are often considered a focal point of the outfield. Some of the greatest players in baseball history have ...