Selecting our Minor League Player of the Year is always one of the most difficult and enjoyable tasks on the Baseball America calendar. Aside from the occasional slam-dunk choices—the Braves’ Andruw ...

Their age differential is 42 years. Between them, they have six major league batting championships. The elder, Pete Rose, is baseball’s all-time hits leader with 4,256. Joe Mauer has 844 career hits.

We talk to interesting people in Dayton and pick their brains about the best spots in town. Meet gypsy cat lady Abby Rose Maurer. What do you do? I took the lucrative route in life and am a painter. I ...