Brian Costa was formerly a senior editor on The Wall Street Journal's digital platforms team in New York. He joined the paper in 2010 and was previously a sports reporter.

The future Hall of Famer was traded amid a contract dispute with Dodgers ownership, but now he's comfortable reflecting on ...

1975 — Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, sensing baseball history, raced around the bases on Milt May’s home run and crossed the plate at Candlestick Park in time to score major league baseball’s 1 ...

The New York Mets haven’t won a World Series in 39 years and haven’t captured the NL pennant since 2015.Jose Reyes said ...

Pete Alonso tied Ed Kranepool for fifth on the Mets' all-time RBI list during Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Somewhere between the offense scoring eight more runs and the defense completing three straight noteworthy plays and Pete ...

Mike Piazza finally reacted to Belle and Sebastian's 2003 song 'Piazza, New York Catcher,' which immortalized 2002 rumors ...

Mike Piazza finally addresses the legendary gay rumor song that swept pop culture, breaking his silence on the story behind ...

Piazza appeared on Baywatch, Married … With Children, and Celebrity Jeopardy! (winning twice) and in the film Two Weeks ...

Jared Diamond is a sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in New York. He joined the Journal's sports department ...

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1961 — Roger Maris of the New York Yankees began his successful run at Babe Ruth ... 2000 — Vladimir Guerrero of the Montreal ...