Chicago Cubs fans were grieving the death of longtime announcer and “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” crooner Harry Caray on Opening Day in 1998. Soon, they would have a reason to smile.

Major League Baseball has held the Home Run Derby since 1985, and historic players such as Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, and Mark McGwire have won the special event around the All ...

"Every swing he took was a potential home run. He was the only man on the face ... "If that's not fate," Mark McGwire said, "I don't know what is." Fate or not, the summer of '98 was an incredible ...