Adam Darowski
@adarowski.bsky.social
Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference. SABR member. Baseball history nerd. Negro Leagues & Latin American baseball researcher. Borussia Dortmund supporter. I schedule the baseball grids. Woke as fuck. He/him.
Here’s Walt Bond, another 1950s KC Monarch (1956) who had 20-homer power (20 HR & 85 RBI for Houston in 1964). In this 1967 Topps card, he’s a strapping 6’7” and 228 pounds. By September of 1967, he had died of leukemia.
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Here’s Walt Bond, another 1950s KC Monarch (1956) who had 20-homer power (20 HR & 85 RBI for Houston in 1964). In this 1967 Topps card, he’s a strapping 6’7” and 228 pounds. By September of 1967, he had died of leukemia.
Aw man, RIP George Altman. After appearing with the 1955 Kansas City Monarchs, he finally made the majors in 1959 with the Cubs. He was an All-Star in 1961 (.303, 27 HR, 96 RBI) and 1962 (.318, 22 HR, 74 RBI, 19 SB). He hit 101 homers in a 9-year career. He was 92 years old.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Aw man, RIP George Altman. After appearing with the 1955 Kansas City Monarchs, he finally made the majors in 1959 with the Cubs. He was an All-Star in 1961 (.303, 27 HR, 96 RBI) and 1962 (.318, 22 HR, 74 RBI, 19 SB). He hit 101 homers in a 9-year career. He was 92 years old.
This is Diomedes “Guayubín” Olivo. He made his major league debut with the Pirates at age 41 years and 277 days. He pitched three seasons with a 3.10 ERA (126 ERA+).
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is Diomedes “Guayubín” Olivo. He made his major league debut with the Pirates at age 41 years and 277 days. He pitched three seasons with a 3.10 ERA (126 ERA+).
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
He is the all-time winningest pitcher in the Dominican League, going 86-46 with a 2.11 ERA.
His brother Chi-Chi also played in MLB.
You know you’re cooking on the new research project when you get rate limited by the Wayback Machine
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You know you’re cooking on the new research project when you get rate limited by the Wayback Machine
Didn’t really have much in the house to cook tonight. Ended up throwing a bunch of stuff in a pot and calling it tacotato soup.
And holy shit the reviews from the kids are in and it’s good.
What’s in the pot? Check the alt.
And holy shit the reviews from the kids are in and it’s good.
What’s in the pot? Check the alt.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Didn’t really have much in the house to cook tonight. Ended up throwing a bunch of stuff in a pot and calling it tacotato soup.
And holy shit the reviews from the kids are in and it’s good.
What’s in the pot? Check the alt.
And holy shit the reviews from the kids are in and it’s good.
What’s in the pot? Check the alt.
Reposted by Adam Darowski
On @basketball-reference.com, we’ve redesigned the in-page navigation system that you use to access supplemental content (like Game Logs and Splits) as well as the “On This Page” section (serving as the page’s table of contents).
Read more about this update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
Read more about this update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
On @basketball-reference.com, we’ve redesigned the in-page navigation system that you use to access supplemental content (like Game Logs and Splits) as well as the “On This Page” section (serving as the page’s table of contents).
Read more about this update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
Read more about this update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
This is Urbano Lugo Sr. and Urbano Lugo Jr.
Fun Venezuelan baseball fact: Baudillo “Bo” Diaz caught a no-hitter by Lugo Sr. on January 6, 1973. 14 years later, he caught a no-hitter by Lugo Jr. on January 24, 1987.
(I don’t have this Lugo Sr. Venny… yet.)
Fun Venezuelan baseball fact: Baudillo “Bo” Diaz caught a no-hitter by Lugo Sr. on January 6, 1973. 14 years later, he caught a no-hitter by Lugo Jr. on January 24, 1987.
(I don’t have this Lugo Sr. Venny… yet.)
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is Urbano Lugo Sr. and Urbano Lugo Jr.
Fun Venezuelan baseball fact: Baudillo “Bo” Diaz caught a no-hitter by Lugo Sr. on January 6, 1973. 14 years later, he caught a no-hitter by Lugo Jr. on January 24, 1987.
(I don’t have this Lugo Sr. Venny… yet.)
Fun Venezuelan baseball fact: Baudillo “Bo” Diaz caught a no-hitter by Lugo Sr. on January 6, 1973. 14 years later, he caught a no-hitter by Lugo Jr. on January 24, 1987.
(I don’t have this Lugo Sr. Venny… yet.)
Reposted by Adam Darowski
We are rolling out a new page navigational element for in-page and subpage navigation starting with @basketball-reference.com. Read about it here.
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
In-Page Navigation Redesign on Basketball Reference | Sports-Reference.com
In-Page Navigation Redesign on Basketball Reference
www.sports-reference.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We are rolling out a new page navigational element for in-page and subpage navigation starting with @basketball-reference.com. Read about it here.
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
Thrilled to share the first phase of some design improvements we’ll be making across all the Reference sites. We don’t take change lightly. We know familiarity and comfort is very important to our users. So I walked through the process in this blog post. www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
In-Page Navigation Redesign on Basketball Reference | Sports-Reference.com
In-Page Navigation Redesign on Basketball Reference
www.sports-reference.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Thrilled to share the first phase of some design improvements we’ll be making across all the Reference sites. We don’t take change lightly. We know familiarity and comfort is very important to our users. So I walked through the process in this blog post. www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...
Just thinking about 2004 Melvin Mora
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just thinking about 2004 Melvin Mora
Research assistant
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Research assistant
Just thinking about Manuel “Cocaína” García.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just thinking about Manuel “Cocaína” García.
Players inducted into FOUR Latin American Halls of Fame…
Tetelo Vargas
Dominican Republic 1967
Puerto Rico 1992
Cuba 1998
Latino 2010
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rico 1992
Caribbean 2004
Cuba 2007
Latino 2014
Tetelo Vargas
Dominican Republic 1967
Puerto Rico 1992
Cuba 1998
Latino 2010
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rico 1992
Caribbean 2004
Cuba 2007
Latino 2014
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Players inducted into FOUR Latin American Halls of Fame…
Tetelo Vargas
Dominican Republic 1967
Puerto Rico 1992
Cuba 1998
Latino 2010
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rico 1992
Caribbean 2004
Cuba 2007
Latino 2014
Tetelo Vargas
Dominican Republic 1967
Puerto Rico 1992
Cuba 1998
Latino 2010
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rico 1992
Caribbean 2004
Cuba 2007
Latino 2014
He’s such a distinguished gentleman
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
He’s such a distinguished gentleman
This is Teolindo Acosta. In Venezuela, they called him “El loquito que inventó el hit” (“The crazy guy who invented the hit”). He had 1289 hits in Venezula, 1371 in Mexico, and another 1353 in the US Minor Leagues. Overall, we have 4213 hits, 421 steals, and an impressive .320 average.
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is Teolindo Acosta. In Venezuela, they called him “El loquito que inventó el hit” (“The crazy guy who invented the hit”). He had 1289 hits in Venezula, 1371 in Mexico, and another 1353 in the US Minor Leagues. Overall, we have 4213 hits, 421 steals, and an impressive .320 average.
Karim Adeyemi take a bow.
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Karim Adeyemi take a bow.
Reposted by Adam Darowski
Anyone posted this one yet?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Anyone posted this one yet?
Oh dang, not only is this generating some comments on YouTube… they’re actually pretty good! 😍
How many players have recorded 4,000 professional hits? Two? Three? 🤔
Turns out, it’s a lot more than most people realize.
Sports Reference's @adarowski.bsky.social breaks it down in our latest YouTube video 👇
Turns out, it’s a lot more than most people realize.
Sports Reference's @adarowski.bsky.social breaks it down in our latest YouTube video 👇
The 4,000 Hit Club is Bigger Than You Think... 👀
YouTube video by Sports Reference
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Oh dang, not only is this generating some comments on YouTube… they’re actually pretty good! 😍
Career ERA leader in the Mexican League, min 1500 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.49 ERA in 2535⅔ IP
Career ERA leader in the Mexican Winter League, min 1100 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.28 ERA in 2970⅔ IP
He won 182 in the Mexican League and 183 in the Mexican Winter League. He also had an 8-year MLB career.
Vicente Romo, 2.49 ERA in 2535⅔ IP
Career ERA leader in the Mexican Winter League, min 1100 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.28 ERA in 2970⅔ IP
He won 182 in the Mexican League and 183 in the Mexican Winter League. He also had an 8-year MLB career.
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Career ERA leader in the Mexican League, min 1500 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.49 ERA in 2535⅔ IP
Career ERA leader in the Mexican Winter League, min 1100 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.28 ERA in 2970⅔ IP
He won 182 in the Mexican League and 183 in the Mexican Winter League. He also had an 8-year MLB career.
Vicente Romo, 2.49 ERA in 2535⅔ IP
Career ERA leader in the Mexican Winter League, min 1100 IP
Vicente Romo, 2.28 ERA in 2970⅔ IP
He won 182 in the Mexican League and 183 in the Mexican Winter League. He also had an 8-year MLB career.
@baseballhall.org Members in the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano:
Martín Dihigo
Roy Campanella
Josh Gibson
Monte Irvin
Raymond Dandridge
Orestes Miñoso
Martín Dihigo
Roy Campanella
Josh Gibson
Monte Irvin
Raymond Dandridge
Orestes Miñoso
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
@baseballhall.org Members in the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano:
Martín Dihigo
Roy Campanella
Josh Gibson
Monte Irvin
Raymond Dandridge
Orestes Miñoso
Martín Dihigo
Roy Campanella
Josh Gibson
Monte Irvin
Raymond Dandridge
Orestes Miñoso
I’m not gonna lie, I think @jmiloch.bsky.social and I did great work here. I’m very proud of it.
Sports Reference's @adarowski.bsky.social joined @jmiloch.bsky.social's Pod of Fame this week to discuss Fernando Valenzuela's HOF candidacy, his unique pitching delivery, and where he ranks among the 1980s players featured on this year's Veterans Committee ballot.
Listen here 👇
Listen here 👇
Fernando Valenzuela with Adam Darowkski
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’m not gonna lie, I think @jmiloch.bsky.social and I did great work here. I’m very proud of it.
I’ll tell you, it’s amazing what fresh cilantro will do…
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’ll tell you, it’s amazing what fresh cilantro will do…
Best part of the day
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Best part of the day
I’m so bad at “one pagers”
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m so bad at “one pagers”
Reposted by Adam Darowski
Nick Markakis may not be a Hall of Famer in real life but he will always be a Hall of Famer in my heart for the time he took strike one
god I miss Remy and Orsillo
god I miss Remy and Orsillo
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nick Markakis may not be a Hall of Famer in real life but he will always be a Hall of Famer in my heart for the time he took strike one
god I miss Remy and Orsillo
god I miss Remy and Orsillo