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So there's this guy with 287 career MLB home runs who has pitched 43 innings this year and allowed a total of 4 earned runs.

He was the Big Dog in the middle of the Big Red Machine’s lineup – the batter no pitcher wanted up with runners on base. Join us in wishing Hall of Famer Tony Pérez a happy 84th birthday! 📸 Doug McWilliams

Dave Parker was one of the biggest and most badass baseball players of the late twentieth century. COBRA is the unforgettable story of a million-dollar athlete just before baseball became a billion-dollar game. Save 40% during our Baseball Sale: bit.ly/BaseballSale26

🤖 SFGiants Eric Haase’s two home runs tonight mark the first time any player has homered twice off of Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the same game

Episode 0508 is live! Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win: Who was the second American elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame? www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/08

My big news: I've left The Athletic because they wanted me to stop covering the Twins. I refused to give up my dream, so I'm betting on myself and returning to my independent roots. I need your support to make it work. Join me and let's do this together: www.aarongleeman.com/welcome-to-t...

🇨🇺 Cuban pitcher Ramón Bragaña was born 117 years ago today—and died 41 years ago today. An absolute giant in international baseball, he won at least 300 professional games (and likely more like 400) and was an exceptional hitter. He played all over, but Mexico is where he became an all-time legend.

On this day in 1897, “Jumping Joe” Dugan was born in Mahanoy City, PA. One of the best defensive third-basemen of his era, he was a three-time World Series champion with the Yankees. Here’s my painting of him in 1926, based on the photography of Charles Conlon.

As she has for two decades, Orioles head groundskeeper is here late, watering the field at Camden Yards. Tomorrow is her last game. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

On this day in 1925, Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was born in St. Louis, MO. Best remembered for his famous maxims, he should also be remembered as one of the absolute greatest players in the history of the sport. Here’s my painting of him at spring training in Florida, March of 1961.

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I saw this cool dog who had a cool car (Brighton, early 2020s)

It’s all good buddy, I’m like that every time.

Does anyone know anything about the poetry of Bob Eckhardt? Google is failing me and newspapers.com has little beyond his Texas political career. But he was writing poetry in the early 1980s and I’d like to find some of it in print.

@jaywigley.bsky.social Hi Jay. Just finished your book. Completely fascinating! Good read.

Sadaharu Oh hit more home runs than any player in the history of professional baseball. He won fifteen home run titles, nine MVPs, and two Triple Crowns. New essay on the greatest hitter Japan ever produced.

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Fastest tracked home-to-home times under Statcast (2015):   8/18/17 Byron Buxton: 13.85s 10/2/16 Buxton: 14.05s 8/23/24 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 14.08s 5/9/26 Bobby Witt Jr.: 14.13s

The 2nd Afro-Cuban player (after Minnie Miñoso) and 2nd Black catcher (after Roy Campanella) in the major leagues, Rafael “Ray” Noble died 28 years ago today. He played in the Negro Leagues with the New York Cubans, but also played 16 years in the Cuban League, finishing first all-time in HR (79).

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PNC Park has had amazing baseball is the best energy this year, making fans for life!! So grateful to everyone involved at @MLBNetwork for having me for this segment on MLB Central!! 😭

All aboard: Our new Museum Store is now open! 🚂 With a train theme harkening back to the historical connection between baseball and rail travel, the new store will become an unforgettable and educational part of the Museum experience.

Munetaka Murakami has homered in the first game in each of the last eight series He’s the first player in MLB history to do so

Working on Luis “Camaleón” García. When he retired, he was the Venezuelan League’s all-time leader in [clears throat] games (965), hits (1,065), home runs (63), runs scored (455), runs batted in (533), doubles (183), and total bases (1,479). A dude with 3,331 professional hits.

On this date in 1998, Kerry Wood struck out 20 Astros.

Munetaka Murakami has homered in the first game in each of the last seven series Murakami and Eddie Murray (1987) are the only players to accomplish the feat in MLB history No one has done so in eight straight series. Yet h/t @MLBNetwork research squad

Baseball people, I have a question. I have to go to Collegeville pa for work. I was thinking of heading into Philly for a game. Is driving in worth it or not? I’ve driven in SF, Chicago, Miami, Phoenix, Denver, Cleveland, Detroit and San Diego.

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Still the best film adaptation of The Odyssey

Testing out this presentation of Negro League team records on Baseball Reference. Unlike the AL/NL, the simple question of “what was the 1948 Memphis Red Sox record?” is actually not so simple to answer. I’m hoping this helps with the nuance. Feedback appreciated.

Bill White debuted for the New York Giants 70 years ago today, homering in his first at-bat. He would blaze trails in the game as a standout performer at every level, culminating with the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented this summer.

“This is gonna sound crazy, but I swear to God, I keep seeing a green dancing bear on the field.”

Slightly diminish a book Somewhat Optimistic Expectations

Albert Spalding’s vision of baseball  as a sport for all--exemplified by a world tour in 1888-89-- has been made real. ourgame.mlblogs.com/americas-nat...

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This is genius.

Old school baseball internet heads are gonna wild for the appearance of Darin Erstad. Remember he punted at the University of Nebraska, too! @kentremendous.bsky.social

Reading a book about Rickwood Field and came across this. Just lovely.

May is ALS Awareness Month Fitting that Emmet Sheehan is on the mound His gloves all say “K ALS” How lucky are we to have that sentiment represented on an MLB mound?! 😭 #EndALS

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Today In 1939: Lou Gehrig Finally Rests - After playing in 2,130 consecutive games with the New York #Yankees, "The Iron Horse" benches himself before a ballgame in Detroit. #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History

We had so much fun with our Black History Month series on Black and Afro-Latino players that we’re going to do a few for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. First up, we have Kenichi Zenimura, “The Father of Japanese American Baseball.”

Thanks to the SABR Baseball Cards committee for allowing me to post this week about the Card I Hold Every Day! #cardsky #T212 #sabr sabrbaseballcards.blog/2026/04/26/t...

I did not know Ron had a 30 game hit streak.

On this day in 1951, Minnie Miñoso made his debut with the White Sox. Batting third, his first at bat, he hit a 2-run 415-foot home run off of the Yankees' Vic Raschi. Here’s an in-progress painting of him with Chicago in 1955. Looking forward to finishing this darn thing.

It’s so fun! Go get one!

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