A representative for Major League Baseball encouraged members of the Cactus League to write a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred voicing a desire to delay the start of spring training, according to people with direct knowledge of a Jan. 13 meeting…
The drumbeat started well before Bryce Harper wore a white J.T. Realmuto T-shirt last summer, but this was the moment when the chants grew louder. “Sign him!” Harper yelled after Realmuto blasted a home run in a scrimmage. There were…
Induction Weekend in the magic kingdom of Cooperstown, N.Y., is still six months away — pandemic willing. But now we know what that weekend will and won't look like. It will be Derek Jeter's time. It will be Larry Walker's time. But it won't…
We were 30 minutes into an enlightening conversation when the voice on the other line pivoted to an adjacent topic. “That wasn't you,” asked Dr. Renee Miller. “Was it?” She wanted to know if I was the one who denied…
Hall of Fame voting seems easy — to everyone who doesn't have a vote. But ask any of us who do. We could think of 1,000 adjectives to describe Hall of Fame voting. I guarantee “easy” wouldn't make the top 1,000. I'm pretty sure…
