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Today’s Iconic Moment in New York Sports: Yankees' Lou Gehrig plays 2,130th consecutive game
April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig sets an MLB record by playing in his 2,130th consecutive game as a New York Yankee.
Today’s Iconic Moment in NY Sports: A-Rod breaks iconic Lou Gehrig record
September 20, 2013: Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hits his 24th career grand slam, surpassing Lou Gehrig's MLB record of 23 in a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Today's Iconic Moment in NY Sports: Babe Ruth hits MLB ASG's first homer
July 6, 1933: Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hit the first home run at the very first MLB All-Star Game, which took place at Chicago's Comiskey Park.
How baseball's greatest season ever changed the game for good
Babe Ruth was in a bad way. There were surgeries and suspensions, lawsuits, and tax troubles.
New research facility at Lou Gehrig's birthplace to be named Iron Horse Labs
Elevate Research Properties, a subsidiary of Taconic Partners, plans to name a cutting-edge research facility it’s building at the site Iron Horse Labs — a tribute to Lou Gehrig.
The fabled list of Yankees captains Aaron Judge joined
Here's a look at all 16 captains in Yankees history.
Aaron Judge's season could stack up with these New York legends
At some point, it is a worthy task to see just where Judge might compare with some of the greatest offensive seasons New York has seen.
This Day in New York Sports: Lou Gehrig hit four home runs in one game
On June 3rd, 1932, Lou Gehrig hit four home runs for the Yankees in a 20-13 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. Gehrig would become the first player in the modern...
This Day in NY Sports: Jackie Mitchell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig
On April 2nd, 1931, a 17-year-old girl by the name of Jackie Mitchell struck out two of the most legendary New York Yankees of all-time in an exhibition game. Mitchell,...
The woman who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
“I see nothing strange about striking them out,” Mitchell said after the game. “At least stranger things have happened. Not even the best batters can hit them all.”
'I’ve got bad news': How Yankees learned they lost a legend
In Manhattan, it took three hours for all the people to file past the body of Lou Gehrig. In the Bronx, it seemed certain to take just as long.
'His paper babies': COVID victim leaves family baseball cards worth $20M
A Florida doctor who died from COVID-19 complications in January left his family a lot of baseball cards worth $20 million.
MLB reveals annual Lou Gehrig Day in honor of Yankees legend
Major League Baseball will celebrate Lou Gehrig with an annual day in his honor beginning June 2 of this season, the 80th anniversary of the legendary Yankees first baseman’s death...
Yankees retired numbers and the baseball legends who wore them
No team in professional sports boasts the glorious history of the Yankees, winners of 27 World Series championships over the past century. Some might argue that having 21 retired numbers...
Recalling greatest homers in New York baseball history
New York City has been a baseball town since the 19th century. That span has seen countless memorable moments, the majority of which revolve around the longball. Legendary home runs...
Lou Gehrig columns rediscovered in new book
“Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir,” by historian Alan D. Gaff, includes a collection of first-person syndicated newspaper columns by the Yankees legend himself. This is an excerpt. The so-called “home...
Be the 'luckiest man ... on the face of the earth' and catch this Yankees classic
During the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will bring you a recommendation from The Post’s Peter Botte for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your...
Best Yankees of all time: 15 players New York will never forget
Here is The Post’s ranking of the best Yankees of all-time. The Post asked eight of the top baseball minds in the business to rank the famous players from the...
The all-time best players who were 'lifers' with their NY teams
Now that Mike Trout is signing for what will surely be the balance of his career to play for the Angels, he has a distinct opportunity to join what has...
Lou Gehrig's game-worn hat expected to fetch $200,000 at auction
A treasure trove of historic MLB memorabilia is up for auction, and it won't go cheap. Among them is a game-worn Lou Gehrig Yankees hat valued at $200,000 through Heritage...