New York Yankees

Saviour Softball Star Mirrors Yanks’ Slugger

April 17, 2013

At first glance, seeing the name “Texeira” penciled into the cleanup spot in the St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, varsity softball lineup might spark some confusion. “Wait a second, what is the New York Yankees’ first baseman doing playing high school softball?” you may wonder. But actually, the St. Saviour Pandas have their own version […]

Brooklynite Recalls Catching Maris’ HR

October 5, 2011

God must be a baseball fan, and the events of the 1961 season solidify this claim. Only God could have allowed two Roman Catholics to be linked forever in one of the game’s greatest moments. Those Catholics were New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris and Sal Durante, the young man who caught Maris’ 61st home […]