John's Big League Baseball Blog

I was saddened to read today of the passing of former Detroit Tigers pitcher  Bill Slayback . William Grover Slayback was born on F...

We love  vintage baseball advertising. Facebook is a great place to find pages dedicated to the history of our National Pastime. T...

One more time, as he plays his final week as a big leaguer, New York Yankees Hall of Fame bound shortstop Derek J eter is on this week...

Happy Baseball Birthday ! to former big league pitcher Tracy Stallard. Tracy Stallard is best known by baseball fans as the p...

Today we say Happy Baseball Birthday to former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson. Robert Clinton Richardson was born on Augu...

Happy Baseball Birthday!  to former big league slugger Rocky Colovito . Rocco Domenico Colovito was born on August 10, 1933 i...

Today we say Happy 70th Baseball Birthday to former New York Mets outfielder Ron Swoboda. Ronald Alan Swoboda was born on June 30, 1944, in...

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Today we celebrate the 49th birthday of former big leaguer Hal Morris. Our Happy Baseball Birthday big leaguer was born on April 9th, 1965,...

Derek Jeter will play baseball for the final time as a big leaguer in 2014. The future Hall of Fame shortstop announced today that this wil...

Paul Blair, the former Gold Glove center fielder of the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds, has passed away. Paul Bla...