Baseball
This Baseball Fan Digs the Small Ball
Last year major-leaguers scored the fewest runs per game in 19 seasons. A top statistician says that’s something to root, root, root for
High and Inside: Morality and Revenge in Baseball
Does beaning in baseball represent an ethical holdover from our earlier days of family feuds and a culture of honor?
Welcome to the 21st Century Ballpark
The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
Infographic: The Rise and Fall of Scoring in Baseball
From the dead-ball era to the steroids era, the balance between pitchers and hitters has always been in flux
Baseball on the Screen
In honor of baseball's Opening Day, here's a list of baseball-related films that may be new to you
Baseball’s Glove Man
For 28 years, Bob Clevenhagen has designed the custom gloves of many of baseball’s greatest players
Charles Conlon: The Unheralded Baseball Photographer
Stalwarts of early 20th-century sports pages, Conlon’s photos of the national pastime have their second chance at the plate
A New Look at the Men of Baseball’s Past
Charles Conlon’s classic photographs of baseball players from the early 20th century offer a glimpse into a familiar sport at an otherworldly time
The Knife in Ty Cobb’s Back
Did the baseball great really confess to murder on his deathbed?
How Babe Ruth Changed Baseball
During his storied career, he set dozens of records, altered the fortunes of a number of teams and developed a new style of play for baseball
The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers
Baseball’s Bat Man
When stars like Derek Jeter ask to customize their baseball bat, Chuck Schupp makes sure they get what they want
The Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game
In 1957, Mexico’s scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series
Portraits of Baseball's Tinker, Evers and Chance
The famed Chicago Cubs infielders were immortalized in verse—as well as through Paul Thompson's lens
A Collection of Baseball Firsts
Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian’s "They Did It First" All-Star Team
It's in the Bag
Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer hit a grand slam when he set out to capture a double play on film
Tomatoes in the Bullpen
Surprising trivia about America's beloved baseball fields
The Sodfather
Major-league teams are turning to third-generation groundskeeper Roger Bossard to give them a winning edge
Debating Louis Castro
Was he the first foreign-born Hispanic in the Major Leagues?
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