On Dec. 6, 1973, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded away pitchers Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper to the Houston Astros in exchange for slugger Jimmy Wynn, who helped the team reach the World Series in 1974.
Braves Franchise History 1957 - The Braves move to within a half game of the division leading Redlegs with a 7-2 win over the Dodgers. Roy Campanella hits his 237th career home run and passes Gabby Hartnett and Yogi Berra on the all-time list.
Andruw Jones scores a major financial win in arbitration. 1923: Future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson becomes president and owner of the Boston Braves.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its distinguished 2025 class on Tuesday night with three MLB greats reaching the 75% threshold: outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, starting pitcher CC Sabathia and closer Billy Wagner.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Another year has passed, and Andruw Jones has still not been voted into the Hall of Fame. In his eighth year on the ballot, the former Braves centerfielder finished just 9% shy of the 75% threshold to get in.
1871 - The first franchise in the yet-to-be formed National Association of Professional Baseball Players is born. The Boston Red Stockings, the league’s charter franchise, will be managed by Harry Wright, who founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team.
On Jan. 15, 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Andruw Jones on waivers after he agreed to defer the majority of the $21.1 million still owed to him, marking the end of a disastrous 13-month stint with the organization.
On Dec. 6, 1973, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded away pitchers Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper to the Houston Astros in exchange for slugger Jimmy Wynn, who helped the team reach the World Series in 1974.
Andruw had an incredible 2005 season but came up short in the NL MVP voting. 2005: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols earns the National League MVP Award, edging Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones.
With the 2024 World Series set to begin Friday night, Bleacher Report has released articles covering several World Series related topics. One of the more intriguing ones was Tim Kelly's list of 10 MLB players "We wish" won the World Series during their careers.
Braves Franchise History 1948: The Cubs sweep two from the Braves, 5-1 and 5-2, despite a near-riot that holds up play for 20 minutes in the nightcap. The reaction by the fans comes when Jocko Conlan rules that a drive by Phil Cavarretta in the third inning is a ground-rule double, not an inside-the-park homer.
The Atlanta Braves’ festivities for hosting the 2025 All-Star Game are in full swing. But there could be an addition to the festivities should the Baseball Writers Association of America make the right decision. MLB posted some notable Hall of Fame candidates for next year.
1871 - The first franchise in the yet-to-be formed National Association of Professional Baseball Players is born. The Boston Red Stockings, the league’s charter franchise, will be managed by Harry Wright, who founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team.
Prospect Spencer Jones talks about his game; A look at a couple of Hall of Fame ballots; CBS Sports likes Yankees’ offseason so far; ESPN insider links Yanks to Hader; New York may be looking at a familiar face FanGraphs | David Laurila: A couple of interesting things here.
Sizing up needs ahead of the Winter Meetings; MLB pieces that could be moved; Lou Pinella’s regret; Jones’ Hall of Fame case MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Every year there’s a few major deals that come out of MLB’s Winter Meetings, and this year’s round are set for next week.
The story of the various baseball organizations that collectively formed the Negro Leagues over the first half of the 20th century is vital to telling the story of the game to this day.