There is no space left for mythmaking in baseball. There are plenty of stories, more of them than ever, both spreading wider and digging deeper. And, of course, there are still mysteries—problems, ...

Former Baltimore Orioles minor-leaguer Steve Dalkowski, whose blazing fastball and incurable wildness formed the basis for a main character in the movie "Bull Durham," has died at the age of 80.

New Britain native Steve Dalkowski is known as the hardest thrower in baseball history. A new documentary on the life of the left-handed pitcher is set to premiere this weekend on Connecticut Public ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80. He died Sunday ...

On its website, the Shaker Funeral Home, where Steve Dalkowski’s private funeral service took place days after the coronavirus claimed him April 19, describes itself as a “creator of meaningful ...

The man wheeled into the room on a cold, damp spring morning, eyes fixed on his visitor, will turn 80 in a couple of weeks. June 3. His story, though, is ageless, timeless. Because baseball cannot be ...

He was the model for Nuke LaLoosh, the hard-throwing pitcher from "Bull Durham," but you probably don't know his name. That would be Steve Dalkowski, whose legacy is not only cemented in Hollywood, ...

With baseball’s Opening Day delayed and all of sports on hiatus, we thought it would be a good idea to spread out the Baseball 100 essays. Going forward, the countdown will appear Mondays, Wednesdays ...

The minor league pitcher whose career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie "Bull Durham" has died. Steve Dalkowski died Sunday in New Britain, Connecticut. His sister says he had several ...

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of ...

Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham,“ has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of ...