This All-Star Game will also be an occasion, in the home park of the Braves, to celebrate an old Braves catcher named Joe Torre, three days before his 85th birthday.

Former major-league pitcher Tom "Flash" Gordon also spoke to USA TODAY Sports about Mariano Rivera, Bo Jackson and George Brett.

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has become the 20 th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record 3,000 career strikeouts. The 2014 National League Most Valuable Player ...

And then we come to the closers. The Athletic’s list includes Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Billy Wagner, Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel, and Aroldis Chapman. Not exactly bums.

This date in baseball June 28 1910 Joe Tinker of the Chicago Cubs became the first major leaguer to steal home twice in the same game, an 11-1 victory over Cincinnati.

2009 — Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 for a Subway Series sweep.

2009 — Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 for a Subway Series sweep. 2011 — Jason Bay and Carlos ...