Jim Abbott is 57 years old now and hasn't thrown a pitch in a quarter-century, but on this day his voice slightly quivers, realizing the impact he has made in not only baseball, but this world. Once ...

The ESPN E60 film about the Yankees pitcher who threw a no-hitter will be honored Sunday in Los Angeles, marking the sports series' second Peabody.

All Jim Abbott ever wanted was to be viewed like any other baseball player. Instead, the Flint native, who was born without a right hand, became an icon for others faced with the same disability.

When MLB Had a Pitcher with One Hand Jim Abbott made history as the only MLB pitcher to play with one hand, defying expectations at every turn. From his unforgettable debut with the Angels to throwing ...

The odds are stacked against anyone who aspires to become a professional athlete. Let’s take America’s most historic sport as an example. Only 9.5% of high school baseball players reach the collegiate ...

EAST RUTHERFORD − Christian Campusano is a Yankee Kid all the way. His favorite players are Aaron Judge and … Jim Abbott. Wait a minute, Jim Abbott? “I’d love to meet him,” Campusano said with a ...

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Three decades have done nothing to dim the exhilaration Jim Abbott felt when the final out of his no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians was recorded on that overcast, drizzly late-summer afternoon ...