The Sporting News cover on this day in 1999, focusing on Cal Ripken Jr. recovering from a back injury.
"The passion for baseball is always going to be there."
The Sporting News cover on this day in 1974, commemorating Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's legendary home run record.
Louisville Slugger ran an ad in the issue for the occasion.
The Sporting News issue on this day in 1969 focuses on Tony Conigliaro's comeback for the @RedSox
In '67, Conigliaro was hit in the face by a pitch that caused an eye injury and derailed his career. He missed the '68 season before returning in '69.
With @sportingnews turning 140 and the World Baseball Classic ending, we imagined what an all-time Team USA and an all-time Team World might look like.
The rosters include more than a century of greats, and SN covered them all. Here’s what it looks like:
https://t.co/BH1niB8Ljl
The Dominican Republic team averaged over 10 runs per game in the World Baseball Classic, and never scored fewer than 7 runs in a game ...
until tonight against Team USA where they only scored one run.