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The Ken Griffey Jr.-backed HBCU Swingman Classic is returning for a second year and the MLB recently announced the rosters for the event, which is once again set to take place during MLB All-Star weekend. The Swingman Classic is set to feature 50 talented players from 16 Division 1 HBCUs. The HBCU Swingman Classic aims […]

There may not be a bigger tragedy in sports than when injury problems derail a superstar’s career. Mike Trout appears to be headed for that fate. Trout, who has gone through a plethora of injury woes over the past three seasons, recently underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus, forcing him out of action for […]

This season will be quite the weird one for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The goal remains the same: win the World Series at all costs. However, they’ll have a familiar face in quite the unfamiliar place. Mookie Betts, the superstar right fielder, is moving to shortstop for this season. It’s an interesting change, but one […]

Tevin Griffey, former Florida A&M defensive back and son of MLB icon Ken Griffey Jr, is transferring from FAMU to Boise State. Griffey entered the transfer portal on Dec. 21, shortly before FAMU head coach Willie Simmons left for an opportunity at Duke University. Griffey will be joining a Boise State team that dominated the […]

Ken Griffey Jr. son and Florida A&M defensive back Tevin Griffey had an amazing night during homecoming in front of a national TV audience. Griffey nabbed a pick-six that he returned for 10-yards to make the score 46-7 with 1:35 left in the game. The Rattler homecoming crowd went wild and his dad was on […]

It was not that long ago that Julio Rodriguez was considered to be an undeserving representative of the 2023 American League All-Star team. Fast forward to late-August and he has just achieved incredible franchise history that surpasses the greatest Seattle Mariners player of all-time and one of the best talents baseball has seen in the […]

Alabama football has all of the veteran and sage wisdom that they need with Nick Saban at the helm. Although, the Crimson Tide can never have too much of something. This is why they enlisted the help of legends like Ken Griffey Jr, Pete Rose, Doc Rivers, CL Shepherd, and Michael Strahan to impart their […]

Shohei Ohtani continues to prove every day that he could very well be the most special talent we’ve ever seen on a baseball field. Thursday, it was his first complete game shutout in the first game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers before he hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats in the second game […]

Few plays in sports rival the sheer excitement of a home run. Witnessing the explosive power as the ball rockets off the bat, soaring through the sky towards its destined landing spot, perhaps finding the outstretched hands of a fortunate fan, is a truly mesmerizing spectacle. There’s an undeniable allure to observing a human effortlessly […]

Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the biggest MLB legends ever. He has always looked to give back to the game following his Hall of Famer career and was given the perfect opportunity to do so in the 2023 MLB Al-Star Game festivities hosted by the team he grew into a superstar with, the Seattle […]

Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and the MLB have partnered up to introduce the baseball world to the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, with the hopes of highlighting 50 of the best talents enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event will jump start the All-Star festivities and showcase some standouts who might have […]

Mike Trout is undoubtedly one of the most talented players of this generation. With his remarkable combination of power, speed, fielding prowess, and consistent hitting, Trout has often drawn comparisons to some of the all-time greats the game has offered. One that comes to mind is the legendary Ken Griffey Jr., but perhaps now for […]

A few days before the 2023 MLB All-Star Game is played at Seattle’s T-Moble Park, some of the best players from Historically Black Colleges & Universities will take the field. The inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic, which is presented by Ken Griffey Jr. and MLB, will feature 50 HBCU baseball players. Some of the players who […]

Team USA advanced in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in dramatic fashion by taking down Team Venezuela. Trea Turner provided the heroics with a towering grand slam that put the Americans ahead and allowed them to win 9-7. Turner, in an 0-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, swung at […]

Ken Griffey Jr. can still hit bombs. The former Major League Baseball star is the Hitting Coach for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, and he took batting practice at the end of the team’s workout on Friday, proving he can still crush baseballs. With 12 minutes left in batting practice, Team USA players […]

Team USA has quite a few stars on their roster at the World Baseball Classic, but arguably the biggest name of the bunch is Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout. Trout’s impact on the game of baseball has been monumental, and not many players can say they have ever been as good as he […]

Major League Baseball, in a joint statement with Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., has made a significant announcement regarding the MLB All-Star Game. A new showcase for athletes attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities is coming to the Midsummer Classic. MLB and Griffey Jr. announced the HBCU Swingman Classic. They described the HBCU Swingman […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr is fully committed to the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s the franchise star and a key piece to their future as they look to finally end their playoff woes. And if Jays fans didn’t already love the slugger enough, they’ll cherish him even more now. Speaking on a recent podcast in the Dominican […]

LeBron James recently revealed that Ken Griffey Jr was his favorite player growing up. And it turns out that the respect is mutual. Griffey Jr discussed his future plan if Bronny James and Lebron James end up playing in the NBA together down the road. “I’m taking my father to the game,” Griffey Jr said […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently revealed who his favorite player was growing up, and his answer will surprise NBA fans, per Ben Verlander. LeBron James was QUICK with his answer of “Who was your favorite player growing up?”@KingJames / The Kid from Akron 🤝 The Kid pic.twitter.com/V1DPnq1hog — Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) September 28, […]

Seattle Mariners rookie center fielder Julio Rodriguez continues his tear on the entire league. Most recently, he achieved something that neither Alex Rodriguez nor Ken Griffey Jr. was able to do during their rookie year. Julio Rodriguez has been a dominant force throughout his entire rookie season. He has earned rookie of the month twice, […]

Baseball scores another big win with the 2022 edition of the Field of Dreams Game. Last year, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox graced the iconic diamond in Iowa. This time around, it’s the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds who are sharing the field, but before the game started, MLB legends […]

Seattle Mariners rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez is a rare breed of player. During the top of the fourth inning of Monday’s game against the San Diego Padres, Rodriguez belted a long home run into the left field seats, his 15th of the season. With the dinger, the rookie joined two Mariners legends in the franchise’s […]

MLB’s trouble in the marketing department over the past decade or two is no secret. The league was once the class of the USA sports world, but NBA and NFL have overtaken MLB in popularity. The main difference is marketability. The NFL and NBA have not only produced elite athletes, they have developed celebrity personas […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James showed his love and appreciation for Ken Griffey Jr. after the MLB legend promised to be in attendance if LeBron and his son Bronny James ever play together. Griffey Jr. has apparently been a huge supporter of LeBron ever since he stepped into the professional ranks in the NBA. […]

Ken Griffey Jr. made it clear that he will be in attendance if LeBron and Bronny James are to ever team up in the NBA, via Sporting News. When that happens, I’m gonna be there and I’m gonna take my dad to the game. LeBron being a Nike guy, I’m a Nike guy, I’m going […]

Everybody knows the name Jackie Robinson. He is an iconic figure in American history who broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Sports fans are also familiar with Jackie Robinson Day, a day where every MLB player wears Number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. However, people may not realize that it was MLB Hall-of-Famer Ken […]

The prices of sports cards these days are indeed deserving of our awe. Who would’ve thought that rookie cards of the biggest athletes in the world — like Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, etc. — would fetch millions of dollars these days, as opposed to where they were price-wise a couple of years ago? […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers had their ring ceremony ahead of Friday’s tilt with the Washington Nationals, with longtime starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw looking like a jubilant little boy. Kershaw was perhaps the best modern pitcher yet to win a World Series until the Dodgers’ triumph last October. The postseason also erased years of postseason demons […]

After the Los Angles Lakers took care of business against the Memphis Grizzlies this past Friday, LeBron James signed and sent his LeBron 15 shoes to the one and only Ken Griffey Jr., one of the best baseball players to play the game. Griffey Jr.’s game definitely left James mesmerized, as James’ LeBron 15 were […]

Major League Baseball’s “Let the kids play” mantra will take on a whole new meaning in the coming years. The original “Kid,” Ken Griffey Jr., has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. Junior’s role will have an emphasis on youth baseball development and increased diversity, among other things. Griffey issued […]

Despite being one of the best players in the NBA today — and surely one of the all-time greats — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James still has a vast appreciation for other sports aside from basketball. In a recent Instagram Live feed, the 35-year-old opened up about some his idols when it comes to […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James decided to participate in his first Instagram Live video, in which he addressed a fair amount of questions from the fans. Like most of us, LeBron was also looking for something productive to do during the extended season shutdown. As it turns out, James himself has also turned to […]

As the time to watch the sport of baseball has been cut short, and with the 2020 MLB regular season being pushed off as the spread of COVID-19 runs rampant throughout the entire globe, people everywhere are being forced to change their daily habits, some of which incorporated sports into them. With all sports being […]

After Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck shocked the entire world of sports by retiring during this season’s preseason slate, sports everywhere have been wondering what players may follow suit. While the sport of baseball is much, much less of a physical attack on an athlete’s body than that of football, baseball still can take its […]

The stage was bright, included some of the league’s best rookies and had everyone smashing juiced-up baseballs out of Progressive Field in Cleveland for the 2019 MLB Home Run Derby. Even with last year’s National League MVP, Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers, having bowed out at the last minute due to an ailing back, […]