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MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 7
Ex-Mets’ star Bartolo Colon celebrates 10-year anniversary of historic home run
Bartolo Colon was a fan-favorite and an absolute MLB legend during his playing days. The starting pitcher nicknamed Big Sexy played for 11 different teams over the course of 21 seasons.
MLB News / Amazin' Avenue / May 7
Ten years ago, the impossible happened 
I can still remember exactly where I was when Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run, ten years ago today, May 7, 2016. I was throwing away a poopy diaper.
MLB News / Dodgers Insider / July 10, 2025
Adrián González elected to Latino Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Dodger first baseman Adrián González has been elected to the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame. González will be part of the shrine’s Class of 2025 that includes Dominican Republic stars Bartolo Colon, Miguel Tejada and Julio Franco.
The 'MLB Playoff hits leaders' quiz
How many of the 30 MLB players with at least 70 hits in their postseason career can you name in five minutes?
The 'MLB pitchers with 20-win seasons since 2001' quiz
Since the 2001 MLB season, there have been 56 pitchers who won 20 games in a single season. How many can you name in six minutes?
Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 24, 2025
Bartolo Colon makes honest MLB torpedo bat home run admission
Former Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is the latest to voice his opinion on the torpedo bat trend that has taken Major League Baseball by storm. The new bats
New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / April 4, 2025
Awesome photo of Bartolo Colon goes viral
Bartolo Colon looks like he is ready to make an MLB comeback, but he does not have his sights set on the pitcher’s mound. In addition to being a four-time All-Star pitcher and former AL Cy Young Award winner, Colon is known for blasting a home run late in his career.
New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / April 2, 2025
Bartolo Colon shares great post on social media
Bartolo Colon is responsible for one of the greatest single moments in Major League Baseball history, and the former pitcher thinks he could have created even more of them had the torpedo bat been available.
New York Yankees News / Pinstripe Alley / July 25, 2024
1999 Yankees Diary: Clemens shoves, Ledée saves the day
Coming off a beatdown of Cleveland, the Yankees turned to an unlikely hero to secure a sweep. The Yankees’ win by 20 runs on July 24th signaled that the defending champs had truly hit their stride.
MLB News / Fastball on SI / January 24, 2024
Former Cy Young Winner Gets Honored By New York State Senate on Tuesday
On Tuesday, the New York State Senate took time to honor and recognize former American League Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon, who starred for the New York Mets and became a fan favorite.
MLB News / Battery Power / January 16, 2024
Braves Hall of Fame Profile: Bartolo Colon
He won more games than any Latin American pitcher in MLB history and won an American League Cy Young Award. Should that be enough for “Big Sexy” to gain entrance into Cooperstown?
The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series
Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.
New York Mets News / Mets360.com / December 19, 2023
December is a Mets’ transaction month to remember
As we are nearly done with 2023, let’s look back on the best December free agent signings and trade deals in Met history. On December 14, 2013, the Mets inked Bartolo Colon to a 2-year deal worth $20 million.
MLB News / Yardbarker / June 2, 2023
50-year-old former Cy Young Award winner to get official retirement ceremony
The New York Mets will honor "Big Sexy" this summer at Citi Field.
MLB News / Yardbarker / February 16, 2021
Veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon to play in Mexican Baseball League
Despite not appearing in an MLB regular-season game since 2018, soon-to-be 48-year-old Bartolo Colon isn't yet ready to hang his glove or bat up for good.
MLB News / Yardbarker / June 24, 2020
Hello (sniff, sniff), NL DH. Goodbye, epic pitcher at-bats.
Rather than mourn the impending introduction of the DH to the NL, Yardbarker's Justin Mears prefers to look back at some of the sublime hitting performances by pitchers.
MLB News / Yardbarker / May 29, 2020
'Big Sexy' wants to pitch at 47? That's really old news
Bartolo Colon, who last pitched at 45, is attempting a comeback at 47. Yardbarker's Daniel R. Epstein mulls other entertaining pitchers who worked into their 40s.
Texas Rangers News / Yardbarker / May 26, 2020
47-year-old Bartolo Colon taking aim at Juan Marichal record
Colon wants to pitch 46 more innings on baseball's biggest stage in order to catch a Dominican legend.
The 'Pitchers from the 1998 MLB All-Star Game' quiz
How many of the 20 pitchers to make the 1998 MLB All-Star Game can you name in five minutes?
MLB News / Yardbarker / May 18, 2020
Bartolo Colon targeting MLB comeback at age 47
Bartolo Colon turns 47 next week and is ready to prove that 47-year-olds can still play professional sports at a high level, even though Tom Brady, 42, is doing something similar in the NFL.
MLB News / Yardbarker / May 8, 2020
Bartolo Colon: 'Big Sexy' nickname came from Noah Syndergaard
Colon spent three years with Syndergaard and the Mets from 2014-16, and went 44-34 in that span with a 3.90 ERA, 1.225 WHIP and 415 strikeouts.
MLB News / Yardbarker / September 18, 2018
10 MLB players we may not see again after this season
1. Jose Reyes, IF, New York Mets Some of the names on this list are guys who at least potentially could secure spring training invitations next February, but Reyes does not fall into that category.
MLB News / Yardbarker / April 19, 2018
Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report
Welcome to Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report. Every week, we'll try our best to break down who's heating things up in the baseball world and who's currently stuck in the back of the refrigerator in a state of deep chill.
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