Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

Reaction to Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson being reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making them eligible for the Hall of Fame.

Hard-throwing Pete Fairbanks is in the final season of a three-year, $12 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, though with a $7 million club option for the 2026 season, he also has the potential to be more than just a rental pickup.

Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart