The Gators remained undefeated with a 7-4 win over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan mixed and matched his bullpen arms to piece together Florida’s fifth consecutive victory. What a Relief Jordan Butler struggled a bit in his debut as a starter. The freshman lefty had to battle out of …
Read More »Former Gator, Paco Rodriguez, Returns to Gainesville
All you have to say is the word Omaha and any baseball fan knows exactly what you’re talking about. Former Gator baseball pitcher, Paco Rodriguez, became quite familiar with the Nebraska town during his time at Florida. Now, he is back in Gainesville helping the current team in anyway he …
Read More »Jack Leftwich Shines In First Collegiate Start, Gator Baseball Beats FAU 6-1
4.1 innings pitched, five strike outs, 13 consecutive outs. Not bad for a freshman. That was the final line of Jack Leftwich’s first start as a Florida Gator and it showed a lot of potential. Leftwich’s great start combined with Wil Dalton’s bat was enough to get the top ranked …
Read More »Red Sox Looking to Defend the AL East
The Boston Red Sox kick-started the long journey to defending their back-to-back American League East Division titles this week. On Monday the team held its first full-squad workout and landed free-agent right fielder J.D. Martinez. Quite the productive day for the division champs. Pre-Season Prep The Red Sox held practice …
Read More »Tim Tebow Invited to Spring Training with the NY Mets
Gator legend Tim Tebow is invited to spring training by the New York Mets for the second straight year. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says he could see Tebow in the MLB one day. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/965254606006648832 Tebow’s 2017 Season in the Minor League Tebow was last signed by the New York …
Read More »MLB Restricts Mound Visits, Postpones Pitch Clock
Mound Visits Major League Baseball announced its new initiative for 2018 in an attempt to quicken the pace of games. Rule changes were agreed upon thanks to cooperation with the Players’ Union. The new rule concerning mound visits limits all teams to six non-pitching change mound visits per team per …
Read More »Preview: Florida Baseball Opens 2018 Season Against Siena
It’s been 234 days since the Florida Gators piled on top of one another in Omaha to celebrate the school’s first national championship. Throughout the offseason, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan has been telling this year’s Gator baseball team to write their own story. Friday night against Siena, Brady Singer and …
Read More »Yankees Preview: Stanton-Judge Duo
With 2018 Spring Training approaching, Yankees fans are eager to see the biggest block-busting deal of the offseason. National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton was traded from the Miami Marlins to join American League MVP runner-up Aaron Judge. One thing is clear, the Stanton – Judge duo seem to mesh well …
Read More »Double Threat Ohtani Joins Powerful Angels Roster
Many claim Mike Trout to be the best player in baseball, but the Los Angeles Angels have a bigger sensation joining the roster. Japanese 23-year-old Shohei Ohtani started training with the Angels Tuesday to kick off spring training. He is a double threat as a strong righty pitcher and a …
Read More »Astros Looking For Another World Series Ring
Spring is in the air, which means baseball is too. Spring training is officially underway for the 2018 season. The reigning World Series Champions, the Houston Astros, have been working hard during their off-season. Houston returns almost all of their team that led them to such great success. With their …
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