Legendary hitter grew up in Fargo, still holds American League home run record Located in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Fargo is a black marble headstone in the shape of a diamond. Maris’ gravesite in Holy Cross Cemetery in Fargo. Note some of the many items left by admirers. Photo by Scott Thoma In the center of the headstone is the name “Maris.” Below the name is a laser-printed silhouette of Maris swinging a bat. The number 61 is engraved above the bat and “61” is engraved be

Little did he know at the time, but Albany resident Elmer Kohorst of Albany was rubbing elbows with some of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history when he was at spring training with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers organization from 1957-59. Elmer Kohorst of Albany when he was playing with the Pueblo Dodgers, Class A, in the late 1950s. Contributed photo At that time, all the various levels within the Dodgers’ organization held spring training in Vero Beac

Twin brothers Wayne, left, and Warren Cook have collectively umpired 7,500 ball games during 42 and 36 years of calling balls and strikes on diamonds all across Minnesota. Twin brothers have umpired 7,500 games Before the first inning starts, they stand near home plate and watch baseballs thud into the catcher’s mitt as a pitcher warms up for another game. When it’s game time, well-known 65-year-old veteran umpires and Sleepy Eye natives Wayne and Warren Cook brush dirt off t