No MLB team can have a baseball or baseball-shaped design on their uniforms to prevent confusion. Some teams use baseball imagery in their logos, but it must be incorporated into another design element. The Chicago White Sox once wore shorts, Ted Kluszewski developed sleeveless jerseys, and the New York Yankees don’t display players’ last names […]
Some MLB games have had very low attendance, including the Baltimore Orioles vs. Chicago White Sox game in 2015 which had no fans due to civil unrest. The Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics game in 1979 had only 250 fans due to bad weather. The New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox game in 1966 […]
Most Major League Baseball players come from small towns and rural areas, despite over half of the US population living in cities with over 500,000 people. The trend is also seen in other North American sports leagues. Possible reasons include less distractions and more personalized attention in small towns. Other sports facts include high divorce […]
Cy Young pitched the most innings in baseball history, with 7,356 innings, won 511 games, and set the record for most games completed. He threw the first perfect game in American League history and the Cy Young Award was created in his honor. Cy Young is the major league player who pitched the most innings, […]
