It is fair to say that the Cleveland Indians are the hottest team in baseball. Last night, the Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to win their 20th straight game. No American League team has won 20 straight games since the ‘Money Ball’ Oakland Athletics accomplished the same feat in …
Read More »Florida Pitcher Alex Faedo signs with Detroit Tigers
University of Florida’s right-handed pitcher, Alex Faedo, agreed to terms with the Detroit Tigers, earlier this week. Faedo was selected as the No. 18 overall pick in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft. While the slot value for the N0. 18 overall pick is at a little over …
Read More »MLB All-Star Game Rosters Announced
The Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves are all sending players to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. Corey Dickerson, Marcell Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton and Ender Inciarte are just a few of the big names headed to Miami for the mid-summer classic. American League The Rays’ Corey Dickerson will …
Read More »Busy Day for Gators in Pro Draft; More to Come in Final Day
The Florida Gator baseball program has an impressive track record of getting players to the MLB. In the first round, we saw junior right-hander Alex Faedo taken 18th overall by the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, three more Gators were taken off the board. Gators Taken in Day 2 Things got busy …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …
Read More »Things Are Heating Up For Florida MLB Teams
Florida MLB teams are off to a good start after last night’s series openers. Both the Rays and the Marlins seem to be getting the gears in motion early in the season with a pair of wins Tuesday. Tampa Bay Rays In St. Petersburg things were heating up for the Rays Tuesday night …
Read More »MLB AL Central Preview
Spring training has come to an end and Opening Day for the MLB is just around the corner. Will the Cleveland Indians of the AL Central make it to the World Series again in 2017? Or will the Detroit Tigers show no mercy and give the Indians a run for …
Read More »Gainesville’s Andrew Miller Lights Out for Indians
The New York Yankees’ may be shaking their heads over trading their relief pitcher to the Cleveland Indians. Gainesville native Andrew Miller has become the face of the Indians en route to pitching nine scoreless innings this postseason. Currently in the ALCS Since the Yankees sent Miller to Cleveland for …
Read More »MLB Regular Season Ends Sunday, Wild Cards Still Undecided
This Sunday, the last regular season games of MLB will be played and the chase for the wild card spots will be decided. The races to win each division this year were not nearly as interesting as the bids for the wild card spots. The last team to clinch their division …
Read More »MLB Wild Card Race Coming to a Close
The MLB regular season is rapidly coming to a close. With nearly all the division pennants claimed except for the AL East, teams now must look to the wild card if they have hopes of reaching the postseason. Twelve teams will compete for the four remaining Wild Card spots, as there are just six …
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