1871 - The first franchise in the yet-to-be formed National Association of Professional Baseball Players is born. The Boston Red Stockings, the league’s charter franchise, will be managed by Harry Wright, who founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team.
Prospect Spencer Jones talks about his game; A look at a couple of Hall of Fame ballots; CBS Sports likes Yankees’ offseason so far; ESPN insider links Yanks to Hader; New York may be looking at a familiar face FanGraphs | David Laurila: A couple of interesting things here.
Sizing up needs ahead of the Winter Meetings; MLB pieces that could be moved; Lou Pinella’s regret; Jones’ Hall of Fame case MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Every year there’s a few major deals that come out of MLB’s Winter Meetings, and this year’s round are set for next week.
Druw Jones, the son of former Gold Glove-winning centerfielder Andruw Jones, is going to spend his entire career drawing comparisons to his dad.
Former MLB star Andruw Jones, who had his better years with the Atlanta Braves but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees, was on the Hall of Fame ballot for the sixth time this year.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is getting a new third baseman. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected Scott Rolen to Cooperstown on Thursday night.
He was one of the best players ever through his age-30 season, but his decline was sudden and steep. Editors’ Note: This is an updated version of a story that was originally published on Jan.
Two first-time nominees add to the Yankee representation on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot. Early on Monday afternoon, the 2023 ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame was released, and the Yankees will be well-represented with seven former Bronx Bombers up for induction this year.
Perhaps the Diamondbacks are snake-bitten. Already in the basement of the National League West, Arizona suffered another painful loss on Monday when Druw Jones, the No.
There was nobody quite like the Braves center fielder when he was at his best. View the original article to see embedded media. Andruw Jones always showed a penchant for playing above his age.
Running down the Yankees’ options at first base; looking at Andruw Jones’ Hall of Fame case; former Yankee on the move?; Aaron Judge ties the knot. New York Daily News | Kristie Ackert: With Luke Voit still on the roster, first base isn’t the most glaring hole on paper for the Yankees in 2022.
The story of the various baseball organizations that collectively formed the Negro Leagues over the first half of the 20th century is vital to telling the story of the game to this day.
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