Jim Bintliff collects the Delaware River mud that is smeared on Major League baseballs to make them less slippery. But that tradition is in jeopardy.
Tag: Baseball
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Jackie Robinson Museum Focuses on Civils Rights and Baseball
Robinson accomplished a great deal on the field, but a museum celebrating his life — that will have a ribbon-cutting this week — puts as much focus on his civil rights work.
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David Ortiz and Buck O’Neil Headline Hall of Fame Class of 2022
While David Ortiz sailed in as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, the year’s other new inductees had to wait for decades — four did not live to see the honor.
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Giancarlo Stanton of Yankees Wins All-Star MVP Award in Hometown
It was a homecoming at Dodger Stadium for Giancarlo Stanton. The Yankees slugger, and Los Angeles native, hopes his team can return to Chavez Ravine in October.
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Maybelle Blair Inspired ‘A League of Their Own.’ At 95, She’s Far From Done.
Maybelle Blair is still dedicated to including women and girls in baseball. And she still loves the “clicketyclack” sound of baseball cleats on her feet.