Auvy Putnam

Baseball is finally, and mercifully, back. And these days, it seems that phrase carries a double meaning. Major League Baseball's season kicked off on March 30, and the Red Sox are already breaking the hearts of fans everywhere. Add in the pitch clock and new rules designed to boost the speed of play and all of a sudden baseball has a spark. Beyond the pros, the hometown … [Read more...] about Back in time to July 16, 1980 — and May 30, 1932