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Major League Baseball endures because of its historical reference points, and Baseball Almanac has dedicated itself to preserving the history of our national pastime. Baseball Almanac is an interactive baseball encyclopedia with 506,708 pages of in-depth baseball facts, original baseball research and baseball statistics not found anywhere else.

Repeatedly recognized as THE online source for baseball related history: National Geographic said, "Everything you want to know about baseball is on this site." Sports Collectors Digest said, "This site doesn't have any rivals. Every historical information or feat you want on baseball is right here." Yahoo once wrote, "If God were a baseball fan, this site is what his attic would look like."

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"Baseball Almanac: This site offers one-stop shopping for facts, statistics, and trivia on professional baseball. Organized by categories such as all-star games, awards, fabulous feats, famous firsts, hall of fame, player stats, record book and year in review, the site also features current baseball news and 'Today in Baseball History' notes. All of the information on the Baseball Almanac site itself is free. This is a useful site both for baseball fanatics as well as for those just wanting to check a fact or brush up on their baseball knowledge." - Library of Congress. Library of Congress Online Catalog (LCCN 2003557424). 18 August 2020.

Baseball Almanac News
Date 2026 Major League Baseball Calendar Days Away
03-26-2026 Opening Day (History) 31 days
04-15-2026 Jackie Robinson Day (History) 51 days
07-14-2026 MLB All-Star Game (History) 141 days
07-26-2026 Hall of Fame Induction Day Ceremony 153 days
09-15-2026 Roberto Clemente Day (History) 204 days
09-27-2026 Final Day of the Regular Season 216 days
New Research in Baseball Autographs
  Umps: Eric Gregg (d.2006), Tom Hallion, Ken Kaiser (d.2017), Dave Pallone.
  Jaylin Davis, Ryan Pressly, Emilio Pagán, Hanser Alberto.
  Umpires: Don Denkinger, Mike Reilly, Dale Scott, Harry Wendelstedt (d.2012).
  Fraser Ellard, Red Moore (d.2016), and Lester Lockett (d.2005).
  Miguel Andujar, Orlando Arcia, José Azocar, and Ray Dandridge (d.1994).
New Research in Baseball Awards
  Howard Borden won 2025 Wilbur Snypp Award (college baseball support).
  Andrew Abbott won both the Johnny Vander Meer & Ernie Lombardi Award.
  Emilio Pagán won the 2025 Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award.
  Tigers Rookie (Troy Melton) & Player (Tarik Skubal) of the Year updated.
  Best postseason performance (Babe Ruth Award): Yoshinobu Yamamoto
New Research in the Baseball Card Database
  Added a 2025 Topps Checklist (700 cards) to Topps Sets (Set #208).
  Error Card (#444) and set history added to 1981 Donruss checklist.
  Added 1986 ProCards Vancouver Canadians (27 cards) to ProCards Sets.
  Added 1985 TCMA International League All-Stars (45 cards) to TCMA Sets.
  Bad connection to one player fixed on 1985 Donruss & 1987 Donruss.
New Research in Baseball Feats
  Shohei Ohtani | 3 HRs in a Game | 13th in Postseason History | Box Score.
  30-30 Club: Carroll, Chisholm, Lindor, Ramírez, Rodríguez, PCA, Soto!
  Luis García Jr. | 3 HRs in a Game | 14th in franchise history | Box Score.
  Edmundo Sosa | 3 HRs in a Game | 1st by a Phillies SS | Box Score.
  Cal Raleigh hit HRs From Each Side of the Plate in Same Game—again (5x).
New Research in Baseball Lists (List of Last Ten Site Updates)
  Drake Baldwin & Nick Kurtz on Baseball Digest Cover (Digest Frequency).
  Added Carlos Beltran & Andruw Jones to several Baseball Hall of Fame lists.
  Added Max Kepler & press release, to MLB Steroid Suspensions research list.
  World Series Umpires list gets links to profiles & HOF designations.
  Added Austin Maddox to MLB Players Who Did Time in Prison.
New Research on MLB Players, MLB Managers, & MLB Umpires
  Joey Meyer: Integrated the video of his 582-foot home run in 1987.
  Jacob Stallings just joined the Pirates as a Baseball Operations Specialist.
  Goat Anderson: Discovered his height & weight (WWII Draft Card).
  Jim Ray Hart: Added high school name and all-time Giants 3B ranking.
  Steve Arlin: New quote, signing bonus, and missing contracts integrated.
New Research on Rookies (2025 A.L. Rookies | 2025 N.L. Rookies)
  10-01: Chase DeLauter: 2022 MLB Draft out of James Madison (Stats).
  09-28: Jose Corniell — 929th player from the D.R., added quote & Academy.
  09-25: Austin Pope: 2019 MLB Draft (Trades), Fairfield University (Stats).
  09-23: Hunter Barco: 2022 MLB Draft (Trades), University of Florida (Stats).
  09-20: Petey Halpin2020 MLB Draft out of Mira Costa High School.
New Research in Baseball Records
  Added Game 3 to Every Extra Inning Game in World Series History.
  James Wood broke Most Strikeouts in a NL Season by a Lefthander.
  Corbin Carroll: Record for Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Triples.
  Added Byron Buxton & Francisco Lindor to 10+ Lead-off HRs in a Season.
  Aaron Judge passed Miguel Cabrera; Most IBB in a Season by Righthander.
New Research on Baseball Teams & Historic Games
  Added new research list of every Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame member.
  Updated Franchise Fact (#2) on the Arizona Diamondbacks Almanac page.
  Archived Kansas City Royals General Managers on MLB General Managers.
  Added a new Kansas City Royals Record Book — full franchise records.
  The Giants, Rangers and Twins release their managers, 2026 set to TBD.
New Research in College Baseball Lists & Baseball Book Reviews
  Added FIU fielding data (stats) and transactions (trades) to J.C. Escarra.
  Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves: new book review!
  Furman University: new, nine MLB players updated, last was Jay Jackson.
  Franklin Pierce University: new, added Steve Hathaway & Kevin McGowan.
  Howard College had a typo in the # column, fixed the issue.
New Research on MLB Players Who Died in 2026 (2025 / All Years)
  Bill Mazeroski. Died Feb 20. HOF Class of 2001 — and so much more.
  Joe Nossek. Died Feb 12. Six years in majors / 28-years coaching!
  Roy Face. Died Feb 12. Extraordinary closer during the 1950s & 60s.
  Bobby Henrich. Died Feb 9. MLB at age 18—high school to '57 Redlegs.
  Gary Blaylock. Died Feb 7. RHP with 1959 Cardinals & 1959 Yankees.
New Research on World Series, ASGs, & Year-by-Year MLB History
  Received & integrated a ticket stub to Game 5 of the 1970 World Series.
  The 2000 World Series gets logo, formatting upgrade, and new research.
  Typo (clot) fixed & upgraded formatting added to the 2007 World Series.
  Added National Anthem singer for Game 3 of the 1945 World Series.
  Added National Anthem singer for Game 2 of the 1925 World Series.
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