Baseball | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/baseball/RSS feed for BaseballenThu, 19 Feb 2026 21:19:40 +0000You Can Buy One of History's Rarest Baseball Cards—if You Have Several Million Dollars to Sparehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-buy-one-of-historys-rarest-baseball-cards-if-you-have-several-million-dollars-to-spare-180988230/The newly graded T206 Honus Wagner card has been in the same family for 116 years. It wasn't on experts' radar until last yearThu, 19 Feb 2026 21:19:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-buy-one-of-historys-rarest-baseball-cards-if-you-have-several-million-dollars-to-spare-180988230/Norman Rockwell's Painting of the Crestfallen Chicago Cubs Is Now on View at the Art Institute of Chicagohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/norman-rockwells-painting-of-the-crestfallen-chicago-cubs-is-now-on-view-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago-180988180/"The Dugout," painted in 1948, is the museum's first-ever artwork by the artist, who created more than 300 iconic covers for the "Saturday Evening Post"Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:40:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/norman-rockwells-painting-of-the-crestfallen-chicago-cubs-is-now-on-view-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago-180988180/Ron Teasley, Pioneering Baseball Player and One of Two Surviving Negro League Veterans, Dies at 99https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ron-teasley-pioneering-baseball-player-and-one-of-two-surviving-negro-league-veterans-dies-at-99-180988158/The former Brooklyn Dodger and New York Cuban leaves a lasting legacy of coaching and service in his hometown of DetroitFri, 06 Feb 2026 19:27:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ron-teasley-pioneering-baseball-player-and-one-of-two-surviving-negro-league-veterans-dies-at-99-180988158/Jen Pawol Is About to Become the First Female Umpire in Major League Baseball Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jen-pawol-is-about-to-become-the-first-female-umpire-in-major-league-baseball-history-180987131/When the Atlanta Braves face off against the Miami Marlins this weekend, Pawol will become the first woman to umpire in a regular season MLB gameFri, 08 Aug 2025 17:27:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jen-pawol-is-about-to-become-the-first-female-umpire-in-major-league-baseball-history-180987131/Meet the Chicago Cubs' Newest Feathered Fan: a Canada Goose That Built Her Nest in Their Baseball Stadiumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-chicago-cubs-newest-feathered-fan-a-canada-goose-that-built-her-nest-in-their-baseball-stadium-180986391/After the ballpark sent a crew of "geesekeepers" to protect her over the weekend, the bird appears to have moved on. But she earned a place in the hearts of Cubs fans—and in the team's long history of animal-related loreTue, 08 Apr 2025 18:49:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-chicago-cubs-newest-feathered-fan-a-canada-goose-that-built-her-nest-in-their-baseball-stadium-180986391/A Field of Dreams Built in an Unlikely Place: A Japanese American Internment Camphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-field-of-dreams-built-in-an-unlikely-place-a-japanese-american-internment-camp-180986360/A baseball diamond buried long ago at Manzanar has been rebuilt to honor the Americans who once played the sport thereThu, 03 Apr 2025 16:06:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-field-of-dreams-built-in-an-unlikely-place-a-japanese-american-internment-camp-180986360/Through Good Teams and Bad, Wrigley Field Remains the Coziest Park in Baseballhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/good-teams-bad-wrigley-field-remains-coziest-park-baseball-chicago-180986236/The Chicago landmark represents the purest form of the American pastimeThu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/good-teams-bad-wrigley-field-remains-coziest-park-baseball-chicago-180986236/The Science Behind the MLB 'Torpedo' Bats That Everyone's Talking About—How Do They Work? And Are They Really Better?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-science-behind-the-mlb-torpedo-bats-that-everyones-talking-about-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-really-better-180986356/Developed by a physicist, these bats have their widest part, called the barrel, closer to the player's hands to offer a better chance of hitting the ball on their "sweet spot"Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:39:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-science-behind-the-mlb-torpedo-bats-that-everyones-talking-about-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-really-better-180986356/The Salty, Sweet and Irresistible History of Baseball's Most Famous Snackhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/salty-sweet-irresistible-history-baseballs-most-famous-snack-180986237/Candy-coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize? That, and so much more, is what you get with a Cracker JackThu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/salty-sweet-irresistible-history-baseballs-most-famous-snack-180986237/The Moving Story of Bringing Baseball Back to Manzanar, Where Thousands of Japanese Americans Were Incarcerated During World War IIhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/moving-story-of-bringing-baseball-back-to-manzanar-where-thousands-of-japanese-americans-were-incarcerated-during-world-war-II-180986312/In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the California desertThu, 27 Mar 2025 11:52:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/moving-story-of-bringing-baseball-back-to-manzanar-where-thousands-of-japanese-americans-were-incarcerated-during-world-war-II-180986312/