Jim Rice has finally been elected to the Hall of Fame. In 1995, Rice’s first year of eligibility, he received 29.8% of the necessary votes for election. In 2007, he received 72.2% of the ballots. Since Jim Rice has not played since 1989, his record has not changed, which raises the question: How did Jim ...
Although he last played for the New York Yankees in 2009, Hideki Matsui will always be a Yankee. The slugging outfielder announced his retirement from baseball on Thursday, December 26. Matsui’s retirement ends a spectacular 20-year career that made him a star in two nations. The Hall of Fame voters cannot combine his Japanese League ...
One of the most historic teams in the history of major league baseball is the Boston Red Sox. How much do you know about the team? Take this trivia quiz and find out. 1. The Boston Red Sox team was formed in what year? a. 1901 b. 1900 c. 1898 d. 1899 2. Who did ...
When I see a baseball record that hasn’t been broken in more than 30 years, I know it’s something special. The batting Triple Crown in MLB means finishing the season first in three categories: batting average, home runs, and RBIs. The last player to do it was Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 with the Boston Red ...
