1952 — Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin of the New York Giants broke his ankle in an exhibition game. Irvin played just 46 ...

1996 — Longtime umpire John McSherry collapses ... 2003 — Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the 18th player to hit 500 career homers, connecting for a solo shot in a 10-9 loss to Cincinnati.

Pitcher Jose Contreras hurls eight innings of two-hit, ten-strikeout ball in relief ... in the top of the 9th when he argues in vain with umpire Chad Fairchild that a ball that got past him ...

Rose’s True Believers don’t want to hear it, but on the odd days when The Hit King didn’t bet on his own team ... Just this offseason, the league fired umpire Pat Hoberg for violating MLB’s gambling ...

Pitcher Jose Contreras hurls eight innings of two-hit, ten-strikeout ball in relief for the Cubans ... allowing the Cubs to score the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th when he argues in vain with ...

Sosa entered the lineup to bat ninth and fill in at shortstop for the injured Trea Turner (back) on Saturday, and he was one of six Phillies to register a multi-hit game. The severity of Turner's ...

A brief moment of venting under one umpire can become a total explosion ... There’s just no longer a requirement to hit every rung. “It was an opportunity to devise a system that’s a ...