1996 — Greg Maddux’s major league record of road victories ended at 18 in a row with a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. He ...

1957 — President Eisenhower officially opened the 1956 season by tossing out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The ball was the 10 millionth Spalding baseball to be used in major ...

The Atlanta Braves win their first game this season, 6-4, over the Houston Astros, as Chipper Jones homers in his first game ...

The closest thing to a theme that emerged in Ridley’s comments was a defense of norms, a timely issue given the tumult beyond ...