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Johnny Podres extended his winning streak on the mound, and Don Drysdale was the first MLB pitcher in 1963 to reach 200 innings. The Dodgers won their first two games of the week back in Los Angeles, but lost four straight after that.

The five biggest draft busts the New York Mets have ever selected in the first-round.

Tony Fernandez, the best shortstop to play for the Blue Jays (Bo might take a run at the title), would have turned 61 today. Tony is our franchise leader in games played (1450) and hits (1583),...

On April 18, at Oakland, Michael Rucker issued a 1-out walk in the ninth inning. On the next pitch, Tony Kemp hit a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner, who threw the ball to shortstop...

Collier followed an amateur path blazed by Bryce Harper and reached pro ball at age 17. Now he's set to prove he's ready for primetime.

Alex Gonzalez turns 50 today. We’ve had two shortstops named Alex Gonzalez; this is the first. This Alex was a member of the Blue Jays from 1994 to 2001. The Jays drafted Gonzalez in the 14th round...

The oft-injured outfielder helped the Phillies win a World Series, and played a transformative role for the Nationals.

Prep Baseball Report

Mark Eichhorn turns 62 today. The Blue Jays drafted him in the 2nd round, 30th overall, in the 1979 amateur draft, out of Cabrillo College, CA, where he played shortstop and pitched. Mark quickly...

These 10 famous people from Springfield range from athletes to journalists to writers and yes, even politicians following in Lincolns footsteps.