He is perhaps best known for being the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game in the World Series on October 8 1956, but this New York Yankees great did do much more, and on Wednesday he stepped onto the mound in heaven.
Jason Groome, who was just selected 12th overall in the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, will be hanging at the Barnegat Acme, 912 west Bay Ave, this Friday from 6p-8p.
Stop by and say hi to the 17 year old pitcher. Get a picture or an autograph from the future Major Leaguer, and you can say you met him at the very beginning of his career...
This morning on The Free & Hot Wings Morning Show, we spoke with former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach Mookie Wilson.
Wilson has a new book out titled Mookie: Life, Baseball and the '86 Mets, which he co-wrote with Erik Sherman Berkley.
Hey Phillies fans! When you head to Citizens Bank Park, you don't have to get drunk on just beer anymore, now you can browse the wine list or order a cocktail!
If you're like me, you cannot wait until baseball season starts up again. This old-time footage should satisfy you for a bit while we count down to Opening Day.
Things got a little awkward Wednesday during a Minnesota Twins news conference where it was announced that Torii Hunter was signing a one-year, $10.5 million deal to return to the Major League Baseball club after playing with the Detroit Tigers.
The other day, while cleaning his gun at the kitchen table, former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco failed to check that the chamber was clear and ended up shooting his finger completely off.
That's a big bummer. Doctors were able to reattach the finger, but the prognosis doesn't look so great.