A trio of legendary players and three World Series-winning managers were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon.
A good umpire blends into the game as much as cleats in the batter's box. This umpire, though, wants to be remembered like a walkoff grand slam in the seventh game of the World Series.
Major league pitchers fire 90-mile-per-hour fastballs to home plate from 60 feet, six inches with routine precision, so you'd think they could handle a simple toss to first base. You'd think wrong.
Oakland outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has played an integral role in making the A's one of the top teams in the American League. In only his third year in MLB, Cespedes doesn't have quite the hype and flash as fellow Cuban Yasiel Puig, but the talent is unquestioned.