Tag: Major League Baseball
Baseball Hall of Fame has another chance to enshrine Gil Hodges,...
WASHINGTON -- Repeat after me: Gil Hodges is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of people think he's in already.
And...
Deacon Charlie Schauber’s Phillies cap was no arrow aimed at Diocese...
Sports-minded onlookers outside St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington on July 13 might have believed one of the Diocese of Wilmington permanent deacons was lobbing...
Baseball Hall of Famer, slugger Hank Aaron, dies at 86
WASHINGTON -- Hank Aaron, who was baseball's home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved....
Alyssa Nakken from Jesuit-run University of San Francisco joins Giants’ staff...
WASHINGTON -- Another barrier in the sports world was broken July 20 when Alyssa Nakken coached first base in the late innings of an...
Chaplain for Washington Nationals describes ‘story of mutual love and friendship’
WASHINGTON -- A baseball season and team are not often synonymous with religious or spiritual themes, but for Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, using words such...
Former major league pitcher Trever Miller shares his daughter’s challenges with...
Trever Miller was born to be a pitcher.
The Kentucky native loved the challenge baseball presented. The struggle between two men. One with a ball....
Milwaukee Brewers longtime chaplain celebrates Mass (and his playoff team)
MILWAUKEE -- Champagne corks popped in the visiting clubhouse Oct. 7 as the Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their sweep of the Colorado Rockies, advancing to...
Rusty Staub, Catholic baseball star for 23 seasons, dies at 73
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- Rusty Staub, 73, the New Orleans-born Catholic baseball star who was a fan favorite in a well-traveled, 23-season...