March 12, 2024

Fanatics and Nike Blamed by Fans for MLB Uniform Issues

A redesign of M.L.B.’s uniforms has put Fanatics and Nike at the center of a debate about performance versus quality in sportswear. At the end of […]
August 23, 2022

Why Does Yankees Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera Wear a Necklace?

Oswaldo Cabrera has had highlights at multiple positions in his first week in the majors. The only constants have been his enthusiasm and his atypical accessory. […]
May 22, 2022

Smell Good, Play Good? MLB Players Douse Themselves in Cologne

Baseball is full of traditions and superstitions. For numerous players, a heavy dose of cologne or women’s perfume is the unlikeliest of performance enhancers. It was […]
March 20, 2021

Rooting for Your Home Team in Person? Here’s What You Need to Know.

This spring, big-league games are luring fans to stadiums and arenas. Expect varying levels of mask-wearing, social distancing and pregame testing. From strict testing, masking and […]
November 20, 2020

Weddings: When Yankee Fans Fall in Love

Christopher McGuire was back in his native New York in October 2017, and, much like his hometown Yankees, bracing for a Game 7 showdown with the […]
October 18, 2020

Sports to Watch This Week

The N.B.A. and W.N.B.A. titles were claimed, the N.H.L.’s Stanley Cup won and the French Open champions crowned — all in the last three weeks. But […]
July 25, 2020

Things To Do At Home This Week

Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. […]
August 5, 2016

August in New York: Newcomer to the Old Ball Game

It’s not Cooperstown. But the people who come upon, or seek out, the baseball cards in a dimly lighted corridor of the American Wing at the […]
April 29, 2016

Day Out: Jeff Daniels Takes a Baseball Break From ‘Blackbird’

By LEAH ROZEN April 29, 2016 Jeff Daniels adjusted his reading glasses and bent close to peer at a framed baseball card from 1909 featuring Honus Wagner, a […]