EditorialFILE PHOTO: Former Giants great Willie Mays gets ready to deliver a ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in San Francisco
EditorialUniversity of Connecticut forward Maya Moore (23), center, tosses her towel into the air in celebration during the final moments against the Florida State Seminoles in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 21, 2010. (Suzy Allman/The New York Times)
EditorialCarlos Beltran, the most prominent first-time finalist on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot, then with the New York Mets during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals in New York on July 27, 2010. (Ben Solomon/The New York Times)
EditorialDusty Baker, the Houston Astros manager, after their Game 4 win over the Phillies leveled the World Series at 2-2, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)