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We play a game for a living, and because of that, we sometimes treat the final result as if it’s a matter of life or death.

CC Sabathia

It was the first day of school, with one small difference. “School” was the San Francisco Giants.

Matt Duffy

I hope everyone knows: I have always wanted to play. I have always wanted to pitch every single chance I get.

Matt Harvey

Reflecting on it all these years later, I realize that the streak was never about the streak. It was about giving all I could for the team I loved

Cal Ripken Jr.

I never liked the term “Ball Boy.” I’m 24 years old. I’m not a little boy. I prefer “Ball Man,” but I get it. It’s not as catchy; you lose the alliteration fact

Scott Masler

Introducing Tribune Mailbag, a new series featuring athletes and fans in conversation.

Derek Jeter

Every ballpark has its own magic. I've been photographing Major League Baseball since 1987, a career that has taken me to thousands of...

Brad Mangin

Players' Tribune photographer Robert Beck spent a recent Saturday at a mega-baseball complex near Tijuana to get a look at how béisbol is played south of the bo

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There’s always another kid out there to whom I can pay it forward.

Chris Archer

This is 'From Where I See It,' and for our first entry, we wandered in and outside of Yankee Stadium to get stories from the people behind the scenes.

Clayton Kershaw joins Ben Lyons on the #RealFanLife podcast to talk about the Dodgers' chances of a run in October, his beloved Dallas...

Ben Lyons

A lot of times when athletes get hurt in a gruesome way, they don't really talk about it. For me? My worst injury was the biggest moment in my career.

Sean Smith

Every summer, baseball's brightest future stars gather on the eastern shores of Massachusetts for the Cape Cod Baseball League.

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MLB's #1 Draft pick Dansby Swanson, who just signed to the Arizona Diamondbacks, pens a thank you letter to his alma mater, Vanderbilt.

Dansby Swanson

Would I give it all back — the Hall, the All-Star appearances, the Gold Gloves, the Silver Sluggers — to have won that World Series ring? Heck yeah.

Craig Biggio

A collection of photographs from All-Star games over the years documenting some of the most historic firsts in All-Star game history.

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Athletes from across the sports landscape took to Twitter to react to hometown hero Todd Frazier outlasting rookie Joc Pederson in one of the most exciting Home

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Listen as CC Sabathia discusses the state of the Yankees, getting ejected and who he's rooting for in the NBA Finals.

CC Sabathia

School's out for summer — and for the Anderson Monarchs, a youth traveling baseball team from South Philadelphia that includes Mo'ne Davis, that meant a 23-day,

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How Clint Hurdle and the city of Pittsburgh helped save Jason Grilli's career.

Jason Grilli