Rawlings Baseball Gloves Feature

Baseball: Gold gloves for Trevor Gretzky, Austin Hedges

Trevor Gretzky and Austin Hedges, 2011 high school graduates, have been honored as 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Assn. Gretzky played first base for Westlake Village Oaks Christian. Hedges played catcher for...

Museum to honor defensive players

Nine of baseball’s greatest defensive players of all time will soon be given a top award, known as the Golden Glove.

The week ahead: Gold Glove finalists from Negro Leagues to be announced

Thanks to a treasure trove of statistics, it’s easy to determine some of the dominant hitters in Negro Leagues history.

Angels grant a wish for boy with cancer

A hospice team asked Chris Corbin what he wanted to do for his 12th birthday. He said he wanted to see the Angels play and meet the players.

THE SUN'S TOP 175 ATHLETES No. 3: Brooks Robinson will forever be remembered as the O's third baseman

Hall of Famer is No. 3 on The Sun's list of the Top 175 Maryland athletes Brooks Robinson owned third base. Still does. At his sendoff in 1977 – a "Thanks, Brooks" Day at a packed Memorial Stadium – Robinson's successor, Doug DeCinces, removed third base from its moorings and presented it to the Orioles veteran. "This is always yours," DeCinces said. No position player in MLB history has won as ...

Molina powers Cards

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina received two awards for his defense before Saturday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers. It was his offense that stole the show.

Glove Fest: Getting a grip on the Cards' April defense

In the regular monthly audit of the Cardinals fielding, second base is where things turn.

Superstitions affect Illini in various ways

Baseball is known as a game of failures. Even the best hitters get a hit just three out of every 10 at-bats. That’s why baseball players are also the most superstitious: When something goes right, they try by any means to replicate the same process. The Illinois baseball team is no exception.