Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history even as he lost a large chunk of his career to military service as a fighter pilot.
Ty Cobb was admired and feared as one of baseball's greatest players but his reputation was damaged by the outrageous allegations of his biographer.
In 1919, a group of gamblers and players conspired to fix the World Series—and it led to the biggest scandal in MLB history: the Black Sox scandal.
Every sports fan knows the escalating intensity of watching a game go down to the wire, especially if it runs longer than expected. However, as those present on one unfortunate night in the 1980s discovered, the tension only goes so far. This is the story of the longest professional baseball game.
When Steve Bartman scored prime seats for a Cubs game, he was beyond excited. He never could've predicted that it would nearly ruin his life.
When it comes to athletes, there’s no shortage of bizarre behavior—but none of them ever got as weird as baseball player Rube Waddell.
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