Arraez is not a star, lacking the power/speed/defense attributes of the Tony Gwynns and Rod Carews. But his bat-to-ball excellence lengthens lineups, keeps him in demand.

Baseball’s all-time hits leader is up for Hall of Fame election. Despite not measuring up in some ways, his mastery of a ...

400 seasons total). Others have flirted with the number since Williams' historic season, including Rod Carew, who finished at .388 in his MVP season of 1977, and George Brett, who was hitting over ...

Phoenix police are investigating the stunning death of former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz. He was 37. “I can confirm we ...

The former MLB reporter mourned the stunning death of her friend and former Orioles pitcher on Wednesday with a series of ...

Get Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year issue It’s an impressive list of five names (this is the Hall of Fame, after all): Joe Morgan (elected in 1990), Rod Carew (‘91), Ryne ...

Rod Carew and Robinson Cano. All are Hall of Famers with the exception of Cano, who is not yet eligible. Utley appeared on 28.8% of ballots in his first year of eligibility. In a certain way ...

from “Star Trek” are Jewish along with the “owner of the Seattle Supersonic-ahs,” baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew, plus columnists (and twins) Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby).

Braves Franchise History 1916 - James Gaffney sells the Boston Braves to Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton for a reported $500,000. Gaffney purchased the Braves in 1913 for $187,000.