The New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs finalized a deal on Monday that brings reliever Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs. By acquiring Chapman the Cubs have added a critical piece to their championship ambitions. Cubs president Theo Epstein says the Cubs pulled off this trade for one reason, to win a World …
Read More »American League Second Half Outlook
The second half of the baseball season is in full swing which translates to? Pennant races. Teams like the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers are looking for the same production from the first half of the season. Other teams are looking too make additions to there roster through trades or the minor league call …
Read More »Gainesville Native Andrew Miller Named to MLB All-Star Team Roster
Gainesville native and former Buchholz pitcher Andrew Miller has been named to the American League All-Star team. The team’s roster was announced Wednesday and Miller is one of three Yankees chosen for the game. The 6’7″ lefty is 5-1 on the season for the New York Yankees and is sporting a …
Read More »Ray’s Archer Shines, Leads Team to 2-0 Shutout of O’s
Heading into a series opener against division rival Baltimore, the Tampa Bay Rays looked to keep their momentum going after an 8-1 victory over the New York Yankees the previous night. They had gotten off to an extremely hot start, scoring five runs in the first inning alone. They hit …
Read More »Rays Avoid Sweep, Head Into Home Series Against Division-Leading O’s
It’s never too early in the Major League Baseball season for a road victory within the division to be meaningful, as the Rays found out on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. After the Rays dropped the first two games of their weekend series against the Yankees, Sunday’s 8-1 rout of …
Read More »Baseball is Back, and in “Late” Fashion
As the beginning of the baseball season excites fans at heart and allows them to scream at their TVs for the next seven months or so, some teams are still waiting to hit the diamond. Two games were postponed due to snow, with the Astros and the Yankees having to …
Read More »Former Gator Baseball Coach McMahon Now Working with Yankees
Pat McMahon served as the head coach of the Florida Gator baseball team from 2002 to 2007. During his time as head coach, McMahon led the Gators to the College World Series during the 2005 season and compiled a 231-143-1 record, before being fired in 2007 after the team missed …
Read More »Astros-Yankees ALWC Preview
The Houston Astros travel to New York to take on the Yankees in the American League Wild Card game tonight. The Astros enter the postseason in pursuit of their first ever World Series championship while the Yankees search for their 28th, but before either team gets ahead of themselves they …
Read More »Rays and Yankees face off in final game of series
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 …
Read More »Tampa Bay sweep Oakland in weekend series
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 …
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