Braceville is a small community with a lot of history. It produced famous athletes, such as boxer Earnie Shavers, who fought ...

Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...

Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots ...

Ray Mackey III recalled, “Monte Irvin and Buck O’Neil told ... 42" — highlighting his role in paving the way for Jackie Robinson. For Ray Mackey III and the rest of the Mackey family ...

BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based ...

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by ...

Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe ... Although these tributes are highly warranted, I doubt that Jackie Robinson would be entirely happy. No matter how lavish or ...