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One of baseball’s first great Puerto Rican players, Cepeda rose from humble origins to stardom hitting behind Mays and Willie McCovey in the Giants lineup. A trade later landed him with the ...
One of the most intimidating pitchers of the 1960s, credited with inventing a popular baseball saying, has reportedly passed ...
We also lost members of the Royals community in 2024. James Douglas Bird was from southern California and was drafted out of ...
That slots him in just behind Jeff Bagwell (41.55) and just ahead of Willie McCovey (40.24). Both played first base their entire career, and while Bagwell brought some speed and baserunning value ...
"Willie McCovey, too. One day, Bob took those glasses off and threw the ball 100 miles per hour at McCovey. I asked Veale what happened, and he said, 'My glasses were too wet, and I wanted to show ...
Hunter, 28, was not just any pitcher. He had led Oakland’s pitching staff during the Oakland’s three straight World Series ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants will take the field next spring with a new shortstop and possibly a new co-ace. There will be other fresh faces after Buster Posey's first offseason in charge, and they ...
"Van Go" stole 110 bases for the pennant-winning Cardinals, joining Frank Robinson, Orlando Cepeda, and Willie McCovey as only the fourth unanimous winner of the award. #STLCards pic.twitter.com ...
Having debuted in 1979 and finished his career in 2003 with the Dodgers, Henderson is one of just three hitters in MLB history, along with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey, to hit a home run in ...