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Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Jordany Valdespin celebrates with teammates after the first walk-off grand slam by a Met in 22 years. FIRST PITCH: David Wright had a game-tying two-out single in the ninth that plated Mike Baxter and Jordany Valdespin ...

Fernando Valenzuela will be inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday during a ceremony at the Universidad Sonora, Mexico.

Managers such as Dusty Baker, Joe Maddon and Mike Scioscia bring an extra advantage to their jobs: the ability to speak Spanish.

Chipper Jones bobble head night. I hope you aren't missin the show he's putting on. Home run & diving play a instagr.am/p/OaFuspm4eA/- Blake Canterbury (@blakecanterbury) August 16, 2012 From blakecanterbury via Instagram The 20,00...

Big deal if the Baseball Hall of Fame is still giving Pete Rose the cold shoulder. The Hit King might be Hall-worthy at other shrines.

In spring training of 2010, the Mets made their first cuts in mid-March. A 35-year-old pitcher who was trying to make the team as the last man out of the bullpen was one of those sent to minor league camp. Give up? Retire? Are you kidding? The pit...

Jayson Stark looks at a wild weekend that filled his notebook with some incredible numbers.

Memories rush back as Dodger Stadium turns 50.

Memories rush back as Dodger Stadium turns 50.

ESPNLA has launched a Sweet 16, Los Angeles-style. The most beloved figures in L.A. sports history. As you can imagine, there are one or six Lakers in the bracket. Make sure you drop by and vote. Vote here: The Most Beloved....

I wrote the other day on baseball's versions of Jeremy Lin -- guys who came out of nowhere to stir up attention on a national scale. Some withstood the test of time (Fernando Valenzuela), some didn't (Hurricane Hazle). My friend B.K. wrote in abou...

Even if you don't follow the NBA you've been unable to ignore the amazing story of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Whether the story would be getting the same amount of attention if Lin played for the Sacramento Kings or Charlotte Bobcats ...

Jesse Grant/Getty Images Ozomatli has a special place in L.A.'s music, Latino and sports communities. In 1996, a movement was born at 4th Street and Bixel in Downtown Los Angeles. A community center needed additional funding, and among those on han...

Yesterday, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we talked about one person's list -- mine alone -- for the AL team's all-time greats of Hispanic heritage, so naturally enough, let's turn to the senior circuit and look at the best of the Nationa...

Where does Clayton Kershaw stand among Dodgers pitching greats?

Clayton Kershaw does his best Fernando Valenzuala impression in victory.