Each team’s best defensive prospect

The road to The Show is more than just about how a player swings the bat. Glovework helps, too, so MLB Pipeline picked the best defender in each organization.

Rain delay? How about a prison break

In 1942, Dom DiMaggio’s All-Stars were up 25-4 in the seventh inning against inmates at Folsom Prison. But the game ended there when guards discovered that two prisoners had used the game as cover so they could escape.

Florida’s would-be ace

Josh Johnson was always this close to breaking out. Anyone who played fantasy baseball between 2006-13 can tell you all about it.

If not Jackie, maybe Monte

Had circumstances been just a bit different, Monte Irvin may well have been the man who broke baseball’s color barrier in the 1940s. The talent certainly was there.

What if Tom Seaver had become a Brave?

Earmuffs, Mets fans: 56 years ago, Atlanta signed The Franchise after drafting him in January. Commissioner William Eckert voided the contract … but what if he hadn’t?

Welcome to the club, here’s your Cy

Fifty years ago today, the Phillies acquired Steve Carlton, who went out and won the Cy Young Award in his first season. He’s one of 12 pitchers to do that.

Happy birthday, Lefty O’Neill!

Four months before “My Left Foot” opened in theaters, Paul O’Neill put his on display in a baseball game. Today may be his birthday, but let’s treat ourselves to the gif that keeps on giving.