New York Mets legend Mookie Wilson is standing by his belief that he would've beaten Bill Buckner of the Boston Red Sox to first base in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. "Bill and I had this ...

Baseball great Bill Buckner dies in Boise at the age of 69. Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Buckner’s passing went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, ...

For an entire generation of Boston Red Sox fans, Bill Buckner became one of the poster players of the Curse of the Bambino. That fateful moment happened on this day in 1986. During a career that ...

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Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team. "I've got a lot of respect for the guy," Red Sox fan Christopher Lee said. "Twenty-two years in the ...

Being remembered for a mistake is hard. Being the living symbol of 86 years of futility is just about impossible. That is what Bill Buckner was to Boston Red Sox fans for two decades. Buckner died ...

(BOSTON) — Former major league baseball player Bill Buckner has died. He was 69. “After battling the disease of Lewy Body Dementia, Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by ...

Last night Garret Anderson became the 89th player in baseball history with 2,500 career hits, which is what happens when you’re a lifetime .295 hitter who rarely takes a walk and have played in 2,145 ...

Former Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, who was a member of the 1986 World Series team that lost to the New York Mets, throws out the ceremonial first pitch for the home Opening Day baseball ...

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: Bill Buckner attends the premiere of “The Summer of 86: The Rise and Fall of the World Champion Mets” at MSG Studios on February 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael ...

Bill Buckner's legacy extends far beyond one fielding mishap. The former Boston Red Sox first baseman and veteran of 22 MLB seasons died Monday at age 69, his family confirmed in a statement. "After ...