The Padres had two right-handed pitchers in the 1970s from Northern Virginia: Jay Franklin, the second overall pick by San ...

A Minnesota-raised multi-sport star, who reached the big leagues with the Twins after taking a one-year detour into amateur ...

When Harmon Killebrew slammed his 500th home run on August 10, 1971, he became just the tenth member of that ultra-exclusive ...

Thayer played football and baseball for 3 years at St. Cloud State before signing a pro baseball contract with the San ...

The Detroit Tigers have had some famous relievers in recent memory. From the flamethrower Joel Zumaya to a star closer in Jose Valverde and even, more recently, ...

The Baltimore Orioles made a big splash by signing slugger Pete Alonso for five years and $155 million. Splash No. 2 could be ...

Around since 1901, the Detroit Tigers are one of the oldest and most decorated franchises in baseball history. Despite Miguel ...

Pittsburgh had the third-best odds to win the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery, but the Pirates ended up with the No. 5 selection instead.

He played one of the most memorable sitcom roles of the ’70s before going on to direct a string of enduring movie classics.

Known as "The Matador," Mira played for UM from 1961-63, eventually having his No. 10 jersey retired and being inducted into ...

1970 – The Braves’ Rico Carty, the leading active major league hitter at .322 lifetime, suffers a fractured knee and ligament damage in a Dominican League game. Carty will miss the entire 1971 season.