One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. Negro Leagues superstar Josh Gibson creates a cloud of dust as he slides into home plate during the fourth inning ...

It has been an article of faith for nearly a century, as if chiseled onto a tablet by Abner Doubleday himself: The leading hitter in major league history is, and always will be, Tyrus Raymond Cobb.

The World Baseball Classic is home to some competitive baseball and electric atmospheres, but there’s still room for global beatdowns. Here is a look at the World Baseball Classic records for runs ...

When Cal Raleigh makes history, you can be pretty sure somebody will let you know about it. When Shohei Ohtani makes history, there’s an excellent chance a few zillion headlines are coming — in ...

Josh Gibson has long been considered one of the best baseball players to ever hold a bat, but you might not know his name. Gibson, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, never had ...

Steve Sabins and West Virginia baseball’s first-ever run to the Men’s College World Series was historic in its own right. This season, the Mountaineers played and won more games on the diamond than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. Aug 04, 2024, 11:17am EDT Aug 04, 2024, 12:25pm EDT Target ...

Who holds Major League Baseball’s record for the highest batting average in a single season? It’s not Ted Williams, with his .406 average in 1941, the last time anyone topped .400. It’s not Ty Cobb, ...

In the millisecond before the hammer drops and another Major League Baseball record is tied or shattered, the noise is always the same: a still death rattle, silence coupled with an escalating ...

JK Simmons narrated a five-minute tribute set to Ray Charles' "America the Beautiful" that paused the 2026 MLB All-Star Game ...

Telling the story of baseball without the Negro Leagues would paint an incomplete and narrow picture of America’s pastime. Baseball’s history is finally getting a revision. Negro Leagues statistics ...