Posts Tagged ‘hank aaron’
Aaron Award goes to Vlad Junior
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the winner of the 2021 AL Hank Aaron Award. Guerrero hit .311 with 48 home runs, 111 RBIs, 123 runs scored and 363 total bases. Guerrero led MLB in runs and total bases, tied for the Major League lead in homers and was on the AL All-star team this year. In […]
Hank Aaron’s Roommates
Back when the Braves held spring training in West Palm Beach and the race separation ran supreme in Florida HOF Hank Aaron had a couple of later famous roommates. The first was former major leaguer and major league manager Cito Gaston. His second later roommate was another major leaguer and major league manager Dusty Baker. […]
Long Ball! Power Outage!
Chicks dig the long ball. This much we know! However, in recent memory there has been little for the ladies to get excited about. Here’s a look at HR and RBI numbers over the last 20 years… Alex Rodriguez was once looked at as a “sure thing” to become the all-time home run leader; not […]
Back, Back, Back, Gone!
In every sport to be named a Pro-Bowler or an All-Star is among the highest of the regular season honors an athlete can achieve. Yet the exhibition games that feature the best of the best in sports are usually dull and unattractive compared to a competitive game. No one wants to watch a […]
Monsieur Baseball Ron Piché loses battle with cancer
courtesy of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Montreal – It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of 1988 inductee Ron Piché earlier this afternoon. The Quebec baseball legend lost a lengthy battle with complications from cancer. Following his outstanding career the hard throwing right-hander became a scouting director with the Montreal Expos and […]
RAYS SIGN JOHNNY DAMON, MANNY RAMIREZ TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS
For Immediate Release courtsey of the Tampa Bay Rays February 1, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG, FL—The Tampa Bay Rays have signed free agent outfielder Johnny Damon and designated hitter Manny Ramirez each to one-year contracts. Damon will earn a base salary of $5.25 million. Ramirez will be paid $2 million. In Ramirez and Damon, the Rays […]
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