Bygones are not bygones when it comes to Derek Jeter and David Samson. Samson, the former Marlins executive, has long been critical of the ex-Yankees captain for his short-lived tenure as a minority owner and CEO of the Miami franchise, and that beef went from simmering to a full-on boil during the Hall of Fame … Read more
Major League Baseball may have lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose on Tuesday, but “Pardon The Interuption” host Tony Kornheiser doesn’t believe that means he’s getting into the Baseball Hall of Fame anytime soon. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the stunning decision in a letter to attorney Jeffrey M. Lenkov, who petitioned for Rose’s … Read more
She’s truly in a league of her own. Fifty years ago, Maria Pepe of Hoboken, NJ, changed the trajectory of girls’ sports — fighting for the right to play Little League baseball. “It wasn’t just about baseball,” Pepe, now 63, told The Post. “It was about girls’ roles in society. Now they are able to … Read more
Two business partners are having lunch at a swanky Midtown restaurant when one suddenly erupts, “I think I left the safe open!” His partner places a reassuring hand on his arm and calmly says, “What are you worried about? We’re both here.” And that, baseball fans, is why election to the Hall of Fame has … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Baseball’s most endlessly entertaining team is headed to New York. The independent league Savannah Bananas have two upstate “banana ball” games scheduled this week. First, the rowdy club … Read more
Babe Ruth was in a bad way. There were surgeries and suspensions, lawsuits, and tax troubles. He was fined by the New York Yankees for late-night carousing and had split from his wife Helen, costing him $100,000, and their 125-acre farm in Sudbury MA. But baseball needed him, as Dan Taylor explains in “Baseball at … Read more