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Thurman Munson embodied New York City's hard work ethic, says former RHP Ray Burris, Munson's teammate on the 1979 Yankees

Burris tells @dhenrytv.bsky.social what Thurman meant to him as a leader + batterymate in an interview marking the 46th anniversary of Munson's passing:

youtu.be/rLMOybDAUv

"It was devastating."

Former Yankees pitcher Ray Burris tells @dhenrytv.bsky.social about facing the sudden loss of Yankees Captain Thurman Munson #OTD in 1979 and how teammates like Jim Kaat helped him thru the tragedy

Full interview: youtu.be/rLMOybDAUvg

'The Art Of Fielding' Knows What's Scary About Baseball | Defector I can still remember the sound of the dull thud, and the scream that came after. It was a tournament game, and our pitcher, Paul, was dealing. He always did, because he could throw 80 mph as a…

"There was a sound like a mallet hitting meat, followed by the muffled ping of the bat hitting the ground just before Josh's body, and then the most upsetting scream I've ever heard." defector.com/the-art-of-f...

Higgy is as on fire as one man can be holy crap

Rich Hill and Edwin Jackson are tied for the MLB record, each having played for 14 different franchises.

Between the two of them, they've appeared on the field for 22 out of a possible 30 MLB franchises.

Lowest ERA in first 45 career starts, since ER official in both leagues (1913):

1913-17 Ferdie Schupp: 1.64
1914-15 Ernie Shore: 1.78
2024-25 Paul Skenes: 1.89
1913-15 Rube Foster: 1.91
1913-14 Reb Russell: 1.92

h/t @EliasSports

oh wow

Griffey still King of cool tho

Jeter and Koufax sitting together is fun. Jeter looks so cool nothing has changed

The Secret Brotherhood Of The Phantom Ballplayers | Defector After Marcus Walden was called up by the Toronto Blue Jays in early 2014, nearly seven years after being drafted by the club, everything went more or less as you might expect for a big league promotio...

Classic Richard Staff concept here: guys who were called up, spent some time in a MLB dugout in uniform, but never got into a game. There are a lot of them! defector.com/the-secret-b...

Ryan Mcmahon says he can juggle in his MLB.com bio

but will he

BREAKING: Concession workers at Fenway are on strike.

This is the first walkout in the 113 year history of the Boston Red Sox’s stadium.

These essential workers will be on strike as the World Series champion Dodgers come to town this weekend.

Illustration of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025

On Sunday, @baseballhall.org welcomes five new members: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen, and Dave Parker. SABR celebrates the Class of 2025 by highlighting Research Collection articles featuring the new inductees: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...

I feel sorry his daughter

Pat McAfee Declares Himself A "Girl Dad" In Apology To Harassed College Student | Defector Pat McAfee ended his daily ESPN show on Wednesday by finally addressing the role he played in ruining a college student’s reputation. To nobody’s surprise, he was extremely annoying about it. Back in…

Pat McAfee declares himself a “girl dad” in apology to harassed college student:

6/11 - No for Gallego (surprising right?), Smalley, Robertson

11 guys have played >200 games at SS for the Yankees since 1974. Here's where Anthony Volpe ranks:

418 GP (5th-most)
.225 AVG (2nd-lowest)
.207 AVG w/ RISP (3rd-lowest)
.288 OBP (3rd-lowest)
24.7 K% (highest)

5x picked-off base (2nd-most after Jeter, who has 2K+ more games played)

IKF + Volpe offensive stats since 2023

Offense since 2023: Anthony Volpe & Isiah Kiner-Falefa

Rich Hill Facts will never stop being entertaining.

In his Major League debut, he was one of the pitchers who relieved Greg Maddux.

In Maddux's Major League debut, the starting CF for the opposing Astros was 41-year-old Davey Lopes, who was born in 1945.

YouTube video by New York Post Sports Evan Roberts Talks Mets Struggles & Trade Deadline Pressure | Straight Outta Flushing - Ep. 8

WFAN's @evanrobertswfan.bsky.social tells @dhenrytv.bsky.social that Francisco Alvarez could spark the Mets lineup if he keeps hitting like he did in Triple-A Syracuse

More Mets news + updates on Straight Outta Flushing: youtu.be/EKlpBY4RYqQ

Yet the law was on the books when Commissioner Rob Manfred announced, to both criticism and fanfare, in Nov. 2023 that the All-Star Game would return to Atlanta, and is still on the books as of publishing. This incongruity was finally covered in more news stories after I asked Roberts about his 2021 comments and several articles mentioning the law. Roberts — who was supportive of the decision to move the game out of Atlanta — gave what seemed like a canned, PR-trained answer: “I’m not a politician. I do feel that everyone has their right to voice thoughts. But right now I just really choose to focus on the players and the game and be excited to be here.” “Sportswriting is access journalism,” a baseball industry source told me.

baseball media whiffed on covering MLB's capitulation about having the All-Star Game at Truist Park leading up to the festivities. my latest for @objectivejournos.bsky.social: objectivejournalism.org/2025/07/medi...

Only 5 pitchers in MLB history have started the All-Star Game for both the AL and NL:

Vida Blue:
1971 OAK
1978 SF

Roger Clemens:
BOS 1986
NYY 2001
HOU 2004 (NL)

Randy Johnson:
SEA 1995, 1997
ARI 2000-01

Roy Halladay:
TOR 2009
PHI 2011

Max Scherzer:
DET 2013
WAS 2017-18, 2021

Jonah Tong pitching in little league

I am a Jonah Tong fan and I think he might be the most personable person alive and here he is as a baby pitcher

2025: Longest MLB Hit Streaks

22 games -KCR - Bobby Witt Jr. (4/8 to 5/1)
21 games -CLE - José Ramírez (5/6 to 5/28)
20 games -TBR - Brandon Lowe (6/11 to 7/5)
19 games - MIN - Brooks Lee (5/28 to 6/20)
16 games - SEA - J.P. Crawford (4/19 to 5/9)
16 games* - NYY - Cody Bellinger (6/23 to 7/11)

Watch my friend @mikeduncan.bsky.social help Jon Stewart realize our civilization is flammable and primed to combust

youtu.be/SUUw-UfK64Q

Yankees' 2025 Win-Loss Record by Jazz's field position

W L WP%
Jazz at 3B: 11 18 .379
Jazz at 2B: 20 12 .625

Here's uncorrupted footage of the inside-the-park homers, set to Mariah's "Hero"

yeah it got corrupted I think. I'll try uploading it again

Patrick Bailey is the 6th player to hit a walk-off inside-the-park homer since 2000. Fun footage of the other 5 walk-off ITPHR:

1. Bobby Abreu (PHI) 8/27/00
2. Ken Griffey Jr. (CIN) 8/20/01
3. Rey Sánchez (TBD) 6/11/04
4. Ángel Pagán (SFG) 5/25/13
5. Tyler Naquin (CLE) 8/19/16

Congrats!!!!!