Baseball season is upon us, and we've been thinking of baseball songs. The New York Mets and Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies, all begin their seasons on Thursday, March 27. To mark the occasion ...

It is rare for a song written about baseball to become a standard, as one entitled ‘Talkin’ Baseball’ by Terry Cashman became. It is about baseball’s Golden Era, the 1950s and he sings about many of ...

The record deal came down to a single demand, a challenge from Marvin Holtzman, the A&R director at Epic Records, to Ted Worner, a New York press agent with an idea for a novelty song. “We’ll do it if ...

The playlist to get you through Major League Baseball’s long offseason. By Lindsay Zoladz I’m back! A big thank you to Jon Caramanica, Marc Tracy and Dave Renard, the three guest playlisters who ...

The center fielder, who died at 93, was the last surviving star who began his career in Black baseball. San Francisco Giant center fielder Willie Mays swings his bat during spring training in Phoenix, ...

And on this auspicious spring holiday (if you're a baseball fan, anyway), let's celebrate by filling out our lineup of best baseball jams of all time. 1. “A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request,” by Steve ...

Among students of baseball, there has long been widespread belief that Willie Mays was the game’s greatest all-around player. That might come as a surprise to those who are casual fans, or not fans at ...

Imagine growing up in a city where three future Hall of Fame center fielders play. Imagine walking out of your apartment and to the street corner, where you argue with your friends over a soda or an ...

SACRAMENTO — As a ballplayer, Willie Mays was arguably the greatest of all time — baseball’s GOAT. But he also starred in another endeavor — as an important California civil rights pioneer. Mays never ...

Opening day for the Mets, Yanks and Phillies is Thursday, March 27. “Corrido De Fernando Valenzuela” is a classic corrido with a soft touch, much like the easy grounders he induced from opposing ...