The Phillies played the first game in their inaugural season on May 1, 1883. A lot has happened since then. I’ve been covering the Phillies since 2003, so I’ve seen a few things -- but I’ve also missed most of it.

In December 1958, the Phillies officially gave up trying to plant their flag in the New York TV market. The National League made a dramatic exit.

Baseball, more than any other sport, is grounded in history, built on legend, an enduring portal into the past. So it made a certain sense in 1999 when Major League Baseball’s ninth commissioner, Bud Selig, created an unusual position in pro sports ...

When Buster Posey was introduced as the Giants’ president of baseball operations in October 2024, he made it clear that he understood what his duty to fans would be. “We’re in the memory-making business,

Here at Fastball and FanNation, we're a fan of baseball history. Big fans, actually. We enjoy telling you nuggets like about how incredible Christopher Morel's start to the season is, or about the incredibly niche history that Giants pitcher Sean Manaea ...

2021: Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso — nicknamed “The Cuban Comet” — was finally voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with two others with Chicago connections, Jim Kaat and Buck O’Neil.

1978 – Bob Horner of the Braves edges Ozzie Smith of San Diego to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Horner batted .266 with 23 home runs in just 323 at-bats after starting the season at Arizona State University before being the first overall pick of the June draft.

The Georgia Bulldog Club (TGBC) has officially launched the 2026 Steve Webber Baseball Fund (SWBF) campaign and baseball season ticket application process