Starting in December and ending on Opening Day, Joe Posnanski will count down the 100 greatest baseball players by publishing an essay on a player every day for 100 days. In all, this project will ...

Mel Ott was paid to play baseball for the first time at age 14. By age 17, the Gretna native sat next to manager John McGraw on the bench with the New York Giants.

Melvin Thomas Ott, of Gretna, La., signed with the New York Giants out of high school, played his first Major League Baseball game at the age of 17 and went on to hit 511 home runs. After 22 ...

A jersey that was worn by baseball great and Gretna native Mel Ott is up for auction, and the current bidding price is just over $177,000. The jersey, listed for auction on the Lelands.com Master ...

1929 Mel Ott !!! Merrill, who is just 21 years old, made the roster out of spring training, helping provide the Padres depth in the outfield after trading away Juan Soto and Trent Grisham.

CLEVELAND — Miguel Cabrera drove in a run to tie Mel Ott for 11th place on the career RBIs list and Akil Baddoo homered on the second pitch of the game, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 win ...

Charbonnet, of course, is a grizzled senior. Cal's running back is no relation to Mel Ott, the baseball hall of famer and a different kind of home-run hitter who unfortunately didn't live long enough.

Juan Soto Joins Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Mickey Mantle in Special Baseball History Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 20, 2025 8:58 AM ET ...