Ichiro falls a vote short of being the second unanimous choice ever. CC makes it in his first year of eligibility, Wagner in ...

The Texas Rangers signed shortstop Hansel Ramirez — the son of former All-Star short stop Hanley Ramirez — as part of their 2025 international free agency class Wednesday. Ramirez, a 17-year ...

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Ramirez had been treading water at Southampton and during a loan spell with Hull City, but Karanka’s faith in him paid major dividends. Not only did Gaston lead Boro into the Premier League ...

The Louisiana Republican senator is facing a challenge from former Rep. John Fleming, who accused the incumbent of allying with Democrats on climate change. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s record on climate ...

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has reiterated her stance on Russian and Belarusian players as the war in her homeland continues. Even since the conflict began almost three years ago ...

294 with 31 homers and a .941 OPS when batting first. When leading off an inning last year he hit .316 with a 1.102 OPS. In a bit of a quirk, for some reason, he went just 3-for-25 in seven games ...

From there, Ramirez placed 10th in NL MVP voting in 2007, followed by an 11th-place finish in 2008 and a runner-up finish in 2009. He won the NL batting title in 2009, plus Silver Sluggers in 2008 ...

"We had dinner the night before the game and he said he would do it on 150 if he got there," his batting coach Tahmid Islam tells BBC Sport. Fast forward a few hours and debutant Konstas ...

Virat Kohli’s recent tour, which concluded on Sunday, is widely speculated to be his final one in Australia. The 36-year-old batting icon, who has been a pivotal figure in India-Australia cricketing ...

Eventually, his 32 wickets in the series (the most by an Indian bowler in Australia) ended up in a 1-3 defeat, thanks largely to insipid batting performances and questionable selection calls. Not that ...

330 batting average. His performance ultimately helped him finish sixth in American League MVP Award voting, as well. The infielder is nearing the end of his current contract, so the Rays could be ...