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Through another lost season, A.M. Gittlitz, the author of a new history of New York's underdog baseball team, is trying to hold on to hope.

Over 18 seasons at Louisiana State University, he won five national titles and was voted the second-best college baseball coach of the 20th century.

After tearing an elbow ligament, he underwent a risky procedure and returned at his best, changing baseball and giving new hope to injured players.

He told reporters that he intervened when federal agents approached his young Black and Latino players after a practice last summer.

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong supporter of the Sox, was a godsend for a team failing on the field and with fans.

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong supporter of the Sox, was a godsend for a team failing on the field and with fans.

Brian Cashman has presided over four titles and zero losing seasons. Yankees fans want more.