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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter smiles as he speaks about his 3,000th career hit at a press conference after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., on July 9, 2011.

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for t...

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honor on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain...

Yuli Gurriel #10 of the Houston Astros celebrates with teammate Jose Altuve #27 after scoring off of a double hit by Brian McCann #16 against Tommy Kahnle #48 of the New York Yankees during the fifth inning in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 21, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

This Week's Baseball Insanity Is the Perfect Scandal for Our Age

And baseball is suddenly more riveting than it's been in years

Don Larsen, 27 year old Yankee right hander, wrote his own line of baseball history by pitching the first perfect game ever pitched in a World Series to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1956. Larsen faced 17 men and set them down with 97 pitches and gave no hits or walks while he was doing it.

Pitcher Don Larsen, Who Threw Only Perfect Game in World Series History, Dies at 90

Larsen reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game i...

Larsen reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956

Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo reacts after scoring on a hit by Miguel Montero during the 10th inning of Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Cleveland.

My Top Sports Moment of the Decade: The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series

The Cubs' victory ended a 108-year streak without a championship

Sean Doolittle of the Washington Nationals during Game Six of the 2019 World Series on October 29, 2019

The Nationals Are Headed to Trump's White House Today — Without One Key Player

"I just can't do it," says reliever Sean Doolittle

Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals celebrates as he walks back to the dug out after the last out with bases loaded in the seventh inning of game four of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park on October 07, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

This Year's World Series Has All the Makings of a Classic. Here's What to Know

The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals get underway Tuesday night

ESPN baseball broadcaster Jessica Mendoza signs autographs at SunTrust Park in Atlanta on April 12, 2019.

ESPN'S Jessica Mendoza on Breaking Barriers and How to Change Baseball's Rules

Jessica Mendoza, the glass-shattering baseball broadcaster who is the first...

Jessica Mendoza, the glass-shattering baseball broadcaster who is the first woman, in any major American men's team sport, to serve as top color commentator for a national network, never envisioned this: walking through Fenway Park,...

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

This Week's Baseball Insanity Is the Perfect Scandal for Our Age

Pitcher Don Larsen, Who Threw Only Perfect Game in World Series History, Dies at 90

My Top Sports Moment of the Decade: The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series

The Nationals Are Headed to Trump's White House Today — Without One Key Player

This Year's World Series Has All the Makings of a Classic. Here's What to Know

ESPN'S Jessica Mendoza on Breaking Barriers and How to Change Baseball's Rules

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