You'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger baseball fan than Matt Eisner. A Nationals fan, he is the author of the popular blog Matt's Bats, on which he details not only Nats happenings, but all of his baseball opinions. He's also 8 years old. Read
Major League Baseball and Scholastic announced that Luke Lunday, from West Point, N.Y., and Jennifer Wayland, from Chesterfield, Mo., were selected as the winners of the 2013 "Breaking Barriers" essay contest. Read
Arsema Tesfai, a Chicago seventh grader, is one of four winners of the annual Breaking Barriers essay contest, and she's got big dreams. In her winning essay, Arsema details her brother's death days before he was to attend college. Read
Sharon Robinson -- joined by Dodgers star Matt Kemp and former Dodgers star Tommy Davis -- addressed an assembly of middle schoolers under the banner of "Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life" on Jackie Robinson Day. Read
In commemoration of Jackie Robinson's Major League debut at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947, Major League Baseball celebrates the life of the baseball icon. Tag your @Instagram photos using #Jackie42 to be a part of the story. More
One of the game's experts on the subject, Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton has a natural talent with a piece of lumber in his hands. He attributes a lot of his success to his faith, and took time to discuss these things with Meggie Zahneis. Read