Marvin Miller's Cooperstown journey began with the 1981 players' strike  —  Marvin Miller, the late baseball union boss who changed the sport, finally gets his induction into the Hall of Fame  —  Marvin Miller goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, over his dead body.

Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: Damian Henderson, Jordan  —  The Jordan junior scored three touchdowns, two on special teams, in a victory over Fairfax  —  Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week:  —  Name: Damian Henderson  —  School: Jordan  —  Grade: Junior  —  Sport: Football

Wander Franco moves past Mickey Mantle in extending on-base streak  —  Published Earlier today Updated Earlier today  —  BOSTON — Wander Franco has earned an impressive place in baseball history, extending his on-base streak Tuesday to 37 games.  —  That moved him past Yankees legend Mickey Mantle …

Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Danica Rach, Sierra Canyon  —  Rach had a stellar week as she led Sierra Canyon to two league wins  —  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.  Subscribe now.  —  Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week

Derek Jeter had ‘it:’ The Hall of Famer won championships for the New York Yankees  —  He was an 18-year-old who was homesick and, perhaps to the untrained eye, was looking like a flop.  —  It was the summer of 1992.  The Florida sun was scorching the baseball fields of Tampa, even more than the glares of owner George Steinbrenner.

The second wild card is still within reach, but the San Diego Padres' playoff hopes took a crushing blow  —  For six innings on Tuesday night, Blake Snell had San Diego Padres fans cheering every first-pitch fastball and standing on their feet for every two-strike wipeout slider.

Mets and Luis Rojas look more like postseason pretenders than contenders in Miami  —  The Mets — and particularly their manager — looked like a team masquerading as a postseason hopeful on Wednesday, rather than one that was three and a half games out of a playoff spot at first pitch.

Has pitcher friendly Busch Stadium become a competitive disadvantage for offense?  Cardinals are wondering  —  MILWAUKEE — The reaction of Yadier Molina in the ninth inning Friday night at American Family Field was as revealing as any of the numerous statistics that reveal an internal and growing concern for the Cardinals.

Sandy Alderson says Jacob deGrom's injury was slight tear of UCL  —  MIAMI — Jacob deGrom's mysterious right elbow injury finally has an actual public diagnosis: a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament, team president Sandy Alderson said Tuesday.  —  Alderson repeatedly downplayed …