Prior to the Lakers taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season opener, a historic photo was taken at center court. Lakers forward LeBron James along with his son and teammate Bronny posed with MLB stars Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr..
Former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks stand-out Hunter Greene has been a key contributor to the Cincinnati Reds. During his third season with the club, he has played in 12 games as a starting pitcher and has pitched for 70.2 innings.
Fresh off Los Angeles City Hall announcing May 17 would be declared as Shohei Ohtani Day on Friday, the two-way superstar delivered in a big way for his new team.
The moment finally hit Greene in the third inning, but only emotionally. He said he became teary-eyed on the bench amid the enormity of the occasion, and was choked up after walking off the mound in the sixth.
Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.
Joe Leonard Morgan, one of the all-time greatest second basemen in Major League Baseball history, and a key cog in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, has died at the age of 77.
The Milwaukee Bucks took a historic stand by electing not to play in the scheduled Wednesday Game 5 of the NBA Playoff series versus the Orlando Magic to boycott police brutality and specifically boycott the treatment of Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old American Black man who was shot in the back seven times by a Kenosha police officer that left him paralyzed earlier on Sunday.
First-ballot Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, who was Major League Baseball’s first Black manager, has died at the age of 83 after a prolonged battle with bone cancer. Robinson is one of the most groundbreaking figures in MLB history. He heavily impacted the integration of Black players into the league. Nearly a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1946, Robinson broke into the majors earning Rookie of the Year honors in 1956 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
Pitcher Hunter Greene is a well-rounded athlete heading into the Major Leagues.
George Kenneth Griffey Sr. had an iconic 18-year run in Major League Baseball as a right fielder, winning the World Series twice, becoming a three-time MLB All Star and being the first player in Major League Baseball to play with his son on the same team.