Joe DiMaggio before a New York Yankees ‘Old Timers Game’ c. 1982. Photo: Getty Images. ... At that point in his career, DiMaggio was nearly immortalized as a baseball star, ...

Sports legend Joe Dimaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo Dimaggio, is, for many, the greatest baseball player ever. Born in 1914 in California, the son of Sicilian emigrants, he exhibited talent and ...

Joe DiMaggio signs a contract with the New York Yankees making him the first $100,000-a-year baseball player. That was a lot of money in those days, but even inflation wouldn’t bring it remotely ...

Major League Baseball’s opening day is here and what better way to honor the day than to remember a famous baseball player and his time on the Central Coast. We are talking about Joe DiMaggio.

TOKYO — Joe DiMaggio was a baseball player of class. He was a premier craftsman whose trade mark was the ability to produce gracefully under pressure. The key hit — often a decisive home run ...