RIP Baseball

When I first joined the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), I also joined up with my local chapter. I was living in Atlanta at the time, and that local branch was (and still is) called the Magnolia Chapter. Most of the other branches across the country are named after a baseball great that lived or played in the area, but the Atlanta chapter was named after a tree ...

RIP to Gil Blanco, a left-handed pitcher who made his big-league debut as a 19-year-old and appeared in 28 games in the majors. He died on July 9, thou...

RIP to Scott Brown, a right-handed pitcher who appeared for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1981 season. The native and resident of DeQuincy, LA, died o...

By Al Doyle

Of the 462 sets of brothers who have played in the majors, the DiMaggios are the exception when it comes to fame. Most baseball siblings draw little notice, and that is the story of Oswaldo and Orlando Arcia.

Oswaldo (born May 9, 1991) made his major league debut on April 15, 2013, with the Minnesota Twins. The older brother could hit for powe...

RIP to Duane Ward, one of the best relievers in Toronto Blue Jays history. The Las Vegas resident had flown to Toronto to join the rest of his ex-teamma...