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Steve Bartman incident
The Steve Bartman incident: October 14, 2003, Game 6 NLCS, Wrigley Field, when a Cubs fan deflected a foul ball from Moises Alou; Cubs lost 8-3, then Game 7, extending their World Series drought.
Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton ("Lefty", born 1944), Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher 1965–1988 with Cardinals and Phillies; first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards; 329 wins, 4,136 strikeouts.
Steve Garvey
Steve Garvey (born 1948, Tampa, Florida), nicknamed Mr. Clean, first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, 1969-1987; 1974 NL MVP, 10-time All-Star, NL record 1,207 consecutive games, 1981 World Series champion, later 2024 US Senate candidate.
Steve Pearce (baseball)
Steve Pearce (Steven Wayne Pearce, born 1983) is a retired MLB first baseman, 2018 World Series MVP with Boston after a June trade from Toronto; career .254, 91 HR; 2014 Orioles breakout with 21 homers.
Steve Sax
Steve Sax (born 1960) is an American former MLB second baseman for the Dodgers, Yankees, White Sox, and Athletics; 1982 NL Rookie of the Year, five-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion, 1,949 hits, 444 stolen bases.
Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager (born 1948), MLB catcher 1972-1986 for the Dodgers and Mariners; 1981 World Series tri-MVP with Cey and Guerrero; survived a 1976 broken-bat throat injury; introduced the catcher's throat protector.
Steven Kwan
Steven Kwan (born 1997, Los Gatos, CA) is a Cleveland Guardians left fielder, 2018 fifth-round pick from Oregon State, four-time Gold Glove winner and 2024-25 AL All-Star known for elite contact skills.
Steven Matz
Steven Matz (born 1991, Stony Brook, NY) is a left-handed MLB pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays; drafted 72nd overall by the Mets in 2009, he debuted in 2015 and has pitched for the Mets, Blue Jays, Cardinals, and Red Sox.
Stickball
Stickball names two games: an informal street baseball variant played with a broomstick and rubber Spaldeen ball, centered on New York City, and the full-contact Indigenous southeastern tribal sport, 'little brother of war,' related to lacrosse.
Stolen base
Stolen base: a baseball statistic credited when a runner advances to an unentitled base during a steal attempt. Key facts: 1898 modern rule, 75% break-even success rate, Rickey Henderson's record 130 in 1982, and the 2023 rule-change revival.
Strat-O-Matic
Strat-O-Matic, also called Strat-O-Matic Baseball, is a dice-and-card sports simulation game series created by Hal Richman, first issued 1961, with Basic/Advanced/Super Advanced levels and the online Baseball 365 162-game league format.
Strikeout
Strikeout (SO, K): baseball out recorded on three strikes; called strike added 1858, four-strike year 1887, uncaught third strike lets batter run; MLB K rate 11.4% (1955) to 22.2% (2025).
Suguru Iwazaki
Suguru Iwazaki (岩崎 優), born 1991, is a left-handed pitcher for NPB's Hanshin Tigers and a Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist with Japan's national baseball team, with 131 career NPB saves.
Summer Catch
Summer Catch is a 2001 Warner Bros. romantic baseball comedy directed by Michael Tollin, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel, set around the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League; it earned $19.7 million and poor reviews (Metascore 21, 8% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Sung-mun Song
Sung-mun Song (송성문), born 1996 in Seoul, is a South Korean infielder who played 2015-2025 for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO, won the 2025 KBO Player of the Year, then signed a four-year, $16 million deal with the San Diego Padres and debuted in MLB on April 26, 2026.
Swede Risberg
Swede Risberg (Charles August Risberg, 1894-1975), Chicago White Sox shortstop and Black Sox member; helped fix the 1919 World Series, hit .080 in it, was acquitted but banned for life in 1921, and was the last of the eight to die.
Syracuse Mets
Syracuse Mets, formerly the Syracuse Chiefs (1934-2018), are the Triple-A International League affiliate of the New York Mets since 2019, owned by the Mets since 2017, playing at NBT Bank Stadium (capacity 11,071).
T-Mobile Park
T-Mobile Park, formerly Safeco Field, is the Seattle Mariners' MLB ballpark in SoDo, Seattle, opened July 15, 1999. Known for its 22-million-pound umbrella-style retractable roof, natural grass, and strongly pitcher-friendly run environment.
T206 Honus Wagner
T206 Honus Wagner: 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card of Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, pulled early leaving roughly 50-75 copies; record sale $7.25 million in 2022.
Taijuan Walker
Taijuan Emmanuel Walker, born 1992 in Shreveport, LA, is a right-handed MLB starting pitcher drafted 43rd overall by Seattle in 2010; 2021 All-Star, 15-game winner with the 2023 Phillies, released by Philadelphia in April 2026.
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays, formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays, MLB American League East expansion franchise (1998) in St. Petersburg, Florida; 2008 AL pennant; new Tampa ballpark planned for 2029.
Tampa Tarpons
Tampa Tarpons, formerly Tampa Yankees (1994-2017), Single-A Florida State League affiliate of the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field; name revived from the 1957-87 original Tarpons; Rachel Balkovec managed in 2022.
Target Field
Target Field, Minneapolis ballpark home of MLB's Minnesota Twins since April 12, 2010; first outdoor home since Metropolitan Stadium, $545 million cost, LEED Platinum, 2014 All-Star Game.
Tarik Skubal
Tarik Skubal, American left-handed pitcher; back-to-back AL Cy Young winner 2024-25 with Detroit Tigers, traded to Los Angeles Dodgers at 2026 deadline; 2024 AL pitching Triple Crown.
Tate Southisene
Tate Southisene (born 2006) is an American minor league shortstop drafted 22nd overall by the Atlanta Braves in 2025 out of Basic High School, Las Vegas; brother of Ty, Tee, and Troy Southisene.
Ted Williams
Ted Williams, nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter," was a Boston Red Sox left fielder from 1939 to 1960 who hit .406 in 1941 and finished with 521 home runs.
Tee-ball
Tee-ball (T-ball, Tee Ball) is a beginner baseball/softball variant where batters hit a stationary ball on a tee; developed by Jerry Sacharski in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1950s, played unscored by children roughly ages 3-6.
Teoscar Hernández
Teoscar Hernández, Dominican MLB outfielder (Astros, Blue Jays, Mariners, Dodgers), three-time Silver Slugger, 2024 Home Run Derby winner, and World Series champion with Los Angeles in 2024 and 2025.
Terry Collins
Terry Collins (Terry Lee Collins, born 1949, Midland, Michigan) is a baseball manager who never played in the majors; he managed the Astros, Angels, and Mets (2011-2017), leading New York to the 2015 World Series.
Terry Francona
Terry Francona, MLB manager (Phillies, Red Sox, Indians/Guardians, Reds); 2,108-1,838 career, 2004 and 2007 World Series titles, 3-time AL Manager of the Year, Reds manager since 2024.