On Tuesday, the New York State Senate took time to honor and recognize former American League Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon, who starred for the New York Mets and became a fan favorite.
He won more games than any Latin American pitcher in MLB history and won an American League Cy Young Award. Should that be enough for “Big Sexy” to gain entrance into Cooperstown?
As we are nearly done with 2023, let’s look back on the best December free agent signings and trade deals in Met history. On December 14, 2013, the Mets inked Bartolo Colon to a 2-year deal worth $20 million.
Even at 50 years old, former Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon still has it! "Big Sexy" is pitching in "Baseball United," a new league that was formed out of Dubai, and video surfaced on Friday of him still getting it done.
The 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday morning, and a pair of former Los Angeles Angels will be up for nomination to the sport’s highest honor.
MLB's postseason is currently underway as the World Series is upon us to close another campaign. That doesn't mean baseball is dormant around the world
The league will begin next fall and hopes to break through in a cricket-mad region.
Bartolo Colon, Robinson Canó and Pablo Sandoval are among several notable, older former major league players selected Monday in the inaugural draft of the Dubai-based Baseball United.
Several Braves familiar faces have been drafted in a new professional baseball league in Dubai. Bartolo Colon, Robinson Cano, and Pablo Sandoval may not have had extensive careers in Atlanta but each deserves to be recognized.
A handful of former MLB stars are headed overseas. The first-ever Baseball United Draft took place Monday, as the four teams competing in the newly-formed league in Dubai were able to fill out their respective rosters.
For the first time all season, the 1998 Yankees were in trouble after falling behind 2-1 in the ALCS. There were very few moments in the 1998 season where the Yankees were truly up against it.
Five years removed from his last big league appearance, 50-year-old Bartolo Colon officially announced his retirement after 21 seasons Sunday at a news conference at Citi Field.
Bartolo Colon has officially announced the end of his playing career, which included 21 seasons. Reporter Hector Gomez seemingly broke the news back in June, though Colon’s agents denied that their client was retiring just yet.
Hideki Irabu got torched while the Yankees offense couldn’t touch Bartolo Colon. As dominant as the 1998 Yankees were, no team is immune from a handful of distinct stretches of vincibility throughout a season.
In all, the big right-hander pitched 3,461 2/3 innings across 565 appearances in his career, which spanned more than 20 seasons.
The New York Mets will honor "Big Sexy" this summer at Citi Field.
Longtime major league pitcher Bartolo Colon is officially retiring at age 50, Dominican news site Z101 Digital reported Friday. Last August, Colon told a Spanish radio broadcast that he intended to play in the Dominican Winter League one final time and then officially call it quits.
Bartolo Colon is a cult figure across the baseball world, but it seems the legendary ride may finally be coming to an end.
The New York Mets have injuries to key pitchers, and one franchise legend is still hoping for another shot with the team.
Bartolo Colon, who last pitched at 45, is attempting a comeback at 47. Yardbarker's Daniel R. Epstein mulls other entertaining pitchers who worked into their 40s.
Colon wants to pitch 46 more innings on baseball's biggest stage in order to catch a Dominican legend.
How many of the 20 pitchers to make the 1998 MLB All-Star Game can you name in five minutes?
Bartolo Colon turns 47 next week and is ready to prove that 47-year-olds can still play professional sports at a high level, even though Tom Brady, 42, is doing something similar in the NFL.
Bartolo Colon has a biography coming out, and the beloved ballplayer known as “Big Sexy” had some fun announcing the book’s upcoming release by doing so on a treadmill.
While Bartolo Colon may be one of the most beloved pitchers in baseball, he could quickly face competition from Sister Mary Jo Sobieck keeps up with her ways.
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