Steve Aschburner was a top-notch Timberwolves beat writer for the Star Tribune in the 1990s. As prolific as he was, he couldn’t do it all by himself. That’s where I came in. In 1999, after covering a ...

Is Goldschmidt an MVP candidate mid-rebound, or a Hall of Fame slugger in his later years, a la Pudge Rodriguez in 2008? Will this be another sturdy year for Santana, or the final nail in his ...

Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez has a display in Cooperstown to reflect a portion of his career. Some of the catcher’s shin guards are on display next to a game-worn jersey, but there’s something ...

It’s his biggest, and it’s more special to him because of his longtime friendship with hall-of-famer Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez. “Knowing [Pudge] for so long and knowing what it means to ...

Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024, Beltre will join fellow HOFers Nolan Ryan and Pudge Rodriguez as the only players in team history with statues outside the stadium.

Before getting into Mike Piazza vs. Johnny Bench, some of you probably think the photo above should be Ivan Rodriguez. Here's why we picked Piazza over Pudge: Player G AVG OBP SLG Runs RBI Pudge 1260 ...