The all-time saves leader, Mariano Rivera, suffered a torn ACL yesterday while shagging fly balls at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City and according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com it is still unknown if he’ll ever pitch again.
“At this point, I don’t know,” Rivera said, repeating softly (via Hoch), “At this point, I don’t know. I [...]
05/04/12
As baseball fans, all of us have experienced moments that are carved into our memories. No matter how hard we try, or how much time goes by, we will never forget these memories.
Sometimes, remembering these past events may not be a good thing. I can remember like it was yesterday the last time my favorite team (in [...]
07/15/11
In the middle of the All Star break festivities, we at PRO Rumors wanted to provide you with a little history about the games, and a list of cool facts that you can brag about to your friends today.
The first All Star game was played in 1933 at Comiskey Park (former home of the White [...]
07/13/11
A lot of baseball players have nicknames, many of them given by teammates, others by managers, sports broadcasters, etc. It doesn’t matter how you get it, but you’ll probably be known for better or worse by your nickname rather than your real name.
Earlier this month, I saw an article from Booth Newspapers’ Steve Kornacki that [...]
06/02/11
Moment 6: Joe Carter of Toronto hits a series-ending, three-run home run off Phillies reliever Mitch Williams in the bottom of the ninth in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series.
Carter first reached the majors in 1983 with the Chicago Cubs, but was then traded to the Cleveland Indians, where he blossomed into a [...]
12/31/10
The Japan Times says Guiness World Records Ltd., will honor Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto’s Japanese baseball record streak of playing in 1,492 consecutive games without missing an inning.
Kanemoto, 42, will receive a certificate from Guinness before a game at Koshien Stadium on June 29 against the Chunichi Dragons.
“I don’t know how I’m going to [...]
06/16/10
Congratulations to Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto for playing 1,492 consecutive games without missing an inning. Last week, The Daily Yomiuri tells us that Kanemoto had his streak end when he was not in the lineup due to a sore hamstring. He later pinch hit in the eighth inning to keep his consecutive game streak [...]
04/26/10
According to CYInterview.com (via TMZ), Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. was asked if he had any interest in becoming the first baseball player to appear on ABC’s hit show “Dancing with the Star. Ripken responded, “probably not”.
The article says that he admits he has “two left feet” (obviously not on the diamond) and he is [...]
04/22/10
Is Hall of Famer and longtime Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. being blocked from returning to the organization? There’s been conflicting stories about what’s going on at Orioles’ headquarters.
Last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com said that Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos declined to hire the living legend in a baseball capacity because he did not want Ripken [...]
04/20/10