Doc Gooden is one of the 15 members of the exclusive baseball fraternity known as the Black Aces In 1983, Dwight Gooden started to mentally prepare himself for a demotion from the Class A Lynchburg ...

When the Mets retire Dwight Gooden’s uniform number 16 on Sunday, it will be for his entire body of work during his 11 seasons with the club. It’ll be for 157 wins from 1984-94. It’ll be for 23 ...

The Home Run Derby—in any era—remains one of the most exciting events on the MLB calendar. While the format has shifted over the years, the thrill of watching professional hitters crank out the ...

Although the 1985 Fleer Baseball set possesses one the of lesser known rookie classes of the 1980’s there are still a number of essential names for collectors to chase. These players include but are ...

Royals modeled 2015 roster on 1985 team blueprint of speed, defense and depth Both title runs featured pivotal comebacks and unsung postseason contributors Managerial gambles at shortstop proved ...

Early in the season, I wrote a piece about the similarities between the World Series Champion Royals of 1985 and the current edition. At the time, the teams had similar records, and if you squinted ...

In 2006, Jim "Mudcat" Grant wrote a book titled "The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners." Celebrated in its pages were the members of an exclusive club: The African ...