NEWBURYPORT — Illume Books will host historian and author Jason Sokol on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. for a discussion of his ...

On Dec. 31, 1897, Charles Ebbets became the controlling owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, then known as the Grooms. Ebbets gained an 80% interest in the team after spending most of the decade as a ...

Some players later returned to the U.S. as refugees from fascism in Europe — and one became the first Jewish coach of U.S.

In September 1954, Spooner debuted with aplomb, arguably having the greatest debut in Dodgers’ history. He struck out 15 New ...

Sandy Amoros, our January selection, could never have imagined that manager Walter Alston was about to turn him into a headline maker.

Which Phillies uniform was retired first, and which number was the first to be retired in a pregame ceremony? Which announcers made their debuts against the Phillies? Babe Ruth did what at Baker Bowl?

Here is just a sampling of some of the fun surprises that collectors with an eye for detail can spot on their baseball cards.

In the parlance of the day, that was an expression meant to describe a hard-throwing pitcher who was a fierce competitor and ...

Brooklyn aims to break its five-game slide when the Brooklyn Nets take on Chicago. The teams meet Friday for the second time ...

Brooklyn also does not follow his brothers Cruz and Romeo on the social media platform, nor do they follow him back Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...