Major League Baseball

ever have shoes. But Albert Pujols always loved baseball and at times he would even play with a stick as a bat, a lemon as a ball, and a milk carton as a glove. Albert Pujols was the all-star in high school and later on was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Albert Pujols started almost every game as a rookie and later on won many awards. So overall, even though Albert did not have many opportunities growing up, he still kept his love for baseball and later became very successful.…

More than 10 outstanding baseball player alumni have been in Major League Baseball (MLB). They have played for various teams such as the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, and Texas Rangers. To entice the guests, we will invite baseball players Brian Downing and Trevor Hoffman. Brian Downing played baseball for 19 years from 1973 until 1992; moreover, he is a hitter, a left fielder, and a catcher. He received…

Baseball is an all American sport that takes its pride in its patriotism. At one time American baseball was the number one sport to watch and follow in the United States. It was just as popular as American Football is today. It was considered a gentlemen’s game that held a high reputation for gamesmanship and sportsmanship. Baseball had a very powerful influence on society. During the 1940’s, baseball was majority played by white Americans. Thanks to Jackie Robinson, today baseball is one…

The Sandlot is a coming-of-age comedy film about young baseball players in the summer of 1962. Scotty Smalls moves to a new town in California, wants to be friends w the 8 boys on the neighborhood sandlot baseball team. They all take baseball really seriously. Scotty gets to play but is humiliated because he can’t catch or throw. With the help of his teammate Benny, he learns. He and his teammates get into all sorts of shenanigans, like getting kicked out of the pool and throwing up on an…

were to produce more home runs, the probability of getting noticed, and signed, by a major league would skyrocket. We do not seem to realize just how many doors open once a baseball player sets foot into the world of Major League Baseball. New opportunities include more money, more praise, more glory, and more product endorsements (which, in turn, equals even more money). With so many players in the minor leagues, just a ladder step below the big guys, no wonder their mouths water at the…

successful in his career through 1969, with more than 20 victories and never earning an Earned Run Average (ERA) higher than 2.76. He, along with Sandy Koufax, was the only Major League pitchers from 1946 to present to achieve more than one season of 25 wins or more. Although he won more games during the 1960s than any other Major League pitcher, Marichal was never voted for the CY Young Award until 1970. He earned a spot in the top 10 in innings pitched eight times, top 10 in strikeouts six…

It’s a Saturday afternoon and all around America kids are running around baseball fields playing the sport they love. Although this baseball seems the same, kids are in entirely different worlds than each other. While some are playing, and might not even be keeping score, others are in life or death situations to the point that the parents are more concerned about winning than the kids playing the game. This can be the bad thing about this beautiful game, when parents push their young kids too…

praised professional baseball players that served in World War II, others have said professional baseball players used their fame or position in baseball to serve in the war but avoid combat and have an easy life in the military. Contribution of professional baseballers in World War II has been debated for decades. Baseball players did effectively contribute to…

Breaking The Curse From it’s origination in 1901, the Boston Red Sox has always been one of the most iconic professional baseball teams, even winning the inaugural 1903 World Series (then as the Boston Americans). This fame would only grow in 1914 when they came across a strong left-handed pitcher with an even stronger bat known as George Herman “Babe” Ruth (Britannica 2014). With Ruth, the Red Sox won 515 games and lost 359. They also won 3 World Series in the 6 years in which Ruth played with…

Some people’s life revolve around the beautiful American pastime called baseball. People play baseball, coach baseball, watch baseball, and sometimes they even make references to baseball through metaphors. Back in the 1950’s, racial tensions between blacks and whites were high. Baseball legend, Jackie Robison, had recently become the first African American to break the color barrier in the Major Leagues, yet many people still failed to see black athletes as equals to white athletes, regardless…