The Hall of Fame pitcher is an icon inside and outside the Braves organization — one with more than its fair share of those enshrined in Cooperstown. Niekro died Saturday at the age of 81 after a long ...

Phil Niekro helped pave the way for other knuckleballers who enjoyed successful MLB careers by predominantly throwing one pitch, and that is not lost on R.A. Dickey. The Atlanta Braves announced on ...

If anyone should tell the story of Phil Niekro and the pitch that made him a Braves folk hero, it’s rightly those former teammates on the receiving end of his dancing knuckleball. Niekro’s catchers ...

Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, who was 81 when he passed away on Saturday, was an acclaimed knuckleball artist who won 318 games during his major-league career. This figure does not include the 186 ...

New York Yankees pitcher Phil Niekro delivers a pitch against the Blue Jays in Toronto (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, who was famous for confounding batters with his mystifying ...

National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro — a longtime pitcher for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves who was known for his blistering knuckleball — died in his sleep after a long battle with ...

ATLANTA - With the recent passing of Braves Hall-of-Famer Phil Niekro, we also witnessed the passing of an era. A time when athletes were more accessible, when they might even invite a television ...

More than anybody else, Dan Duquette was responsible for bringing Tim Wakefield to the Red Sox. In April of 1995, when Duquette was in his first full season as the team’s general manager, the club ...

The Atlanta Braves officially announced the signing of 19 of their 20 draft picks and two undrafted free agents on Friday. One of those undrafted free agents, right-hander J.J. Niekro, happens to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. In death, as in life, Phil Niekro was almost overlooked.

ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, earned ...

National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro — a longtime pitcher for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves who was known for his blistering knuckleball — died in his sleep after a long battle with ...