DISCOVER HISTORY

Stories from baseball's rich history are constantly being added to keep you connected to the game you love.

Class of 2023 inductees Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen to share memories on Monday, July 24, at Doubleday Field.

Parade starts at 6 p.m. and features returning Hall of Famers.

No brothers have ever combined to win more games than Phil and Joe Niekro, who together accumulated 539 winning decisions in the major leagues.

April, 1997 was a memorable month for Ken Griffey Jr., who hit .340 and became the first player to ever hit 13 home runs before May.

The 44th president and a White Sox fan, Barack Obama threw the first pitch before the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis.

On July 19, 1960, Juan Marichal made his big league debut for the Giants and one-hit the Phillies.

Across various leagues and for countless teams, Satchel Paige enjoyed one of the longest and most successful pitching careers in baseball history.

The late Chadwick Boseman starred in his portrayal of Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film "42."

Multiple versions of Washington, D.C. baseball have called Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium home.

Hank Aaron wasn't just a Hall of Fame ballplayer – his advocacy for racial justice earned him a lifetime membership to the NAACP in 1975.

Cooperstown institution partners with Candy to offer commemorative digital tickets to Museum.

Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen to be honored as Class of 2023.

Curtis Granderson pulled out all the stops for Jackie Robinson Day in 2018, honoring Robinson and Larry Doby with his custom cleats.

Buck Leonard's powerful bat made him a perennial Negro League All-Star and a legend of the game.

A pair of red Mizuno cleats helped Ozzie Smith shine as the Cardinals won the 1982 World Series.

As he did on the field, Smokey Joe Williams stands tall in the Hall of Fame's Steele Art Gallery thanks to Deryl Daniel Mackie's portrait.