Pete Alonso’s ‘Polar Bear’ nickname has an amusing backstory Pete Alonso took center stage Monday night, putting his record-shattering power on display by winning the Home Run Derby. In between his bat-flips and long-balls, many paid homage to his nickname: the “Polar Bear.” Funny enough, the Mets star earned the label from a fellow Home…
DetailsAL Central Notes: Indians, Abreu, Allen The Indians never so much as made a contract offer to Michael Brantley before he inked a two-year, $32MM deal in Houston this offseason, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports within a broader look at the club’s struggles to retain top stars. Nightengale interviews both Brantley and CC Sabathia about…
Details2019 Futures League All-Star Game Rosters Released WEYMOUTH, Mass – The 2019 Futures League All Star Game is one week away! It will be taking place on… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/09/2019-futures-league-all-star-game-rosters-released/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsDOGS BLANK RAILCATS IN DAY GAME Chicago 10, Gary SouthShore 0 – Box Score The Chicago Dogs plated five runs in the first inning and went on to blank the Gary SouthShore RailCats 10-0 on Tuesday afternoon. 1B Keon Barnum (3-for-5) opened the scoring with an RBI single and, two batters later, SS Jordan Dean…
DetailsPadres’ Gore promoted to Double-A The Padres promoted top pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore to Double-A Amarillo on Tuesday. The left-hander posted a 1.02 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 79 1/3 innings at Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190709&content_id=308903578&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsCal State Fullerton Adds Dan Ricabal to Staff as Pitching Coach FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton Baseball and Head Coach Rick Vanderhook have announced the… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/09/cal-state-fullerton-adds-dan-ricabal-to-staff-as-pitching-coach/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
DetailsMLBPA Chief Tony Clark Discusses CBA, Juiced Ball MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark chatted with the media today as part of this week’s All-Star festivities. The Twitter feeds of Alex Speier of the Boston Globe and Eric Fisher of the Sports Business Group feature many of the key comments. Those interested in reading more about…
DetailsMLB All-Star Game: AL will continue its NL domination NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, never here, is hustling back from South Carolina to take credit for the USWNT victory parade Wednesday. Former NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly: “If you walk through the city in Midtown you get a sense of slippage. It gives a bad message,…
DetailsJustin Verlander points finger at MLB over homer spike: ‘A f–king joke’ Home runs continue to fly at a historic rate this season, a drastic change that Justin Verlander accuses MLB brought intentionally. Verlander, who will be the American League’s All-Star Game starter, owns a 10-4 record with a 2.98 ERA. He has also allowed…
DetailsCollege of Charleston settles Lawsuit with former head coach Matt Heath College of Charleston settled their lawsuit with former head coach Matt Heath back on June 28th,… Visit College Baseball Daily for the Full Story Source: http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2019/07/09/college-of-charleston-settles-lawsuit-with-former-head-coach-matt-heath/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CollegeBaseballDaily+%28College+Baseball+Daily%29
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