Over the years, the “Oreo stripe” down the middle of the orange helmet and the helmet itself became the symbol of the team.

Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp ...

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was picked for his 11th All-Star Game and Paul Skenes, James Wood and Elly De La Cruz boosted ...

The art of a snub. Every single year, it seems the MLB All-Star voting committee leaves out a deserving star for another ...

Ohtani stepped back into the batter’s box as leadoff man and designated hitter against the Royals on Sunday, less than 24 ...

The history of Juneteenth in Kansas City One of these major innovations includes the mandatory batting helmet pioneered by former Negro League player, Willie Wells.

That’s a third of the sales of all baseball equipment, which includes balls, bats, batting helmets and other items such as batting and sliding gloves, practice clothing and bat bags.

Former Maryland football and basketball star Tom Brown, who played in the NFL and won a Super Bowl, died at the age of 84.

Most fans knew the Royals’ all-powder blue uniforms would be returning this season, but the new-look batting helmets were a curveball.

A version of this story original ran in February 2020. The National Baseball Hall of Fame features over 300 members in its famous Plaque Gallery, but the path for 37 of them was longer than the rest.

Dave Parker burst into tears when he was elected to the Hall of Fame. "The Cobra" was a National League MVP and won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.