The Florida Gators baseball team enters their season on a high note, ranked No. 6 in DI Baseball’s Preseason Top 25 poll released Monday. What This Means Though the team finds itself outside the top five, it ranks third among SEC teams overall. Vanderbilt ranks No. 1, while LSU sits …
Read More »Eckstein Joins Pirates Front Office
Former Florida baseball player and major league infielder David Eckstein joined the Pittsburgh Pirates front office as their special assistant for baseball operations. This is Eckstein’s first front office role in Major League Baseball. Eckstein will work alongside his brother Rick Eckstein, the Pirates’ hitting coach. College Baseball Career Eckstein began …
Read More »Rays To Begin Looking for New Stadium Site After Ybor City Plans Fall Through
The Tampa Bay Rays’ quest for getting a new stadium has taken another turn. Tampa Bay had made a proposal earlier this year that would’ve seen the team build a state-of-the-art stadium in Tampa’s Ybor City district. However, the team won’t be able to finish the plans by this month’s …
Read More »Long-Term Yankee Robinson Cano Joins the Mets
The New York Mets have acquired eight-time All-Star and long-term Yankee Robinson Cano in a trade deal with the Mariners. The Mets also received pitcher Edwin Diaz plus cash, while Seattle received Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista. Cano’s Connections The New York Mets’ new general …
Read More »Snell, deGrom Named Cy Young Award Winners
After being considered one of the biggest snubs in the All-Star game, Tampa Bay Rays lefty Blake Snell was named the American League Cy Young Award winner. Meanwhile, New York Mets hurler Jacob deGrom grabbed the award for the National League. Blake Snell As icing on the cake to a …
Read More »Former Gator Mike Zunino Traded to Tampa Bay
The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a trade just a few short weeks after the conclusion of the season. Seattle is sending Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia and Michael Plassmeyer to Tampa Bay for Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley. Source confirms #Rays are in agreement with #Mariners on …
Read More »Damage Done: David Price Exorcises Postseason Demons with World Series Performance
The David Price 2018 Redemption Tour hit its final stop on Sunday night in Los Angeles. After a career that had been defined up to this year by failure in the postseason, David Price exorcized all of those October demons this World Series. Dominant David In two starts, both Red …
Read More »Clayton Kershaw: Staying in L.A. or Walking Away?
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the World Series to the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Sunday night. But there’s a chance they could lose something else – lefty pitcher Clayton Kershaw. What is Kershaw Thinking? Kershaw’s current deal with the Dodgers pays out nearly $70 million over the next two …
Read More »Red Sox Win 2018 World Series in Game 5
The Boston Red Sox are the best team in baseball in 2018. Sunday’s Game 5 results in the World Series cemented that argument. The Boston Red Sox are the world champions of baseball, winning the title after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Sunday night. Best record in baseball. Best …
Read More »Can Red Sox Get Closer to Sealing the Deal? : World Series Game 3 Preview
The Red Sox are two games away from sweeping the Dodgers for the title. The 2018 World Series is headed to Dodger Stadium for Game 3. Back to work. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/njEvGc0cXN — Red Sox (@RedSox) October 26, 2018 Red Sox Continue to Do Damage After a win on Wednesday night, …
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