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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dusty baker
2023-03-09

Dusty Baker on MLB’s new rule changes: ‘I’ve got to change somewhat how I manage’

Dusty Baker, who has spent most of his life in MLB, is now dealing with managing the world champion Houston Astros through the onset of new rules changes.
2023-03-02

Gold Glove love: St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado, Ozzie Smith form mutual admiration society 

Current defensive stalwart Nolan Arenado and former St. Louis Cardinals defensive wizard Ozzie Smith finally met and spent time together at the Cardinals’ camp.
new york mets
2023-02-23

Jim Leyland hopes New York Mets can succeed where he failed with Verlander and Scherzer

Jim Leyland, who managed Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander with the Detroit Tigers, said of their reunion with New York Mets: ‘They’re something special’
MLB
2023-02-16

MLB’s new schedule format will have biggest impact among changes coming in 2023

Divisional rivalries have taken a back seat to interleague play in MLB’s new scheduling format. That won’t be a good thing for the game.