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How these 8 MLB franchises actually got their names

Giants, Mets history: The 10 greatest games played by Willie Mays

The last season each MLB team won a divisional title (since 1994)

Can the Tampa Bay Rays challenge the record for most wins in April?

ST. LOUIS - 1884. The St. Louis Browns BBC from the American Association are posed in a photo collage inside old Sportsmans Park. The players are: standing Strief, McGinnis, O'Neill, Quest, Comiskey, Gleason, and Nichol. Seated are Wheeler, Latham, Davis, Dolan, Deasley, and Lewis. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

Shedding (Tampa Bay) Rays of light on the St. Louis Maroons

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 31: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets waves to fans in the eighth inning during a game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field on May 31, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The Cubs defeated the Mets 5-1. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Every MLB team’s face of the franchise in the 2000s

ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 1968: Tim McCarver #15 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats against the Detroit Tigers during the 1968 World Series in October 1968, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Tigers won the series 4 games to 3. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Remembering an MLB legend: Tim McCarver’s 10 best games

NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1927: (L-R) Waite Hoyt, Babe Ruth, Huggins, Miller Huggins, Bob Meusel, and Bob Shawkey pose for a photo at Yankee Stadium in New York City in 1927. (Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

Meet the MLB brothers who did what the Kelces will do in the Super Bowl

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MLB History: 30 best closers of all time

DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 08: Members from the 1968 World Series Championship team gather on stage in honor of their 50th anniversary before a MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park on September 8, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

The stats behind Denny McLain’s perfect 1968 season

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 16: Actor Randy Savage attends the 31st Annual American Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium November 16, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Phot by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Randy Poffo: The baseball career of “The Macho Man” Randy Savage

Sep 16, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols (5) salutes the fans as he receives a standing ovation after hitting a game tying two run home run for his 698th career home run during the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

A final look back at the historic 2022 MLB season

NEW YORK - JULY 4, 1939. Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

The most memorable moments for each team in MLB history

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 15: A Roberto Clemente Day sign is seen behind George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays before the Blue Jays play the Tampa Bay Rays in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

The legacy of Roberto Clemente lives on throughout MLB

ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 27: David Freese #23 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates at home plate after hitting a walk off solo home run in the 11th inning to win Game Six of the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium on October 27, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals won 10-9. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

The 10 greatest moments in MLB history, according to AI

Bob Feller throws to Joe DiMaggio, during his April 30, 1946 no-hitter at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Hugh Broderick/Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

“War on the Diamond”: The story of how the Yankees and Guardians became rivals after one pitch

Nov 5, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier (53) and starting pitcher Framber Valdez (59) celebrates in the locker room after the Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in game six winning the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Where the Houston Astros rank among MLB’s all-time dynasties

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 8, 1956: Outfielder Mickey Mantle #7, of the New York Yankees, runs down the deep flyball hit by Gil Hodges, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, during the fifth inning of the fifth game of the World Series on October 8, 1956 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. Enos Slaughter #17 backs up the play. Mantle provided the only run needed with his home run in the fourth inning as Don Larsen pitched the first perfect game in World Series history and beat the Dodgers, 2-0. 1956 World Series05-0007 (Photo by: Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

Comparing the Don Larsen and Houston Astros World Series no-hitters

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 4: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees runs toward first base after flying out against the Texas Rangers during the first inning in game one of a double header at Globe Life Field on October 4, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Sorry Aaron Judge – Barry Bonds is still the home run king

CLEVELAND, OH - 1927: Babe Ruth signing baseball before Indians - Yankees game at League Park. (Photo by Louis Van Oeyen/Western Reserve Historical Society/Getty Images).

MLB history: A look back at the 60 home run club

Jul 30, 2014; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price (14) throws a pitch during the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The 21st century’s 10 most impactful MLB trade deadline deals to date

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The last time the Cincinnati Reds won at Fenway Park before Tuesday

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Nestor Cortes #65 of the New York Yankees pitches during the first inning of the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on April 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

Yankees: Will there ever be another Nestor Cortes Jr. in baseball again?

Apr 19, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

MLB: After Miguel Cabrera, the coming 3,000-hit drought

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey talk happily after a contract signing meeting in the offices of the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field on January 25, 1950 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

MLB: A brief history of Jackie Robinson Day in baseball

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 21, 1975: Designated-hitter Hank Aaron #44 of the Milwaukee Brewers watches the flight of the ball he's just hit during a game on June 21, 1975 against the Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by: Ron Kuntz Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

How Hank Aaron was legendary for his home runs and humanity

Aug 24, 2021; New York City, New York, USA; German tennis player Alexander Zverev (left) watches the game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants with Mets owner Steve Cohen (right) during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Steve Cohen and the New York Mets’ perilous pursuit of free agency

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 31: The Boston Red Sox World Series Trophies on display at Fenway Park before the Victory Parade around Boston on October 31, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

What MLB teams would have benefitted most from 14-team playoffs?