Baseball Legends

Babe Ruth, born George Herman Ruth Jr., was known by many nicknames including 'The Sultan of Swat' and 'The Bambino.' He revolutionized baseball with his power hitting.

Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

A standard Major League Baseball game consists of 9 innings. If the game is tied after 9 innings, extra innings are played until one team has the lead at the end of a complete inning.

Barry Bonds holds the MLB career home run record with 762, surpassing Hank Aaron's previous record of 755 in 2007. Babe Ruth hit 714 career home runs.

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the champions of the American League and National League.

The Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians in 7 games. It was their first championship since 1908, ending the longest title drought in major North American sports.

A perfect game occurs when a pitcher retires every batter he faces over at least 9 innings — no hits, no walks, no errors, no hit batters. There have been only 24 in MLB history.

Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees had a 56-game hitting streak in 1941, one of the most unbreakable records in baseball. He got at least one hit in each of those consecutive games.

A no-hitter is a game in which a pitcher (or combination of pitchers) allows no hits to the opposing team over at least 9 innings. Walks and errors may still allow runners on base.

Ichiro Suzuki, who had 3,089 MLB hits and over 4,000 combined professional hits (including Japan), was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025 in his first year of eligibility.

The Green Monster is the famous 37-foot-2-inch high left field wall at Fenway Park in Boston. It has been a defining feature of the ballpark since it opened in 1912.

Nolan Ryan holds the all-time record with 5,714 career strikeouts. He pitched for 27 seasons and also holds the record for most no-hitters with 7.

RBI stands for Run Batted In. It is a statistic that credits a batter for causing a run to score, except in certain situations like double plays or errors.

The New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships with 27 titles, far more than any other team. The St. Louis Cardinals are second with 11 championships.

A grand slam is a home run hit when all three bases are occupied by runners, resulting in four runs scored. It is the most runs that can be scored on a single play.