1921 — Babe Ruth achieves 139 home runs and becomes the all-time home run leader in Major League Baseball, taking the title from Roger Connor. 1927 — Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics doubles off the glove of Harry Heilmann for his 4,000th hit.

Patrick was the No. 90 player in the draft, according to The Athletic. Harden is a junior-college transfer who shined last season at McLennan Community College. Braun is a left-handed hitter and was the No. 231 player in ESPN's draft rankings.

The league hasn’t announced a date or host city for the ’28 All-Star Game yet, but All-Star Games typically fall on a mid-July Tuesday, making July 11, 2028 a likely date. That would be three days before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 14, potentially creating a longer downtime than the league or players want.

Major League Baseball faces a potential lockout in December 2026. Players and management have long clashed over salary cap proposals, a format that union head Tony Clark criticizes as harmful to competition and player salary guarantees.

If you think the sport’s next labor standoff is a ways away, you’re not listening to the executives who say it’s affecting today’s decisions.

The Diamondbacks have teamed up with OneCourt to help blind, low-vision fans follow home games at Chase Field.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said nothing is off the table when it comes to potential expansion, including the return of a second MLB team to the Bay Area.

Boardroom captured the sights and sounds from an action-packed, eventful MLB All-Star Week in Atlanta featuring great games, music, entertainment, and family fun.