The worst scoop I ever got, long ago, was that Brooks Robinson was in financial distress. How do you interview a boyhood hero and ask: “Are you broke? And why?” Robinson, who died Tuesday at ...

His all-star Orioles teammate Brooks Robinson grew up in the segregated South — Arkansas. But he lived next to a school for the deaf and was compassionate about those facing obstacles in life.

Hall of Famer and legendary Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson has died at the age of 86, the team announced Tuesday. “We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Brooks Robinson.

But he was best known for his unparalleled defense. By Richard Goldstein Brooks Robinson, the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer who was perhaps the finest third baseman in baseball history ...