MLB History

CHICAGO, IL - 1892: Adrian "Cap" Anson and his Chicago Colts baseball team pose for a portrait in Chicago, Illinois in 1892. The Hall of Fame players on the team are Cap Anson, seated center, and Clark Griffith, on the floor second from right. (Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)

MLB: The history of baseball in seven degrees of separation

CPBL: In Taiwanese baseball, Cubans have a brief history

Serie Nacional: Yuhki Ohboshi, the image of Cuban baseball

MLB: The shortened 2020 season would be historic

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 05: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Home plate umpire wears a mask during the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) League opening game between SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles at the empty SK Happy Dream Ballpark on May 05, 2020 in Incheon, South Korea. The 2020 KBO season started after being delayed from the original March 28 Opening Day due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The KBO said its 10 clubs will be able to expand their rosters from 28 to 33 players in 54 games this season, up from the usual 26. Teams are scheduled to play 144 games this year. As they prepared for the new beginning, 10 teams managers said the season would not be happening without the hard work and dedication of frontline medical and health workers. South Korea is transiting this week to a quarantine scheme that allows citizens to return to their daily routines under eased guidelines. But health authorities are still wary of "blind spots" in the fight against the virus cluster infections and imported cases. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 new cases were reported. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 10,804. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

KBO: In Korean baseball, Cubans have a brief history

JUPITER, FL - MARCH 07: A Franklin batting glove and Wilson glove in the dugout of the St. Louis Cardinals during a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on March 7, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. The Cardinals defeated the Astros 5-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

MLB: pitcher Ron Necciai and a feat never to be duplicated

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 22: The game ball is left on the mound prior to Game One of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Minute Maid Park on October 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Mary Pratt, last living member of original Rockford Peaches, passes away

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER, 1939: Members of the New York Yankees pose for a portrait on September, 1939 prior to the start of the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. Those pictured include (L to R) (first row) Warren "Buddy" Rosar, Charlie Keller, Spurgeon "Spud" Chandler, Jake Powell, coach Arthur Fletcher, manager Joe McCarthy, coach Earle Combs, coach John Schulte, Red Rolfe, Ellsworth "Babe" Dahlgren, Frank Crosetti, batboy Tim Sullivan, (second row) Irving "Bump" Hadley, Monte Pearson, Marius Russo, Lou Gehrig, George Selkirk, Bill Knickerbocker, trainer Doc Painter, (third row) Bill Dickey, Charles "Red" Ruffing, Joe DiMaggio, Oral Hildebrand, Steve Sundra, Paul Schreiber, Johnny Murphy, Vernon "Lefty" Gomez, Atley Donald, Tom Henrich, Arndt Jorgens. 1939 New York Yankees3901 (Photo by: Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)

New York Yankees: Babe Dahlgren – the man who replaced Lou Gehrig

BALTIMORE - AUGUST 12: Rafael Palmeiro #25 of the Baltimore Orioles watches from the dugout as his team plays against the Toronto Blue Jays August 12, 2005 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Palmeiro returned to his team yesterday following a 10 day suspension for testing positive for steroid use, but did play as the Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 12-0. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

MLB Players: The all-time Cuban team, Part 1 (The Professionals)

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 6: A lightning bolt illuminates the sky near Fenway Park before a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox on September 6, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Minor League player struck by lightning 70 years ago today

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 18: Cuban flag is seen during a demonstration by Venezuelans against foreign intervention under the slogan #VenezuelaQuierePaz (Venezuela Wants Peace) at United States Embassy on February 18, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Franco Fasuli/Getty Images)

Serie Nacional: Rey Vicente Anglada, the Lion King

KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 15: Fans hold up a flag of Japan as they wait for Japanese pitcher Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to take to the field prior to a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on April 15, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. The game was postponed due to low temperatures. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Roberto Barbón: The first Cuban star in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 15: Outfielder Roel Santos #10 of Cuba grournds out in the bottom of the third inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool E Game Five between Netherlands and Cuba at the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Roel Santos: A man in Cooperstown

New York Yankees' newly acquired third baseman Andy Morales, a recent Cuban defector, stretches before the start of the spring training game with the Atlanta Braves at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports Stadium 16 March 2001 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AFP PHOTO/Tony RANZE (Photo by TONY RANZE / AFP) (Photo by TONY RANZE/AFP via Getty Images)

Serie Nacional: Andy Morales and the HR that will live forever in Cuban folklore

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY, 1939. The first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame pose for a group portrait in Cooperstown in July of 1939. They are: top row left to right Honus Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler, and Walter Johnson. Front row Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, and Cy Young. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

MLB Hall of Fame: That challenging first-year eligibility

OAKLAND, CA - CIRCA 1996: Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Oakland Athletics during an Major League Baseball game circa 1996 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. Rivera played for the Yankees from 1995-2013. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

MLB: Showcasing the Nastiest Pitches of All-Time

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 15: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Montral Expos pitches during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 15, 1997 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Montreal Expos: Pedro Martinez and the Cy Young sayonara

UNDATED: Danny Ainge #2 of the Toronto Blue Jays poses for a portrait in circa 1981. Danny Ainge played for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1979 -1981 and later played in the NBA. (Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Two Sport Stars: Danny Ainge trading lumber for the hardwood

5 Sep 1998: Quarterback Kenny Kelly #15 of the Miami Hurricanes in action against the Eastern Tennessee State Buccaneers at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Hurricanes defeated the Buccaneers 66-17. Mandatory Credit: Eliot J. Schechter/Allsport

Two Sport Stars: Kenny Kelly from football star to MLB flameout

Baseball Movies: The top 5 characters ever? Who are yours?

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1980: Former American League Umpire Ron Luciano looks on before a Major League Baseball game circa 1980. Luciano was a Major League Umpire from 1069-79. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

MLB Umpire Ron Luciano, the ump who finally couldn’t strike back

RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., circa 1969. (Photo by Nate Fine/Getty Images)

Washington Senators: The last game was a riot, a historic broadcast

CLEVELAND - 1919. Babe Ruth, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, warms up before a game in League Park in Cleveland in 1919. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

Shortened Season of 1918: How the Great War Begat the Great Bambino

Upcoming Cuban player relief pitcher Maels Rodriguez makes a throw during his team's game against Mexico at the Panamerican games in Winnipeg, Canada 25 July 1999. He has reportedly had his throw clocked at 98 mph. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

The best pitcher you never heard of: Maels Rodriguez, founder of ‘100 MPH Club’

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 18: Detail view of Cincinnati Reds batting helmet and bat on the ground during the game against the Chicago Cubs in game two of a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park on August 18, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cubs won 9-7. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

MLB Forgotten Stars: Remembering Paul Hines

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 02: Houston Astros display a 2017 World Series Championship banner fduring pre-game ceremonies on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on April 2, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

MLB: Don’t hold your breath for the ’17 or ’18 World Series being vacated

CINCINNATI, OH - JUNE 24: Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose is honored, along with his teammates from the 1976 World Series Championship team, prior to the start of the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres at Great American Ball Park on June 24, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

MLB History: The All Valentine’s Day team

Babe Ruth, famous baseball player, in his lesser-known days as a Boston Red Sox player, where he was a pitcher. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)

Babe Ruth: He was also a Hall of Fame calibre pitcher