1990 — At Fenway Park, gimpy-legged Bill Buckner, 41, hits an inside-the-park home run for the Boston Red Sox. It will be his only homer in this, his last, season as he will play just 22 games.

1901 — In the opener at Detroit’s Bennett Park, the Tigers beat Milwaukee in a great comeback. Trailing 13-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers scored 10 runs for a 14-13 victory. Frank ...

1970 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West hits a 60-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to tie Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The Knicks outscore the Lakers 9-6 in the overtime ...

As a pitcher, closing out ballgames is not an easy way to make a living. You never know when your next opportunity will come, ...

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The New York Yankees swept the Milwaukee Brewers in their opening series, hitting a record-setting 15 home runs in the process. The Yankees' new "torpedo" bats have drawn attention, but MLB has ...

The Athletics won three straight titles from 1972-1974, followed by the Reds going back-to-back in 1975 and 1976, before the Yankees won in 1977 and 1978. Want great stories delivered right to ...

The New York Yankees — and their unusual-looking new bats — made an absolute statement on Saturday by launching nine (9!) home runs in a 20-9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium.

At least for now, Brent Headrick won’t be the man tasked with saving the New York Yankees’ struggling bullpen. The Yankees demoted Headrick, who joined the club in February, to Triple-A ...

The way the Yankees have been hitting the ball to start the season has given their pitchers more room for error. Marcus Stroman was the latest beneficiary on Sunday ...

It’s the wizard. Or, well, maybe it’s both. One thing is certain: The New York Yankees are not cheating. They are not breaking — or even bending — the rules. Their so-called “torpedo ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill fumed to the New York Post over the torpedo bats that some New York Yankees hitters are using, but even in his own clubhouse, there are hitters who are ...