In 1965 Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game, finished the regular season with a 2.04 earned-run average and sat out the opening of the World Series because he wouldn’t pitch on Yom Kippur; Roberto ...

Most of what shapes a kid doesn’t happen during the game. It happens before the first pitch — when they’re putting on a ...

It has been, seemingly, a lifetime of benign negligence from the Lords of Baseball that drove author Jane Leavy – biographer of Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth – to write a ...

COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jane Leavy, baseball's preeminent writer, hardly recognizes the game she loves anymore. Relentless pursuit of competitive edges on and off the field have ...

The first surprise arrived on Oct. 18, with news that the San Francisco Giants were closing in on celebrated Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as their new manager. Another came on Halloween, ...

The sporting spirit and enthusiasm of Americans become more palpable when high school students take center stage on the field. Everyone knows the kind of excitement that runs through their veins when ...

It may put the fan base in a state of shock, but the Los Angeles Angels are actually making baseball moves. They’ve hired a new manager—okay, he’s a rookie, but he also played for 15 years—plus they ...

"Leavy may not be MLB's next commissioner, but readers will come away wishing she would be." ―Booklist, starred review Now, join Leavy on a behind the scenes road trip through the far corners of the ...