Joe really outdid himself, absolutely gushing over Utley. As the replays continued to show yet another moonshot by Utley, Morgan raved: “he’s got a beautiful stroke … what a beautiful swing ...

Morgan, Johnny Bench and Mike Schmidt — after seeing in 1999 how Rose was cheered as part of the All-Century team — met with Bud Selig to reconsider Rose’s ban for gambling on baseball.

Indeed, Bill James even once determined that Morgan had the highest baseball I.Q. in history, measured in terms of on-field decision making when it comes to things like base running, defensive ...

Joe Morgan never retired from baseball. He just stopped playing in games. He is 70, going on 45. What we remember — the left-handed batter swatting hits as easily as we swat flies — remains ...

no player in baseball can do any two of them better than Joe Morgan.” Mr. Morgan, who batted left-handed, was known for flapping his left arm like a bird as he prepared to swing. After getting ...

"Major League Baseball is deeply saddened by the death of Joe Morgan, one of the best five-tool players our game has ever known and a symbol of all-around excellence," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred ...

In the 1970s, Cincinnati's baseball team was known as the Big Red Machine. Its engine was second baseman Joe Morgan. He led the Reds to world championships in 1975 and '76 and was named league MVP ...

CINCINNATI REDS GREAT JOE MORGAN THROWS OUT THE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH BEFORE THE REDS TAKE ON THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IN GAME 3 OF THE MLB NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES BASEBALL PLAYOFFS.

But those doubts helped Morgan eventually grow into one of baseball ... elbow high and the swing straight — was imitated by many a Little Leaguer in those days. “Joe wasn’t just the ...

"Major League Baseball is deeply saddened by the death of Joe Morgan, one of the best five-tool players our game has ever known and a symbol of all-around excellence," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred ...