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Oldest living Yankee, 100-year-old Art Schallock, predicts World Series outcome — and gushes about DiMaggio
October 26, 2024 | 2:45pmThe oldest living Yankee is having a ball watching his team in the World Series.
Want to spend eternity with Marilyn Monroe? Crypt next to hers is up for auction
October 26, 2024 | 12:44pmThe highest bidder's mortal remains will be interred two spots from the cultural icon's crypt, and one burial chamber away from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
Today’s Iconic Moment in New York Sports History: Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio
April 12, 2024 | 5:37pmApril 12, 1970: The Yankees unveil plaques for Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio during a double-header, and play had to be stopped more than once due to fans going on the...
Today's Iconic Moment in NY Sports: Joe DiMaggio signs historic Yankees contract
February 7, 2024 | 2:00pmFebruary 7, 1949: The New York Yankees agreed to a $100,000 contract with superstar centerfielder 'Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, the first six-figure deal in the history of Major League Baseball.
Today’s Iconic Moment in NY Sports: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak ends
July 17, 2023 | 3:00pmJuly 17, 1941: Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio's hit streak ends at 56 games after the center fielder went 0-3 with a walk in a game against the (then) Cleveland Indians.
Mike Trout ties Yankees legend on career home-run list
May 24, 2023 | 3:54amMike Trout's two-run homer in the eighth inning of Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Red Sox is the 361st of his career, tying him with Joe DiMaggio for 85th.
Lack of recognition for Knicks star is disproving the New York Bump
April 3, 2023 | 9:10pmThere is a persistent belief that athletes who play in New York have certain advantages over those who play in Kansas City, say, or Pittsburgh.
This Day in New York Sports: Yankees acquire Joe DiMaggio
November 21, 2022 | 2:36pmOn November 21, 1934, the New York Yankees traded four players and $25,000 in order to acquire Joe DiMaggio. Joltin' Joe would go on to become not only one of...
The GOP and the country can do better than Trump (or Biden) in 2024
November 11, 2022 | 5:22pmEven Joe DiMaggio couldn’t play forever: However much you admire a player or a politician, eventually he needs to hang up his cleats. The nation and the GOP need new...
How Marilyn Monroe’s zodiac sign made her Hollywood’s ‘Blonde’ icon
September 28, 2022 | 9:30amBlonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe's career continues to be explosive decades after her death. The rise and fall of the 1950s icon is the focus of a new Netflix biopic perfectly...
This Day in NY Sports: Yankees unveil monument dedicated to DiMaggio
April 25, 2022 | 5:04pmApril 25, 1999 the Yankees immortalized Joe DiMaggio with a monument in Monument Park. Joltin' Joe played all 13 years of his career with the Yankees, winning nine World Series...
Seven epic pop culture cameos by New York sports stars
June 11, 2020 | 2:40amThis week The Post takes a fresh look at the “best of” New York sports history — areas that are just as worthy of debate, but that haven’t been argued...
Recalling greatest homers in New York baseball history
May 30, 2020 | 9:36pmNew York City has been a baseball town since the 19th century. That span has seen countless memorable moments, the majority of which revolve around the longball. Legendary home runs...
Best Yankees of all time: 15 players New York will never forget
March 30, 2020 | 9:05amHere is The Post’s ranking of the best Yankees of all-time. The Post asked eight of the top baseball minds in the business to rank the famous players from the...
Pete Rose's tale of giving Joe DiMaggio a shower in Vietnam is wild
June 5, 2019 | 5:12pmPete Rose and Joe DiMaggio once spent 23 days touring Vietnam together, and to say the trip brought two of baseball's most acclaimed hitters closer together is an understatement. On...
The case for Rivera over Mantle on Yankees' Mount Rushmore
January 20, 2019 | 2:34amThe biggest question surrounding Mariano Rivera’s pending induction to the Hall of Fame this week has been a tired one: Will he be the first player in baseball history to...
Marilyn Monroe's father destroyed her love life
August 11, 2018 | 9:18amWhen Norma Jeane Baker was 8 years old, she saw a picture of her father for the first time. This photo became a totem for her — a symbol of...
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s love nest gets a facelift
May 30, 2018 | 9:52pmThe digs that Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe briefly called home during her short-lived marriage to New York Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio in 1954 has been transformed into a $1,200-a-night hotel...
Why Aaron Judge fits among the pantheon of Yankees greats
October 21, 2017 | 4:57pmHOUSTON – He is quiet and he is unassuming, he is powerful and he sometimes defies description. He is Aaron Judge, and regardless of what happens Saturday night between the...
A-Rod knows how to fix slumping Aaron Judge
August 5, 2017 | 3:06amYankees fans may be starting to worry about the struggles of Aaron Judge since the All-Star break, but one former phenom thinks it’s just a matter of adjustments. “It’s par...