While you might not look at Dustin Pedroia and immediately think “Hall of Famer,” the former Red Sox star has a better case for Cooperstown than you might realize. Interestingly, he has a pretty close ...
A day after introducing star outfielder Juan Soto — whose No. 22 they hope becomes part of New York Mets lore — the franchise is apparently planning to honor one of their legends in 2025.
Colavito ranks 81st on the all-time home run leaderboard, with 374 homers, ahead of Gil Hodges and just behind Carlton Fisk, Jeff Kent, Norm Cash and Mike Trout. He’s one of 16 players since the ...
Basketball and baseball were his favorites. Baseball great Gil Hodges lived only twelve miles away, so Russell’s favorite team became the Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended Oakland City schools ...
Here is a list of some of the notable former Hoosiers who passed away in 2024. Indiana Sen. Jean Breaux, who represented ...
Wright will join Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry, Gil Hodges, Mike Piazza, Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, Jerry Koosman, Keith Hernandez and Dwight Gooden in having his number retired by ...
Before Cohen, the Mets only retired two players, Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza. Other numbers were managers Casey Stengel and ...
Throughout the 141 seasons of the Los Angeles Dodgers, many all-time legends have come and gone. Some of the best players to ...
Those players joined former managers Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges, franchise ace Tom Seaver, catcher Mike Piazza and league-wide honoree Jackie Robinson. Wright’s inclusion in that group has ...
For decades, manager Casey Stengel (No. 37), player-turned-manager Gil Hodges (No. 14) and Tom Seaver (No. 41) were the only Mets to have their numbers officially taken out of circulation.