1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.

The Chicago White Sox are back and looking to recover from ... and Tampa Bay would make subsequent jumps to five wins in 1978 and 10 wins (along with a playoff berth) in 1979.

2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto. 2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ...

Frank Robinson's family participated in a powerful pregame moment ahead of the Guardians' home opener Tuesday.

2003 — Washington Wizards’ Michael Jordan plays his final NBA game. 2008 — Jason Kidd gets the 100th triple-double of his career with 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Dallas’ 111-98 victory ...

To see No. 42 on a baseball jersey today is to think of Jackie Robinson. It’s inescapable, with anyone in uniform every April ...

Named the Chicago skipper in October, Venable is the second Black manager in White Sox history and first since Doby managed half a season for the Pale Hose in 1978. Venable got a kick out of ...

Some of the strangest things you'll see on a baseball field happened this week. Here's how it all looked through the broadcasters' eyes.

Readers of the L.A. Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on the Dodgers' planned visit to the White House, ...

Cheap Trick certainly did its part to energize the audience. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers burned through a fiery, but ...