This Date in Baseball - P Yu Darvish becomes the fastest starting pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts
2014 — Texas P Yu Darvish becomes the fastest starting pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts.
This Date in Baseball - The LA Dodgers set a baseball record with a $270 million opening-day payroll
2015 — The Los Angeles Dodgers set a baseball record with a $270 million opening-day payroll, including nearly $44 million going to players no longer on the team. Major League Baseball’s average ...
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National Perspective: Wendell Smith did more than change the color of baseball
The ball clubs have departed their springtime nests, pennant hopes are flowering like daffodils, the ancient game is springing to life again. For even the lowliest teams ...
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Women are reclaiming their place in baseball | Callie Maddox
The passage of Title IX in 1972 further pushed the popularization of fast-pitch softball, as participation in high school and ...
This Date in Baseball - Shohei Ohtani makes his MLB pitching debut
2018 — Three days after starting at DH on Opening Day in his major league debut, Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani makes his ...
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Women are reclaiming their place in baseball
The passage of Title IX in 1972 further pushed the popularization of fast-pitch softball, as participation in high school and college increased markedly. In 1974, the National Organization for Women ...