A discussion on Facebook the other day -- combined with a PBS documentary on Roberto Clemente last night -- got me thinking about how packed full of stars 1970s Major League Baseball was. A discussion ...

The affection engulfs Clint Hurdle’s voice as he appraises the list of those recently gone — childhood idols who became teammates and opponents, teammates and opponents who became acquaintances, ...

Somewhere, surely, there was a boy last summer with a baseball glove dangling from the handlebar of his bicycle, on his way to a hastily put together, loosely organized version of our national pastime ...

It’s as though time stood still for nearly five decades. Along the Washougal River is where ex-Washougal High baseball teammates, longtime friends, and their head coach reunited two summers ago to ...

The Tiger Stadium that hosted O's-Tigers in July 1970 is remembered as 'a grand old stadium.' (Getty Images) Father's Day is just around the corner, and I am not looking at ties. Or golf shirts. I am ...

I somehow missed news of the death of Dave Parker, aka the Cobra, the fine right fielder and slugger recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame through the veterans committee. I learned from our ...

Black participation in Major League Baseball has declined for years — and The Washington Post spent this baseball season trying to understand why. In the 1970s, Black baseball players made up about 20 ...

When it comes to the 1971 Topps Baseball set, there’s no doubt it’s loaded with legendary names, outstanding rookies and some best players to ever step foot onto the field. With that said recent sales ...

A bold hire marks a turning point for Washington as the Nationals put their trust in MLB’s youngest skipper to lead the rebuild.

All are members of a list disquieting in its length — those from the ranks of 1970s baseball rosters who have died in the past year alone. The list: Perhaps it’s no longer than any other list of those ...