When I was born in 1957, my older brother urged my parents not to name his baby brother Patrick (after our maternal great-grandfather) but rather Michael. That way, he could nickname me "Mickey," in ...

Casey Stengel and Mickey Mantle celebrate Mantle's Triple Crown in 1956.

Some biographers study their subject through microfilm and chatty college roommates. Others have their protagonist pass out drunk in their lap. In her new book, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End ...

As Alex Rodriguez chases 600 home runs -- and beyond -- ESPNNewYork.com looks back at the seven sluggers in the 500 Home Run Club most associated with the Big Apple, either because they played their ...