Of the more than 200 Hall of Famers voted in as players for their Major League contributions, about one out of every five spent his entire big league career with just one franchise.A starting team — made up of the best active players who have represented one and only one franchise — is offered below.
Jocketty fields fans’ questions at Caravan stop
Certainly by the final stop on the third day of Reds Caravan with the north leg of the tour, Reds president of baseball operations Walt Jocketty knew what would be coming his way during the question-and-answer session with the fans.
D-backs land Segura in 5-player trade
The D-backs moved to shore up their middle infield and offensive strength Saturday by acquiring shortstop Jean Segura from the Brewers in a five-player trade that sent veteran second baseman Aaron Hill, right-handed starter Chase Anderson and Minor League shortstop Isan Diaz to Milwaukee.
Brewers add Hill, Anderson in deal with D-backs
The Brewers and D-backs made a Saturday splash with a five-player trade that cleared a path to the Major Leagues for Milwaukee’s top prospect.
Statcast says these 5 hurlers don’t need a DH
The seemingly endless debate surrounding whether or not to utilize designated hitters in both leagues heated up again last week, though no changes appear to be imminent.
Braves hold final FanFest at Turner Field
In 2016 the Braves will try to send Turner Field out with a bang. They got off to a good start Saturday, when they held their annual FanFest.
Playing Pictionary with fans, Shaw bests Lindor
During Saturday’s Tribe Fest, Indians fan Chad Milburn teamed with shortstop Francisco Lindor in a battle of Pictionary against reliever Bryan Shaw and Indians fan Lauren Kane. Lindor did the bulk of the on-stage bragging and dancing, but Shaw — who remained stoic throughout the fun competition — came away with the victory.
Amid rumors, rotation happy to remain intact
As things stand — following months of rumors indicating that the Indians would consider dealing from their rotation to boost their offense — Danny Salazar is expected to be on the staff with Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and one of Josh Tomlin, Cody Anderson and TJ House. The rotation was the Indians’ strength last year and should be again in 2016.
Big Hurt returns to White Sox in new role
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas stands as the greatest hitter in White Sox history and as one of the legends most instantaneously associated with the South Siders. But now the Big Hurt once again has an official role with the team after hitting the pause button for one year.
Roberts wants Puig to have ‘fresh start’
Outfielder Yasiel Puig quickly became a focal point at Saturday’s Dodgers FanFest. The first sit-down meeting between Puig and new manager Dave Roberts finally took place, with Roberts saying:
Utley: Kendrick makes Dodgers ‘better team’
Is the Dodgers’ depth chart big enough for both Howie Kendrick and Chase Utley?
Sano switching to right field, with Torii’s help
Much has been made about Miguel Sano’s impending move to right field after the Twins decided to hold onto third baseman Trevor Plouffe and sign Byung Ho Park to be a designated hitter this offseason, but the young slugger doesn’t see it as a big deal.
Scully wants to work some road games
Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully said he would like to broadcast a few road games in this, his 67th and final season, including the regular-season-ending series in San Francisco and games in San Diego and Anaheim.
Former managing partner Rose passes away at 74
Edward W. “Rusty” Rose, who was a major partner in the ownership group headed by George W. Bush that bought the Rangers in 1989, passed away on Friday night. He was 74 years old.
Trio of stars fields questions from kids at SoxFest
There were several funny and adorable moments from those in attendance SoxFest on Saturday at the Hilton Chicago for the first-ever Kids Only Press Conference with the panel of Adam Eaton, Chris Sale and Jose Abreu.
Royals sign OF Snider to Minor League deal
The Royals and outfielder Travis Snider have agreed to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
Broadcaster Block departs; Levering promoted
The Brewers ramped up efforts to bolster their broadcaster lineup Saturday after the Pirates announced they had hired Joe Block to work games on radio and TV.