This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw Mike Piazza earn 1996 MLB All-Star Game MVP honors in front of his hometown of Philadelphia. Starting at catcher and batting fifth in the National League ...
Although the Oakland Coliseum was a launching pad as it was being remodeled for the Raiders in 1996, when the Oakland Athletics tied a Major League record with seven different players hitting homers, ...
If you think the World Series sped by, it did. Nine-inning games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The first postseason of the pitch clock also ...
Everyone has been quick to mention how the 1996 Yankees overcame a 2-0 deficit in the World Series to defeat the Braves, and while this team doesn’t have the same 26 players, there are some ...
The Chicago Cubs are averaging 6.0 runs per game through the first 54 games of the season, and they are trying to become one of just three teams over the last 70 years to do that over a full season.