The similarities were always striking: two outstanding athletes making immediate impacts on the same team. Both National League Rookies of the Year - Gooden for pitching in 1984 and Strawberry for ...
Paul Skenes’ meteoric rise to the top is complete. The young Pittsburgh Pirates ace and former LSU superstar was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, becoming ...
The "Amazin" Mets took Darryl Strawberry with the first pick in the 1980 draft and were rewarded for it three years later when he absolutely lit it up and won National League Rookie of the Year honors ...