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The New York Yankees may have suffered a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop Aaron Judge from continuing to hit the cover off the baseball. Judge went 3-4 on the night, scoring two runs and hitting his league-leading 32nd home run of the season along the way. With […]

An amazing season for New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just got even better. Judge surpassed Yankees legend Babe Ruth on Sunday in the most home runs hit by a Yankee before July 1, per USA Today. Judge has 31 homers this year, while Ruth had 30 in the 1928 and 1930 seasons. The amazing […]

Aaron Judge pulled off another incredible feat in the big leagues, thanks to his big two-run home run during Wednesday night’s series finale against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Although that home run was not enough to help the Yankees avoid a brutal 12-2 loss, it put Judge in an extremely exclusive group […]

MLB history has featured various controversies. Some question the validity about statistics from the early years of the sport, and rumors even suggest that Babe Ruth hit more home runs that his recorded mark of 714. However, one legendary player established himself as a superstar in the Negro Leagues. The controversy is that Josh Gibson, […]

Do you want to own the jersey that Babe Ruth wore when he seemingly called his shot against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series? Great, it will only cost you around $30 million! Well, that is at least what director of sports auctions Chris Ivy of Heritage Sports auctions revealed, via Dan Hajducky […]

A stadium where New York Yankees legend and arguably the greatest baseball player of all-time Babe Ruth played could reportedly be torn down soon, according to Stephen Wade of apnews.com. The Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, Japan played host to Ruth and other superstars in 1934. Ruth performed well and his legacy has lived on not […]

Thursday night’s game between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers had it all. The two best teams in the National League battling it out, with their best players locked in a tight MVP race. A big stage like the one afforded by Dodger Stadium showcased all of that greatness, and allowed fans to witness […]

Babe Ruth is a legendary baseball figure. He was the most prolific home run hitter of his era, and is still third all time in career homers. Ruth often gets compared to current superstar Shohei Ohtani, as both players pitched and hit at a high level. Ruth is still regarded as one of the best […]

The Los Angeles Angels are coming dangerously close to falling out of the playoff picture a few weeks before the trade deadline. But after a series sweep of the New York Yankees, Shohei Ohtani and the Angels are hanging on by the skin of their teeth, inching above .500 to at least remain within striking […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have been paced by starting pitcher Zack Wheeler in the month of June. Wheeler has an ERA of 3.13 to go along with 22 strikeouts in 23 innings during the month. The NL East contenders are expected to put several key pieces on the trading block this month. Wheeler is not one […]

With only a game left to be played this month of May for the New York Yankees, Aaron Judge virtually has a new record in the bag and it comes at the expense of another Bronx Bombers legend in Babe Ruth. Judge and the Yankees are set to play the Seattle Mariners in a series […]

A professional model bat used by the legendary Babe Ruth for the New York Yankees in 1921 has sold for $1,850,000. The bat was once displayed at Polo Grounds and was photo matched to the 1921 season. The selling price is a world record for any baseball bat, reports Hunt Auctions. The historic price of […]

Like any other professional athlete, MLB players face a grueling schedule during the season. But in the offseason and during retirement, players have some free time to kill. While some baseball players stay in the realm of the sport by coaching or taking front office positions, others try their hand in acting. For this piece, […]

While there are diehard fans who love to watch and to purchase their favorite sports products, bidders and collectors of sports memorabilia take it to a whole new level. Sports memorabilia are more unique and also have a stronger connection to a certain athlete or moment. Because of this, sports memorabilia can cost up to […]

Albert Pujols might want to play for one more season in the MLB. The future baseball Hall of Famer has been sensational in his final season in the majors, especially since the start of the second half. On Monday night, Pujols launched yet another home run to add to his legend and at the same […]

Aaron Judge is on the precipice of making MLB history. The New York Yankees superstar has an opportunity to pass Roger Maris’ Yankees all-time single season home run mark. Additionally, Judge has a legitimate shot at the Triple Crown. As a result of Judge’s incredible 2022 campaign, we decided to take a look at the […]

Somewhere out there, Babe Ruth is smiling while chugging down a beer and enjoying hotdogs after New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge just tied the Sultan of Swat‘s personal record of 60 home runs in a season. With a mammoth solo shot in the bottom of the ninth of Tuesday night’s game against the visiting […]

To say that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is on fire is an understatement. Against longtime rivals Boston Red Sox, Judge added another two home runs to his tally, putting his total at 57, drawing ever closer to the AL record for most home runs hit in a season of 61 set by Roger […]

The Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani hit his 30th home run of the season, a towering moonshot to center field off a 98 mph belt-high fastball from New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, which put the Angels ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning. SHOHEI OHTANI. 30TH HOMER OF THE YEAR. HIM. (via […]

The Baltimore Orioles are surprisingly in contention for an AL Wild Card spot and their rookie catcher, Adley Rutschman, is a big reason for it. But, the team’s TV network is trying a little bit too hard to compare him to the legendary Babe Ruth, don’t you think? Just take a look at this: Married […]

The New York Yankees history is steeped in legend and winning. Many of the greatest players to ever play baseball have worn the Yankees pinstripes. On Wednesday night, Josh Donaldson did something that has happened just twice in the illustrious franchise history. Donaldson came to the plate with New York trailing 7-4 in the bottom […]

Juan Soto was traded to the San Diego Padres with Josh Bell from the Washington Nationals. It was a massive deal with a number of moving parts. Eric Hosmer held the trade up given his no-trade clause for a half-hour or so. But Hosmer was ultimately removed from the deal and replaced by Luke Voit. […]

On Sunday, the New York Yankees took the rubber game against the Baltimore Orioles, 6-0. In the win, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 37th home run of the season. It was a monster shot too, traveling 456 feet before landing in the stands of Camden Yards. But it’s what he said prior […]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge simply continues to rack up home runs with ease in his historic 2022 campaign. Judge extended his hot start to the second half of the season in the Yankees’ road series finale against the Baltimore Orioles, as he crushed a 456-foot home run in the third inning that provided […]

It’s no secret that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is in the midst of a MVP season and after failing to sign an extension before Opening Day, Bronx Bombers fans are definitely worried if he’ll stay or not. Well, on Friday, Judge continued his blistering campaign and put himself in the Yankees record books […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are just above 39-37 as they enter the middle of the 2022 MLB season. They couldn’t have gotten out of their eight-games-below-.500 slump without star slugger Kyle Schwarber. He’s been a major contributor to the Phillies’ runs in June, and, with Bryce Harper out indefinitely, the Phils need him now more than […]

The New York Yankees are having an incredible season. Entering play Wednesday night, they held the best record in Major League Baseball at 50-18. Much of that has to do with the season that Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is having. On Wednesday, Judge was back at it, as he hit his 26th and 27th home […]

Aaron Judge rejected a seven-year, $213.5 million contract offer from the New York Yankees before Opening Day back in April. Many believed the hulking slugger was making a big mistake. Instead, Judge seems to be performing one of the all-time mic drops in the 2022 season. The All-Star outfielder owns 25 home runs through his […]

Aaron Judge is in the midst of a career season. The outfielder is on pace for 63 home runs which would be a Yankees franchise record. Babe Ruth formerly held the record before Roger Maris shattered it in 1961 when he blasted 61 home runs. At the time, Maris’s mark was the most ever hit […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered their Sunday Night Baseball contest against the San Francisco Giants three games over .500, at 18-15. Their starting rotation has been a big surprise for them thus far, with Miles Mikolas looking like the pitcher they had hoped a couple seasons ago, Adam Wainwright turning back the clock and Dakota […]

Yankees superstars Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, and Giancarlo Stanton became the first Yankees trio to each hit nine homers in the first 31 games of the season. Aaron Judge (11), Anthony Rizzo (9) and Giancarlo Stanton (9) are the first trio of Yankee teammates to each hit 9+ HR through the team's first 31 games […]

Shohei Ohtani has a penchant for making the spectacular feel ordinary. But the Los Angeles Angels two-way star definitely turned a few heads on Thursday as he put on a performance at Fenway Park that would make Babe Ruth proud. Ohtani put up the most strikes and highest strike percentage of any pitcher in a […]

The Los Angeles Angels are finishing a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox Thursday afternoon. Angeles superstar Shohei Ohtani is the starting pitcher. He is also hitting third in the Angels lineup. That does not sound like much because we have all become numb to the fact that Ohtani is a […]

Remember when Yankees fans were upset because New York failed to land Matt Olson or Freddie Freeman over the offseason? Or when they felt underwhelmed when the team decided to roll with Anthony Rizzo as their starting first baseman this season? Well, Yankees fans probably can’t even remember those negative feelings anymore after the performance […]

Even as the MLB regular season is drawing to a close, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani is still managing to break historic records. For one, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners recently turned to one option to contain Ohtani. Over the latter two games of their four-game series against the Angels, the Astros walked […]

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani is doing things this season that we haven’t seen in the MLB since Babe Ruth. When you lead the bigs in home runs and absolutely dominate on the mound, you’re going to have lots of fans. Former Atlanta Braves outfielder David Justice is one of them. Justice, who played […]

Everyone is in agreement what Shohei Ohtani is doing is unprecedented. Sure, Babe Ruth used to strike out players too before he changed the game with his bat, but Ohtani has rapidly outgrown the comparison. You can’t really directly compare him to another baseball player in the past or present simply because no one has […]

Card breaking groups have been at the forefront of the hobby’s recent surge in popularity. It’s easy to be enticed because joining breaks can give collectors a solid chance to pull an insane banger out of nowhere. For instance, just take this wicked Babe Ruth monster that was pulled recently. https://twitter.com/cardprn/status/1407123801184247808 In a video shared […]

When thinking about the most expensive sports card in the world, people would expect to see someone like LeBron James or Mickey Mantle on it. But the title still goes to baseball legend slash mythical figure Babe Ruth, the long-time sports card king. An epic Babe Ruth card is expected to trump every other piece […]