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The Major League Baseball trade deadline ended Monday at 4 pm and teams were active right to the last minute. Sonny Gray The New York Yankees now have a new All-Star on their roster. But, it was a risky move. Former Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray finished the 2015 season 14–7 with …

The 2017 MLB baseball season added another milestone Sunday afternoon as Adrian Beltre became the 31st player ever to have 3,000 career hits.  The Texas Rangers veteran lined a ball down the third base line to achieve the milestone, commencing a giant celebration. Beltre’s family, teammates and hometown fans gave …

In an interview with Steve Russell on ESPN Gainesville’s Sportscene program today, former Gator baseball star Harrison Bader talked about his recent promotion to the big leagues with the St.Louis Cardinals.  Bader played for the Gators from 2013-2015 and enjoyed a very successful career, especially in his last year where …

It’s no secret that Tim Tebow has shown much improvement since he started playing baseball again last summer. In 2016, Tebow started out in the Mets Instructional League, then played in the Arizona Fall League. This year, he was given the opportunity to participate in spring training alongside some of …

Tim Tebow and the St. Lucie Mets had the bats blazin’ with 11 hits Sunday when they faced the Atlanta Braves Class A-Advanced affiliate the Florida Fire Frogs in game three of a four-game series. Going into last night’s game, the Fire Frogs were winning their home series 2-0 at …

Former Gator Tim Tebow has been in the St. Lucie Mets’ roster for less than a month now and has gained a substantial amount of attention with his recent surge at the plate. The 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner played 64 games for the Columbia Fireflies in Regular-A before being …

Before the current all-stars hit the field in Miami for the 2017 MLB All-Star Game, baseball fans got to see the leagues most coveted prospects in the 2017 MLB Futures Game. On Sunday afternoon, Team U.S.A put on an offensive clinic early and were able to hold on to the …

The Florida baseball team used a pair of home runs from freshman Austin Langworthy and sophomore Deacon Liput and another excellent starting pitching outing to beat the Louisville Cardinals 5-1 Tuesday night in the College World Series in Omaha.  The Gators are now in the winner’s bracket and don’t play again …

On Father’s Day, Rays first baseman Logan Morrison crushed two home runs, his 20th and 21st of the season. Tampa trounced the Detroit Tigers 9-1 and sneaked into the second AL Wild Card spot. Morrison, now second in baseball in HR, has been a good representation of the Rays in …

For the second time in the past three years, the University of South Florida baseball team will play in the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls are the two seed in the Gainesville Regional that begins Friday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. For the first time since 1996, the Bulls won 40 games in …