Art Schallock, the oldest living former MLB player, celebrated his 100th birthday on April 25, 2024. Schallock, a left-handed player, pitched 58 games with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles over his MLB career back in the 1950s, according to MLB.com. He spent five years with the league. “Those were some great times,” Schallock said of his years with …
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Add cat-like, and potentially life-saving, reflexes to Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s resume. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed the 25-year-old Japanese right hander for $325 million in the offseason, the most money ever given to a pitcher despite not throwing a pitch in the major leagues, over a dozen years. His 1.16 ERA in Japan last season justifies that deal, but he proved …
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Two Ohio lawmakers are now in a legal fight to get Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame. MLB’s all-time hit king has been banned from the league for gambling on baseball during his playing and managerial days, a ban the Hall of Fame has honored. However, as he is now 83 years old, the popular belief is that the …
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Last August, Pittsburgh Pirates No. 1 overall draft pick Paul Skenes confirmed that he and Olivia Dunne were officially dating. Skenes dubbed it a “small world type of thing,” as both of them are LSU Tigers. Skenes was on the College World Series championship team last year, while Dunne and the gymnastics team won the national title this past weekend. …
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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was hospitalized before Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after he was struck in the neck by a ball during batting practice, the team announced on social media. Junis, who went on the 15-day injured list earlier this month because of a shoulder impingement, left PNC Park in an ambulance after he was hit while …
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Patrick Mahomes may be turning back the clock just a little bit. Before he became a three-time Super Bowl champion and put himself in the discussion of one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, the current Kansas City Chiefs star was a stud on the baseball diamond. He was actually a top prospect in the 2014 MLB Draft, with the help …
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from Monday’s matinee against the Oakland Athletics before an out was recorded. Upon further investigation, one fan sitting just above the Yankees’ dugout is to blame for the erroneous call by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. With a runner on first and Yankees starter Carlos Rodon throwing just five pitches in the …
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A wild scene unfolded at Yankee Stadium just five pitches into the game, as home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt tossed New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone from the game. However, it appeared a fan screaming toward Wendelstedt triggered the veteran umpire to eject Boone, who had words with him just seconds earlier, from the game. After the Oakland Athletics won, …
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A Texas high school baseball game went so long this weekend that multiple days were needed to finish the 23-inning marathon. Midland High School was finally able to take down Odessa High School, 4-3, on Saturday in a game that set the record for the longest game in Texas high school history, per ESPN. It was tied for the third-longest …
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The Washington Nationals’ presidents race is always a fun spectacle for fans, but Sunday afternoon’s running was more out of WWE than MLB. As the race commenced during the Nationals’ game against the Houston Astros, it was Teddy Roosevelt leading the pack as he ran toward the right field foul pole. It looked like he was going to win it, …
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