No team in professional sports boasts the glorious history of the Yankees, winners of 27 World Series championships over the past century. Some might argue that having 21 retired numbers honoring 22 ...

Welcome to Year 3 of the Numbers That Define Baseball column, an Athletic tradition like no other. But you’ll be shocked to hear that this year is a little different than those other years because, ...

The Athletic has live coverage of around the league on MLB Opening Day. I love numbers. You’ve probably noticed that. But have I ever explained why? In baseball, every number tells a story. That’s why ...

It’s been all over the sports news — an obsession, one might call it — for the past week: New York Yankee Aaron Judge’s quest to break Roger Maris’s American League record of home runs in a single ...

There are three significant benchmarks in baseball career numbers – 300, 500 and 3,000. As in wins, home runs and hits. These golden numbers elevate the pedestrian career to the pinnacle and mean a ...

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If Aaron Judge gets involved in a close race for the home run crown down the stretch, don't expect Yankees fans to forget about this one. RBC Heritage: Justin Thomas beats Andrew Novak in a playoff at ...

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