Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old girl, struck out baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back-to-back in a 1931 game between the Chattanooga Lookouts and the New York Yankees. Rating: True (About ...

"In this episode of “Yankee Week with Steve Adubato and Neal Shapiro”, The WNET Group President & CEO joins Steve to reflect on the remarkable careers of three iconic Yankee sluggers: Babe Ruth, Lou ...

In a 1931 exhibition, Jackie Mitchell silenced the greats back-to-back. It sparked still-ongoing debates over legitimacy and opportunities for women in baseball ...

Bettmann/Contributor via Getty ImagesJackie Mitchell, taken on July 14, 1933. During an exhibition game on April 2, 1931, Babe Ruth struck out in four pitches. This wasn’t all that unusual — even the ...

Days after Jackie Mitchell (center) struck out Yankee superstars (from left) Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, the duo watched the female phenom demonstrate her fastball during spring training in Chattanooga, ...

Rollie Sheldon, a Connecticut native who played basketball and baseball on NCAA Tournament teams at UConn and went on to enjoy a strong rookie season with the Yankees in 1961 — while teammates Roger ...

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Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. And George Springer? That's the company the Toronto Blue Jays' veteran outfielder is keeping right now in the current hot streak he's on. It's hard to do better than that in the ...

The Atlanta Braves have continued to dominate Major League Baseball in its early stages, and a big part of that is because of what first baseman Matt Olson has done on both sides of the ball. Olson, ...