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Byline: David Colton Special for USA TODAY Memories have generations, too. As each year passes, names, images and likenesses of the 20th century fade. About 30% of Americans were born [...]

Byline: CATHAL KELLY; Staff There were few more majestic sights in baseball than watching Rickey Henderson consider the act of hitting. When it was his turn, he'd approach the box [...]

Byline: Guardian sport Rickey Henderson, baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and the all-time stolen base king, died Friday in Oakland at the age of 65 after battling pneumonia, multiple sources confirmed [...]

Byline: Cindy Boren The death of Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader, does not mean his banishment from Major League Baseball in 1989 over gambling accusations is automatically lifted or [...]

Byline: Thomas Boswell Before the 1979 season, Pete Rose signed a $3.225 million free agent contract with Philadelphia, a benchmark at the time. Rose called the four-year deal 'so much [...]

Byline: Cindy Boren The death of Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader, does not mean his banishment from Major League Baseball in 1989 over gambling accusations is automatically lifted or [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 15Derek Shelton rarely wears a game jersey in the dugout, but the Pittsburgh Pirates manager proudly wore his home white with the No. 21 on the [...]

Byline: Kevin B. Blackistone For more than half a century, or just about all his adult life, football was all Eddie Robinson did. It was his passion. It was his [...]

Byline: Frederic J. Frommer David Cone wasn't much of a believer in baseball destiny when he took the mound on Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium 25 years ago Thursday. [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Jun. 18Upon learning that the player known as the game's greatest center fielder had passed, Andrew McCutchen thought about his interactions with the pioneer who called him [...]

Byline: Isabella DiAmore Jun. 1Downingtown West's Jay Slater isn't like most teenage baseball players. His head coach, Scott Rambo, came to that conclusion four years ago. Slater, then an incoming [...]

Byline: Wayne Sterling and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) -- (CNN) — Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a [...]

Following the conclusion of the Lexington Regional - swept by the hosting Kentucky Wildcats - a host of home players were honored with All Tournament Team honors. FLU GAME: Mason [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: On a night honoring their university's military community, UVA baseball players and coaches wore patriotic uniforms. There [...]

Starting pitcher Sydney Nuismer goes through her windup. After a season of record-setting success for Omaha softball, the team was rewarded accordingly Tuesday. A 37-12 regular season came to a [...]

Byline: Story and photos by Jason Getz | jason.getz@ajc.com Today marks the 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron surpassing Babe Ruths long-standing career home run record. When Aaron hit home run [...]

Byline: Julia Felton Jan. 23Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente may be honored on a commemorative coin if a measure currently before Congress is approved. U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, [...]

Viewers who tuned into (https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/fox-news) Fox News' The Faulkner Focus on Friday morning were hit with the shocking news that Hall of Fame first baseman Frank Thomas had recently passed [...]

Byline: Gabriela Carroll Dec. 29Former Phillies outfielder Frank Thomas died in January at age 93. He spent part of the 1964 and 1965 seasons with the Phillies and famously got [...]

Byline: Jeremiah Johnke Nov. 17CHEYENNE Two of the six men recognized as Cheyenne American Legion Post 6 baseball hall of famers Thursday night never expected the honor. Bud McBride was [...]

Byline: Julia Felton Sep. 15A group of six Puerto Rican students is visiting Pittsburgh this week to celebrate national hero Roberto Clemente and honor the baseball legend and humanitarian's legacy [...]

Carl Erskine is one of the last stars left from a golden age of baseball. He offered insights into what it was like to face some of the greats, and [...]

The Birmingham, Ala., stadium was home to Willie Mays in his Negro leagues days. It will host a game between Mays's Giants and the Cardinals in 2024. Rickwood Field in [...]

Jun. 10Three local players earned high honors and plenty more were named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association's all-state baseball team, which was announced on Saturday. Oxford's Hayes Harrison and [...]

The bright lights would come soon enough. On that May night in 1970, at the old ballpark at the confluence of the Des Moines and the Raccoon Rivers, they were [...]

TOKYO -- Over a span of nearly 100 years, Meiji Jingu Stadium in central Tokyo has been the scene of numerous important events. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played there [...]

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Maryland: Governor Wes Moore has ordered the Maryland flag to be lowered to half-staff from [...]

Byline: Chelsea Janes BALTIMORE - Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman kicked for the Oregon State football team as a freshman. He was named the College World Series most outstanding player [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Apr. 27When Jeff Capel was an assistant coach at Duke in 2014, he accompanied the team to the Petersen Events Center for a game against Pitt. He [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Apr. 27Dick Groat, who died Thursday of complications from a stroke at the age of 92, played baseball and basketball with equal flair. Baseball MVP, two-time World [...]

Byline: JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Apr. 7Pirates fans waited five years for this moment. No. 22 is back. Andrew McCutchen returned as a Pirate to PNC Park on Friday for the [...]

QUICK HITS The Braves will retire No. 25, worn by former outfielder Andruw Jones, the team announced Monday. Jones will be honored in a ceremony Sept. 9 before the Braves [...]

Byline: Matthew Byrne Indiana baseball players Devin Taylor, Brayden Risedorph and Craig Yoho were named Freshman All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Wednesday. Now, in back-to-back seasons, the publication has awarded [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: Their hats covering their hearts, baseball players from the University of Virginia and University of Louisville looked [...]

Byline: Matt Breen PHILADELPHIA Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting [...]

Byline: Matt Breen Dec. 28Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting [...]

In baseball, the Holliday season started in July, when the Baltimore Orioles took a high school infielder named Jackson Holliday with the first pick in the amateur draft. He played [...]