January 17th, 2025 by Michael SchatzAs we all know, the New York Mets gave Juan Soto – checks notes – a 15-year contract ...

A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others ...

Jan. 5—[email protected] Paul Nakian has spent decades searching for a statue of Babe Ruth that his father created nearly a century ago. Nakian, 87, of Stamford, Connecticut, believed for years ...

1779: Zebulon Pike, namesake of Pike’s Peak and, therefore, racing’s famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, is born in New Jersey. 1920: The New York Yankees announce the purchase of Babe Ruth from ...

“His Babe Ruth does not swing from the heels but from the heavens. There’s no Yankee lettering on the jersey, no buttons, no distinct definition to the baseball uniform. Instead, Nakian imbues ...

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

1920 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 ... becomes ...

There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract ...

sold in 2022), Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball sold for $4.392 million (breaking the previous record of $3.005 million paid for Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball in 1998), and Babe Ruth’s ...

The first batting and pitching dual threat in the majors since Babe Ruth, Ohtani has a been a focal ... replaced the Angels' red among best-selling jerseys in Tokyo, and every homer on the way ...