The Tampa Bay Rays, fresh off getting swept by the Boston Red Sox, look to rebound this weekend as they host the New York Yankees in their first home series of the year. Rays set for battle with Yankees SCOUTING REPORT The Yankees are 3-3 on the young season but …
Read More »Rays Doomed By Mishaps And Cold Bats, Swept By Red Sox
The question around the Tampa Bay Rays as they begin this season has been simple: can they replicate the magical run they made to the World Series in 2020? Tampa Bay retained much of the offensive core from the 2020 American League champions. The starting rotation told a different story …
Read More »Former Gator Jonathan India Continues Hot Start with Reds
Gator fans know what Cincinnati Reds shortstop Jonathan India is capable of. From 2016-2018, India played college ball under Kevin O’Sullivan. The 2018 SEC Player of the Year had a storied career at Florida. In 2017, he was a starter for the University of Florida’s lone College World Series victory. …
Read More »Rockies look forward to hosting ASG
The Rockies will be the new All-Star Game host, the MLB announced on Tuesday among controversy in Georgia due to voting law. Reason for Move https://twitter.com/AllStarGame/status/1379488374462025729 The original location set for the 2021 All-Star Game was Atlanta . However, due to increased controversy surrounding the state, the MLB made a …
Read More »Padres’ Tatis Jr. may be able to avoid shoulder surgery
Fernando Tatis Jr., one of baseball’s brightest stars, went down earlier in the week after injuring his shoulder while batting. Tatis is the San Diego Padres shortstop who just signed a major contract extension after a breakout season in 2019. He suffered a partially torn labrum when he followed through …
Read More »Nationals begin season after delay, walk-off against Braves
Opening day in the MLB usually marks a sign of hope and renewal. For the Washington Nationals, it was anything but that. Thursday morning, multiple Nationals players tested positive for COVID-19, and the team’s opening series against the New York Mets was canceled. Monday’s duel with the Atlanta Braves was …
Read More »Marlins Hope to Avoid the Home Sweep Against the Cardinals
The Miami Marlins came up short as the team fell 4-2 in a rally Tuesday night. Miami dropped its fourth home loss to start the beginning of the MLB season. final // https://t.co/79HqcX7Isd pic.twitter.com/aTX7JMiO08 — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 7, 2021 How It Happened With the score knotted up at …
Read More »Rays Take Opening Series; On to Boston
Series win to start the season? Check. The Tampa Bay Rays took the opening series against the Miami Marlins. Some issues still need to be ironed out. But the strengths they have early elevated them to optimistic start to 2021. Glasy and Yarbs Back at Work A dominant start by …
Read More »Rays Pick Up Opening Day Win Over Marlins
The reigning American League champion Tampa Bay Rays kicked off their season with an Opening Day victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1377770134224404483 Strong Performances on the Mound There weren’t many balls flying into the stands Thursday afternoon in Miami. This was thanks in large part to solid pitching …
Read More »MLB Players Excited To Have Fans Back
Throughout the history of sport, fan attendance has been one of the most relished aspects of professional athletic competition. The frequently used phrase, “home-field advantage”, was first coined to represent the proportion of home fans to away fans. While fans are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to be able to return …
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