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Not: Nick Kurtz encounters the typical rookie setback The Athletics’ No. 1 and MLB Pipeline’s No. 14 overall prospect is ...

From a young Ken Griffey Jr. in 1990 to Bo Jackson at the height of his two-sport powers, the Diamond Kings ruled baseball.

Bagwell wasn’t yet the feared power hitter he would later become, but his rookie season in 1991 showed glimpses of what kind of player he was already. Bagwell hit .294 with a .387 on-base percentage, ...

A son's desire to acquire one of his late father's grail baseball cards makes the 1960 Topps rookie card of Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey significant and relevant 65 years after its release.

Whose rookie cards were you collecting back in the day? JS-We lived to 45 minutes south of San Francisco and grew up in Sunnyvale, California. We were San Francisco Giants fans.

'Tough as nails': Jeff Bagwell recalls Astros' towering, strike-shortened 1994 season Houston's Hall of Famer slugger took a trip down memory lane to discuss his best MLB season.

Bagwell was acquired from the Red Sox as a minor leaguer in a 1990 trade generally considered to be the greatest in Astros history. He was the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1991 and Most ...

With 449 career homers, 202 stolen bases, an MVP and a Rookie of the Year award on the mantelpiece, Bagwell is certainly a worthy inductee. He’s one of only 11 players in MLB history with at ...

It took 53 years for the Astros to have their logo on a Hall of Fame plaque. Thousands of Houstonians made the pilgrimage to share in Biggio's big moment, and most of them long to see Bagwell join ...

Jeff Bagwell, third from left, with 1985 Xavier High soccer teammates, from left, head coach Marty Ryczek, Pat McHugh, Bagwell, David Sizemore, Seb Fazzino and assistant coach Jack King.Submitted ...

Bagwell played with the Houston Astros from 1991-2005, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1991 and a unanimous National League Most Valuable Player award in 1994.