New York Yankees World Series hero Mike Torrez will be the guest speaker at an annual dinner honoring Thurman Munson in Canton. The Thurman Munson Catchers Scholarship Dinner is set for Thusday, Aug.

CANTON – Canton City Schools is expected to take over ownership of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in a land swap deal with the city. The school's Board of Education on Monday approved an agreement ...

Forty-five years ago tomorrow, Thurman Munson died. He was 32, killed when the plane he was piloting crashed short of the runway at Canton-Akron Regional Airport on Aug. 2, 1979. Just like that, my ...

I’ve walked the halls of Yankee Stadium for five decades. I’ve shined Reggie Jackson’s shoes as the Yankees batboy. I’ve sat quietly in George Steinbrenner’s office as his aide-de-camp. I’ve mourned ...

"People ask me who the best catcher I ever threw to was and it was Thurman Munson, hands down. He was smart, talented and an awesome guy." Munson's teammate on the New York Yankees, pioneer closing ...

George Brett will never forget the late Thurman Munson’s act of kindness in an otherwise hectic and wild fight. Brett, the legendary Royals third baseman, recalled how the Yankees catcher went out of ...

KENT — At Yankee Stadium, Thurman Munson’s face long has mingled with Babe Ruth’s and Lou Gehrig’s on plaques in Monument Park. In Canton, the baseball stadium that opened in 1989 as home to Cleveland ...

Canton City Schools will likely take ownership of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in a land swap deal with the city. The school district would give the city 15 parcels of vacant land in exchange for ...

World Series hero Mike Torrez will speak at annual Thurman Munson dinner in Canton Tickets available to public. Event promotes Munson's Hall of Fame candidacy. New York Yankees World Series hero Mike ...