Entries Categorized as 'MLB'

Barry Bonds: 756 homers — still 58 shy of record

Date August 8, 2007

Although Barry Bonds has passed Hank Aaron to earn the Major League Baseball all-time home run record, he’s still 58 home runs shy of the Major League Wiffleball career record, held by Mike Breen. Bonds trails Breen 58-0.
It’s possible that Bonds may be preparing for a wiffleball career after baseball and try for [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Date June 17, 2007

Playing a friendly game of wiffleball with family members is a great way to spend Father’s Day, or any day. Here, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Johan Santana plays wiffleball with his oldest of two daughters, Jasmily.
Notice, they’re using an official MLW ball, which Santana requested from our staff after posing for a photo [...]

Tommy Lasorda holding a wiffleball

Date March 19, 2007

Major League Wiffleball staff caught up with former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda at a spring training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida.
Mr. Lasorda was kind enough to pose for a photo holding a wiffleball from his seat.
In addition to his success as [...]

Mets play wheelchair wiffleball

Date January 30, 2007

New York Mets Tom Glavine, John Maine, and Julio Franco spent nearly two hours playing wheelchair wiffleball yesterday against disabled students at the Henry Viscardi School in Albertson, NY. The Mets trio played the game sitting in wheelchairs and lost, 4-0.
After the game, the players answered questions from the children and signed autographs. [...]