Major League Baseball

Shohei Ohtani’s feat is a testament to his unparalleled talent. The Mizusawa, Oshu, Japan, player achieved a milestone that had never been reached in the history of Major League Baseball — the 50-home run/50-stolen base plateau.

I first witnessed the incomparable skills of Willie Mays as an 11-year-old when I was taken to Connie Mack Stadium — the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. I sat transfixed as I watched Mays roam the vast spaces of centerfield, running down deep flyballs and turning them into outs.

With the death to brain cancer of 57-year-old, 17-season Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield on Oct. 1, the last day of their season, the focus of the team playing in Baltimore against the Orioles was not on what happened on the field.

A recently released documentary follows attempts made by Major League Baseball to increase the number of Black athletes on its 30 teams.