Really, he’s rarin’ to go: Phil Niekro claims he’s in great shape, and if the wind is favorable enough, the 70-year-old right-hander said he can still crank his fastball up in the 80-mph range . . .

ATLANTA – Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, has died after ...

Phil Niekro, a baseball Hall of Famer and famous knuckleballer, passed away on Saturday night. He was 81 years old. Few players in baseball history had Niekro’s incredible longevity. The 1997 ...

(Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, who was famous for confounding batters with his mystifying knuckleball, died in his sleep at age 81, the Atlanta Braves said on Sunday. Known by ...

More than anybody else, Dan Duquette was responsible for bringing Tim Wakefield to the Red Sox. In April of 1995, when Duquette was in his first full season as the team’s general manager, the club ...

Phil Niekro, the only knuckleball pitcher to win 300 Major League Baseball games, died in his sleep Saturday night after a long battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 81. Niekro ...

ARLINGTON, TexasARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball’s career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, ...

Fried threw eight shutout innings in a 4–0 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium, lowering his ERA to 1.78 through his first 13 starts this season. It’s the best opening stretch by a ...

The New York Giants appear to be destined for another disappointing season, falling to a 1-3 on the year after their 20-15 loss on Thursday Night Football to the Dallas Cowboys. And according to Adam ...

1920 – The Braves eliminate the Giants with a 3-2 win at the Polo Grounds in the second game of a doubleheader thanks to a ninth inning home run by Tony Boeckel. 1921 – Braves catcher Ray Powell hits ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer moved into 11th place on baseball's career strikeout list, getting his 3,343rd on Sunday to pass Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro. Scherzer, making his ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, ...