When Shohei Ohtani arrived in Major League Baseball in 2018, the question wasn’t whether he was good—it was whether what he was attempting was even possible. A starting pitcher who could hit like a cleanup slugger? The concept hadn’t been seriously entertained since the early 20th century. The most frequent comparison was Babe Ruth, who Read More >
In a sport where careers are often cut short by injury, velocity drop-off, or shifting trends, three of baseball’s most accomplished pitchers continue to defy expectations. Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, and Max Scherzer—each a multiple-time Cy Young Award winner and member of the prestigious 3,000 strikeout club—remain active contributors at Read More >
Ryne Dee Sandberg, one of the most beloved players in Chicago Cubs history, passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. He was 65. Before his Hall of Fame baseball career, Sandberg was a top-tier high school quarterback—good enough to earn a scholarship offer from Washington State. But fate had other plans. In 1978, he Read More >