WILKES-BARRE — Brian Burkhardt had a simple reason for being at the Kirby Park softball field on Saturday afternoon. “I love to hit home runs,” the avid softball player from Nanticoke said. The ...

Oct. 11—WILKES-BARRE — Everybody loves the long ball. Throughout the duration of his legendary career, Babe Ruth was happy to oblige. Baseball's most beloved historical figure hit 714 homers in his ...

The second annual Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby was held at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 11. Cassidy Bicking Brian Hontz The event honors the 650-ft. home run that Babe Ruth hit at ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On October 12, 1926, Babe Ruth made baseball history right in Wilkes-Barre. During an exhibition game at Artillery Park, he crushed a 650-foot homerun, believed to be the longest ...

WILKES-BARRE — The second annual “Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby” will take place on Oct. 11, at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre. The event, which will be presented by Visit Luzerne County and the ...

Kegan Laman of Dickson City takes his final swings during last year’s Home Run Derby Competition at Kirby Park. In 1926, it is believed that Babe Ruth hit a home run so far that he requested it to be ...

The New York Yankees superstar continues to make history left and right.