MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. — Noted author and baseball historian Marty Appel has been described as a storyteller’s storyteller. And for those who like baseball, particularly New York Yankees’ baseball, Appel ...

NEW YORK — Imagine the excited throngs of people jamming into a brand-new ballpark on Opening Day, and not just any baseball park. This was the first in the game to be dubbed a "stadium," and it ...

Martin E. Appel is an American public relations executive and author. He was named PR Director of the New York Yankees in 1973 after beginning his tenure with the team handling fan mail for Mickey ...

With all the Ruth-Mantle-Maris-Judge talk, Marty Appel, the former New York Yankees’ publicist reminds us of Sal Durante – the gent who caught Maris’s 61st home run in 1961. “Sal was a terrific guy – ...

PINSTRIPE EMPIRE: The New York Yankees From Before the Babe to After the Boss, by Marty Appel. Bloomsbury, 620 pp., $28. Marty Appel suffers from a public perception problem. As a longtime sports ...