It has been an article of faith for nearly a century, as if chiseled onto a tablet by Abner Doubleday himself: The leading hitter in major league history is, and always will be, Tyrus Raymond Cobb.

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Steve Sabins and West Virginia baseball’s first-ever run to the Men’s College World Series was historic in its own right. This season, the Mountaineers played and won more games on the diamond than ...

The World Baseball Classic is home to some competitive baseball and electric atmospheres, but there’s still room for global beatdowns. Here is a look at the World Baseball Classic records for runs ...

Major League Baseball’s record books are about to drastically change. Negro League statistics are going to become an official part of MLB’s historical records on Wednesday, three years after it ...

When Cal Raleigh makes history, you can be pretty sure somebody will let you know about it. When Shohei Ohtani makes history, there’s an excellent chance a few zillion headlines are coming — in ...

Baseball's record book is filled with numbers that define legacies and separate legends from greats. Some records stand so firm that even modern strategies and player management make them unassailable ...

Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, will host hundreds of delegates from the Society for American Baseball Research [SABR] Friday night. It’s been called “the conscience of Major League ...

Josh Gibson has long been considered one of the best baseball players to ever hold a bat, but you might not know his name. Gibson, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, never had ...

Major League Baseball has incorporated the statistics of former Negro Leagues players into its historical records on its website, meaning legendary leaders in some categories like Babe Ruth and Ty ...

There's a new slugging king in MLB history. His name is Josh Gibson. Gibson will officially be recognized as baseball's greatest-ever power hitter on Wednesday, the day when MLB will officially ...

Seattle Mariners right-handed pitcher Bryce Miller had a tricky task on Saturday night. It was his job to pitch in hitter-friendly Coors Field and try to give the Mariners a chance to keep the ...