One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. Negro Leagues superstar Josh Gibson creates a cloud of dust as he slides into home plate during the fourth inning ...

Professional baseball was born with the formation of the barnstorming Cincinnati Red Stockings on this day in history, March 15, 1869. "The onset of professionalism was no small step for baseball: ...

It has been an article of faith for nearly a century, as if chiseled onto a tablet by Abner Doubleday himself: The leading hitter in major league history is, and always will be, Tyrus Raymond Cobb.

Shohei Ohtani wasn’t supposed to happen. For decades, baseball believed a player had to choose: become an elite pitcher or ...

Josh Gibson has long been considered one of the best baseball players to ever hold a bat, but you might not know his name. Gibson, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, never had ...

The World Baseball Classic is home to some competitive baseball and electric atmospheres, but there’s still room for global beatdowns. Here is a look at the World Baseball Classic records for runs ...

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Since 1911, when Ty Cobb hit .419 for the Detroit Tigers to lift his career batting average to .359 and replace Nap Lajoie as Major League Baseball’s leader, the Georgia Peach had held that record, ...

Steve Sabins and West Virginia baseball’s first-ever run to the Men’s College World Series was historic in its own right. This season, the Mountaineers played and won more games on the diamond than ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Tampa Bay Rays have started the Major League Baseball season in red ...

As the state's official historian, Katie Ringsmuth was tasked by the governor to oversee part of Alaska's celebration for the America250 campaign. She thought to herself, what better way to begin ...

Telling the story of baseball without the Negro Leagues would paint an incomplete and narrow picture of America’s pastime. Baseball’s history is finally getting a revision. Negro Leagues statistics ...