CHARLOTTE - When Al Oliver left Portsmouth, Ohio, to play professional baseball in Gastonia, he learned about the Old South, gained a lifelong nickname and even had a brush with future greatness.

The "Grandmother of Juneteenth" will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Globe Life Field on the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, accompanied by former Texas Rangers stars Ferguson Jenkins ...

I was busted by the Baseball Writers Association of America’s fashion police in the press box at Fenway Park in 1987 or thereabouts. I was pulled over for wearing a (clean, crisp and fashionable) ...

PORTSMOUTH —Portsmouth native Al Oliver will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame on Aug. 22. The team will honor Oliver, Vern Law and Kiki Cuyler ON Aug. 22 before its game with the ...

To Mr. White: At a baseball clinic at Youngstown's Pemberton Park in 1971, I witnessed Al Oliver taking what was supposed to be batting practice against a Youngstown State freshman southpaw. We all ...

The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. Thanks to his knack for plucking balls out ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates finally did something right, and long overdue. Recently, they announced their 2025 Hall of Fame class. At long last, they chose to induct Pirates legend and baseball superstar ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Al Oliver II, 17, Friday was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for the August 2023 murder of 18-year-old Divine Calloway. Oliver also was sentenced to 20 years for shooting ...