Many people consider Mariano Rivera to be the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history. So his selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame this past Tuesday was no surprise. What was a surprise, and what made his selection extra special, was that he became the first baseball player the Baseball Writers Association has ever unanimously […]
Matt Boyd is one of the Detroit Tigers’ better young pitchers. He was selected in the 6th round of the 2013 Amateur Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays from Oregon State University. He was traded to Detroit on July 30, 2015 in the David Price trade. He won his first Major League game for the […]
Baseball has always been a great love of mine. Ever since I was a little boy growing up in Toronto, I have been a Detroit Tigers fan. The Toronto Blue Jays were not even in existence at the time. It was one of those ironies of life that our family ended up moving in the […]
The reigning American League MVP is also the shortest player in the Major Leagues: 5-foot 6-inch Jose Altuve, who plays for the Houston Astros. He was one of the team leaders who was instrumental in helping Houston to their first World Series Championship in franchise history last year. Mighty Mite Before God and Man He […]
Last Saturday, the Detroit Tiger Baseball Chaplain, Jeff Totten, coordinated his 31st Home Plate outreach before the Tigers-White Sox game at CoAmerica Park. Home Plate is a ministry where Christian players, active and retired, share their testimony of how they came to faith in Christ. It takes place in the morning of an afternoon ballgame. […]
When I was a teenager, I use to watch Saturday Night Live quite often. One of the memorable skits on the show featured the character Chico Escuela. He was a retired baseball player from the Dominican Republic who used to play for the New York Mets. He had a classic line which he said often […]
