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Jim Kaat, now a legend of Zeeland and Cooperstown after 'surreal' Hall of Fame induction
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — When Jim Kaat spoke to the thousands of fans at his Baseball Hall of Fame...
New Baseball Hall of Fame member was first pro Black player. And he played in Galesburg.
The Register-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story was originally published in 2021. We are republishing it ahead of Bud...
Charley Walters: Bert Blyleven, Jim Kaat are next in line for statues outside Target Field
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBaseball Hall of Fame Minnesota Twins Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Kirby Puckett and Tony Oliva have bronze statues outside Target Field. Expected next are fellow Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven ...
Every MLB team's retired numbers
NBC Sports Boston via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoEvery MLB team's retired numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the most iconic moments in professional sports is having your number...
THOMA COLUMN | Validating the memories of Minnesota boomers
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 25—I carry three specific memories from the first major league game I ever attended: The startling beauty of the green grass as we entered the second deck behind home plate at Metropolitan ...
Vic Davalillo, a 2-time World Series champion in 16 major league seasons, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoVic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and won a...
After betting $200 million, Twins imagine what Correa can bring for years
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the wake of the Twins' promise last week to pay him $200 million over the next six seasons, Carlos Correa repeated several times that he was happy to focus on baseballs, not contracts, from ...
Reusse: Phillies fan from Minnesota had to be at World Series for Philly vibe
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere have not been occasions in recent years to cover sporting events in Philadelphia, although it always will stand among my favorite places to have done so. This would not be an opinion shared ...