1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and ...

New York Giants first baseman Bill Terry ties a National League record with 21 putouts as the Giants beat the Boston Braves, ...

Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush ...

In response to a presidential administration lambasting baseball's greatest hero as a DEI story, MLB and the Dodgers have ...

One player who had a strong message before the games taking place was Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout. On Tuesday ...

Today marks Major League Baseball's 21st Jackie Robinson Day celebration and Nike came prepared with a special-edition ...

A multi-round mock draft projects that the Patriots will address needs at offensive line and wide receiver with early picks.

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

1994 — Recently-retired NBA legend Michael Jordan makes his professional baseball debut by going hitless for AA Birmingham.

But the Royals fell 3-2 in extra innings. “You’ve got to look at the positives,” said KC’s Cavan Biggio, who played left field Wednesday. “Peralta has some really good stuff today and ...

It had been nearly two years since Kansas City Royals left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic last made a start in a Major League Baseball game. Bubic’s most recent big-league start, until Monday, was an ...

Seeking more space, they traded proximity to Ebbets Field for a larger home in this stretch of Queens, joining a burgeoning enclave in Addisleigh Park. This vibrant community, already a haven for ...