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There are four playoff games on tap for today in Major League Baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays yet again find themselves on the brink of elimination in an ALDS series, after the Boston Red Sox tore the Rays to shreds in winning two games at Fenway Park.  Tampa will return home …

Former Florida Gators second baseman Josh Adams has been dreaming of being a major league baseball player his entire life. “Growing up, playing and watching baseball, it’s always been a dream, and now a reality,” said Adams. Adams was a the starting second baseman for the Gators all four years …

Former Gator and left-handed pitcher for the Arkansas Travelers, Nick Maronde, is seeking success in the big leagues. Maronde grew up in Lexington, Kentucky where he attended Lexington Catholic High School and won a state championship in his sophomore year. The following year, he was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA …

The third time’s a charm. After failing twice on the road to get his 200th career victory, Tim Hudson joined former Braves pitchers Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the 200 club last night when the Braves defeated the Nationals 8-1. Hudson helped his own cause in the fifth …

Pitcher Hudson Randall decided against Major League baseball when he was drafted in the 46th round by the Kansas City Royals in 2009. Instead, Randall came to Gainesville and established himself as the Gators’ ace by his junior year. Randall had a career ERA of 2.62 with 28 career victories …

2006 World Series MVP Car awarded to Eckstein Credit: Morgan Moriarty Former University of Florida baseball second baseman and two-time World Series Champion David Eckstein always knew he wanted to be a Gator. His desire to play for Florida was unwavering. “I did get an offer from another school to …

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will fight to take this week’s series in tonight’s third and final game of the match up. The Rays came out on top 5-1 in Monday’s game, but fell short last night in a close 4-3 rout from the Yankees at Tropicana …

The Tampa Bay Rays (8-10) brought their brooms to Tropicana Field on Sunday after an 8-1 win over the Oakland Athletics (12-7) to complete a series sweep. The Rays won 8-3 on Friday and 1-0 on Saturday in the first two games of the series. Tampa Bay enjoyed a strong start …

The Tampa Bay Rays dropped their fourth-straight game Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles 5-4. This was the Rays seventh loss out of their last eight, and Tampa’s 4-9 record matches a franchise-worst start set in both 2001 and 2005. The game wasn’t all bad, however. Desmond Jennings got a homer on …

The Miami Marlins can’t catch a break this season. The Philadelphia Phillies came to Marlins Park and took two out of three games in the series after a 2-1 win on Sunday. The loss drops the Marlins to 2-10 on the season. The Marlins’ only run in Sunday’s game came off …