About Rick Hummel

Rick Hummel covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 50 years. Known throughout baseball by his nickname “The Commish,” he is a former president of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 2007.

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March 24, 2023

The Houston Astros and New York Mets, who won 106 and 101 games, respectively, last season, already have had their

mlb
March 17, 2023

For various reasons, COVID-19 among them, the World Baseball Classic hadn’t been played for six years until this year. For

dusty baker
March 9, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After an outstanding career as an outfielder with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers,

March 2, 2023

Two of the greatest defenders all-time at their positions never had really met each other until this spring at the

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February 23, 2023

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter, seeking his first World Series appearance, has the estimable advantage of having potential Hall

MLB
February 16, 2023

Amid the seeming, never-ending carousel of MLB’s rules changes, there has been considerable speculation as to which would have the