Topic: Mickey Mantle
Alex Rodriguez has been an absolute zero in the World Series so far, going 0 for 8 and striking out six times. Hardly what the three-time AL MVP expected in his first try on baseball's big stage. But when it comes to big-hitting Yankees ...
The widow of New York Yankees great Mickey Mantle has died at a hospice facility in Plano, Texas. She was 77. Family spokesman Marty Appel said Monday night that Merlyn Mantle died from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. She had not appeared in public since ...
Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers moved past Mickey Mantle and into 15th place on the career home run list Monday night, hitting a two-run shot off Cincinnati's Micah Owings for the 537th of his career. Ramirez, who tied Mantle on July 10, drove a 2-0 pitch into the ...
There was a time when home run bats could sometimes be nothing more than souvenirs--even when hoisted on the meaty shoulders of the most famous Yankee of all. In 1934, the stick used to extend what was then the current career home run record was signed by 17 Yankees and given away.
This month, the bat changed hands again. This ...
If Graig Kreindler had somehow not wound up loving baseball, he would have likely spent much of his waking life describing why his first name was spelled so funny. And probably being rather annoyed at having to do so. Luckily, it’s a story he loves to ...
Not even Yankee pride can overcome the poor economy. The last ball hit out of Yankee Stadium didn't leave the auction block Saturday in a memorabilia auction celebrating Bronx Bombers history. The ball, smacked by catcher Jose Molina on Sept. 21, was one of several big ticket items that ...
Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night. Thome's 537th home run came ...
Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power. A cherished link from former Yankees greats to the club's current stars, Murcer died Saturday due to complications from a malignant ...
Alex Rodriguez hit his 537th career home run Saturday, moving New York's third baseman past former Yankee great Mickey Mantle into sole possession of 13th place on the career list. Rodriguez drove a 3-2 pitch off the left field foul pole leading ...