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Baseball lost one of its great travelers this week. And I don’t mean the “Edwin Jackson played for fourteen different teams” kind of traveler. I mean the “he basically was the poster child for TSA PreCheck for three different baseball worlds” variety traveler. George Altman — Negro Leaguer, Major Leaguer, Japanese baseball star, two-time All-Star, and possessor of enough passport stamps to make Rick Steves ask for travel advise, passed away at 92. Bob Kendrick of the Negro L

Randy Jones never threw a pitch that frightened a radar gun, but he built a career that could humble even the most electrified arms of his era. He grew up in southern California, a left-hander whose fastball wasn’t exactly the sort of thing scouts sprinted to see twice. What he did have—and what would eventually make him one of the great artisans of 1970s pitching—was a stubborn belief that there were other ways to get hitters out. When he talked about it, even decades later,

Baseball lost one of its quiet constants yesterday. Sandy Alomar Sr. the slick-fielding infielder, devoted baseball lifer, proud father, and one-time Mets coach passed away Monday in his native Puerto Rico at the age of 81. To most fans, the Alomar name brings to mind his two remarkable sons , Roberto, the Hall of Famer, and Sandy Jr., the six-time All-Star but before either of them was turning double plays or catching big league fastballs, there was the original: a 5-foot-9

The Mets family lost one of its elder statesmen yesterday, as Jim Marshall passed away at the age of 93. At the time of his death,...

Mets hearts are saddened by the loss of Davey Johnson at the age of 82. A great manager, a great ballplayer, a pioneer in the...

It’s a strange thing when history and heartbreak collide. Davey Johnson, who once stood at second base for the Orioles and lofted the fly...

If you grew up watching Mets games on Channel 9, or if you were the kind of kid who memorized the backs of baseball cards the way other...

Ryne Sandberg had a .279 batting average with 248 hits, 27 home runs, 122 RBIs, and 148 runs scored in 226 career games against the New...

Bill Denehy, the former Mets pitcher whose story was stitched together with promise, pain, perseverance, and redemption, passed away on...

Dave  Parker always swung the bat like it owed him money, and Mets pitching usually picked up the tab. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced...

Ron Taylor, passed away today at the age of 87, lived two lives—both extraordinary. One as a World Series–winning relief pitcher for the...

There’s no easy way to say goodbye to someone who pitched in more ballparks than most of us have flown over. Octavio Dotel, the...

Jeff Torborg, a man whose baseball brain behind the plate made him a natural for managing and coaching, has sadly passed away at the age...

George Kalinsky wasn’t just a photographer; he was a master storyteller who used a camera instead of a typewriter. For over five decades,...

Bob Uecker’s final call was one for the ages, though not in the way Brewers fans would have hoped. The legendary broadcaster, who spent...

Felix Mantilla, a name etched in the annals of baseball and, perhaps more uniquely, in the hearts of those who remember the lovable chaos...

Some players leave an indelible mark on the game; others, like Mark Bradley, leave a unique, if not fleeting, footprint. While his time...

Lenny Randle was one of those rare souls who seemed like he’d just walked out of a baseball fable written by a slightly unhinged but...

Jack DiLauro, a soft-spoken southpaw who pitched his way into Mets immortality as a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, passed away...

Rickey Henderson, the "Man of Steal," was larger than life both on and off the diamond, which makes his untimely passing at the age of 65...