1971 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run on Opening Day, marking the start of a historic streak. Mays will hit home runs in each of the Giants’ first four games.

The Chicago Cubs trade starting pitcher Dennis Eckersley to the Oakland Athletics for three minor leaguers. Eckersley will ...

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in 11 innings before a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium. In his first at-bat, Hank Aaron hit a three-run homer off Jack Billingham. It was his ...

Pittsburgh right-hander Paul Skenes, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year award winner, will be the youngest pitcher in 11 years to start a season opener when he takes the mound for the ...

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as prevalent as ever going into this week’s games in Tokyo.

With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs set to face off in the Tokyo Series, there is no better time to recognize the importance of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Koji Uehara, Masataka Yoshida and other ...

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 that ...

Suzuki came to the United States the following year, signing with the Seattle Mariners, and embarked on a Hall ... But it was thirty years later when pitcher Hideo Nomo came to the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

In this March 20, 2019, file photo, Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki pops out in the third inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in ...