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Notably, Rosengren has written a well-received biography on Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. [4] He was the author of Esera Tuaolo's autobiography, entitled Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL. [1] Rosengren has won numerous awards for his books and magazine articles.
The relationship between Sandy Koufax, the Dodgers' ace and future Hall of Famer, and the Dodgers' GM soured considerably after his salary negotiations in 1964.After his MVP- and Cy Young Award-winning performance in the 1963 season, followed by his World Series performance against the New York Yankees, Koufax asked for a $75,000 salary, writing in his autobiography:
Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame: Bold: Denotes an active player [note 1] List. Kenley Jansen, the active leader in games finished and 11th all-time.
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Moreover, the lack of free agency made it much more difficult for players to leave perennial also-rans for better teams. In contrast, 12 teams (40% of MLB, or 6 from each league) now participate in the postseason, still the lowest such percentage currently in force but much more comparable to the other major sports leagues.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes kicking off, the annual Scott Boras pun-fest at the GM meetings and make their picks for this week's The Good, The ...
Baseball statistics sites such as Baseball-Reference.com [4] and The Baseball Cube [5] credit holds to players in games played before 1999 based on the record of the game situation when the pitcher entered and left the game. However, the hold totals do not always agree from site to site, or with MLB.com from 1999 onward.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Hyeseong Kim to a three-year deal with $12.5 million guaranteed. The contract for the 25-year-old infielder includes a two-year option for the 2028 ...