“The Dodgers tried to trade me that year to the A’s,” said Baker. “I refused to go. The Dodgers released me, but I was a five-and-10 guy (five years on the same team, 10 years in the big league, which ...

Frank Robinson, the only player to earn the MVP award in both leagues, died Thursday at 83. He had been in failing health and in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. Here's a look back at his career ...

As Kuiper would approach the mound, he’d tell Perry, “This isn’t my idea.’ ”Gaylord would answer, “I know whose idea this is. Now get the hell out of here.‘” Kuiper admired Robinson for gambling on ...

April 8, 2025, is significant for the Cleveland Guardians organization not only because it is their latest season's home opener, against the Chicago White Sox, but also because it is the anniversary ...

Frank Robinson, the Hall of Fame outfielder who hit 586 home runs and became a racial pioneer as the first black manager in the major leagues, nearly three decades after Jackie Robinson broke modern ...

Frank Robinson, the talented and tenacious Hall of Fame outfielder who broke barriers as baseball's first African-American manager and who led the Nationals through their first two seasons in ...