DUNEDIN, Fla. – Addison Barger sleeping on the creaky pullout couch in Davis Schneider’s hotel room before coming off the bench in Game 1 to deliver the World Series’ first-ever pinch-hit grand slam made a great post-season story. The prelude, covering Oct. 20-22, might be even better. “After winning the pennant (in Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners), I didn’t sleep for like 40 hours straight,” Barger recalled Sunday ... Read more
📢 TOP STORY: Inside the strategy behind Rhys Hoskins’ signing and what it means for the Guardians’ future ⚡ .NL
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Guardians, despite employing a lackluster lineup last season, didn’t sign or trade for a single hitter tethered to a major-league contract this winter. That’s still, technically, the case, though Rhys Hoskins — with whom they agreed to terms on a minor-league deal, league sources told The Athletic — could wind up hitting in the middle of their order on Opening Day. The ... Read more
🔥 HOT NEWS: Guardians’ free-agent pickup Rhys Hoskins could reshape the middle of the order in unexpected ways ⚡ .NL
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Guardians, despite employing a lackluster lineup last season, didn’t sign or trade for a single hitter tethered to a major-league contract this winter. That’s still, technically, the case, though Rhys Hoskins — with whom they agreed to terms on a minor-league deal, league sources told The Athletic — could wind up hitting in the middle of their order on Opening Day. The only position ... Read more
📢 TOP STORY: The year was 1948 when Johnny Ritchey changed the PCL forever, becoming the West Coast symbol of baseball’s integration ⚡ .NL
Johnny Ritchey became the first African American baseball player to join the San Diego Padres. Ritchey became “the Jackie Robinson of the West Coast” by breaking the Pacific Coast League’s color barrier in 1948 while playing for the Padres. His debut came just one year after Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ritchey played for the Padres as a catcher in 1948 and ... Read more
🔥 HOT NEWS: Johnny Ritchey’s 1948 breakthrough with the Padres redefined West Coast baseball history and echoed Jackie Robinson’s legacy ⚡ .NL
Johnny Ritchey became the first African American baseball player to join the San Diego Padres. Ritchey became “the Jackie Robinson of the West Coast” by breaking the Pacific Coast League’s color barrier in 1948 while playing for the Padres. His debut came just one year after Jackie Robinson broke the major league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ritchey played for the Padres as a catcher in 1948 and ... Read more