RIP to Chito Martinez, a long-time minor-league outfielder who briefly became a sensation when he got his first chance to play in the minor leagues. He died at his home in Lake Cormorant, MS, on Ap…| RIP Baseball
RIP to Nate Oliver a versatile infielder for the Dodgers, among other teams, in the 1960s. He died on April 5 in Oakland at the age of 84. Oliver played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963-67), San F…| RIP Baseball
RIP to Tommy Helms, the 1966 National League Rookie of the Year and a 2-time All-Star infielder. The Cincinnati Reds, for whom he both played and managed, announced that Helms died on April 13. He …| RIP Baseball
RIP to Billy Smith, who pitched for the 1981 Houston Astros for 10 games. He died on April 5 in The Woodlands, TX. He was 70 years old. Billy Lavern Smith was born in La Marque, TX, on September 13…| RIP Baseball
Tony Blanco never really had the opportunity to show just what kind of ballplayer he could be in the major leagues — his MLB career consisted of 62 at-bats for the 2005 Washington Nationals. …| RIP Baseball
Octavio Dotel was one of the most well-traveled players in major league baseball history — not because he wasn’t good enough to stick in one place for long. Rather, Dotel was such an ef…| RIP Baseball
RIP to Carl Warwick, an outfielder whose 6-year career in the major leagues included some World Series heroics that are still a part of MLB’s postseason record book. He died on April 5 at the…| RIP Baseball
The roof collapse of the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic has killed two former major-league ballplayers and the relative of a third. According to the latest reports, at least 79 p…| RIP Baseball
The St. Louis Browns made it to just one World Series in the franchise’s history, and it happened to be during World War II when teams were depleted of much of their talent. The best pitcher on tha…| RIP Baseball
RIP to Tommie Reynolds, an outfielder for 8 seasons in the majors in the 1960s and ’70s. He was also minor-league manager at a time when the lack of minorities in management roles became a po…| RIP Baseball
