As a young Jewish lefty pitcher breaking into the big leagues in 1965, Holtzman often drew comparisons to Los Angeles Dodgers great Sandy Koufax, who was in the midst of a dazzling stretch of ...

Even if you don’t know baseball, you’ve probably heard of Ichiro, the way that many non-sports fans still know Babe Ruth or ...

He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965 ... struck out 14 Chicago Cubs batters — is among the greatest pitching performances ever. It was only Torborg’s second season ...

However, on Tuesday, the Halos avoided arbitration with a pitcher on a one-year deal ... a no-hitter three times in his career for Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer, and Nolan Ryan's first, passed ...

In 1965, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game, widely regarded as one of the best performances by a pitcher in MLB history. Torborg, Koufax and the Dodgers went on to win the World Series ...

Will Baseball Hall of Fame voting be kind to modern pitchers? Felix Hernandez presents interesting Cooperstown case.

Longtime teammates Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are locks – if they ever stop pitching ... as a Los Angeles Dodgers legend, Sandy Koufax. Yet after they’ve given their speeches and ...

That same season saw Torborg play a big role in one of the most memorable pitching performances in baseball history — Sandy Koufax’s 14-strikeout perfect game against the Cubs on September 9.

Torborg, who had a 10-year career as a catcher, caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and Bill ... Torborg went to the mound to yank pitcher Jim Kern from the game. When Kern told Torborg that ...

A 10-year veteran of the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game ... 2025 Future Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton openly lobbied for Torborg to replace retiring manager ...