In the midst of a terrible season that has seen the Tampa Bay Rays (37-57) accumulate a losing record and, at one point, lose 11 games in a row, the Rays had a bit of a breakthrough Wednesday night on offense. The Rays dominated the Colorado Rockies (43-51) 11-3 on the …
Read More »Richie Martin, From Gator to Major League Prospect
Richie Martin may be a major league prospect but he will always be a Gator first. Martin played for the University of Florida Gators for three years spanning 177 games.Martin had a solid career here at UF. His career numbers in 177 games at Florida included a .284 Batting Average with 136 runs 81 …
Read More »Races In American League Tight
The American League has had a history of close divisional races and playoff seeding being decided in the last game of the season. With the halfway point of the season approaching, the American League doesn’t look like it will be short on excitement. Despite their power, and having the best …
Read More »Jim Callis: Florida’s A.J. Puk Slipped in MLB Draft Due to “Inconsistency”
MLB.com’s Jim Callis, an MLB draft and prospect expert, joined SportsScene’s Steve Russell on Monday to discuss and recap the 2016 MLB Draft. The draft concluded last weekend, and the Gator baseball team had eight players drafted. Pitcher A.J. Puk was the first Gator off the board, going to the Oakland Athletics with …
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 »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 …
Read More »Sunday’s MLB recap
The Tampa Bay Rays went into Sunday’s series finale against the Cleveland Indians thinking about a possible sweep with reigning AL Cy Young winner David Price taking the mound. However, the Indians had other plans in mind spoiling the Rays day by taking the last game 13-0. Rays’ ace pitcher David …
Read More »Thursday’s MLB Recap
Many teams in big league baseball wrapped up their first series of the season Thursday, with the Rays and Marlins both in action. The Rays were able to even up the series in their second game against Baltimore, but Chris Davis was once again too much for Rays pitchers as he struck early …
Read More »Major League Baseball Opening Day preview
The Houston Astros gave baseball some early attention last night after taking down the Texas Rangers 8-2 to open the 2013 MLB regular season. New year, new logo, and a new league seemed to be the recipe for a whole new team for the Houston Astros. Bud Norris got the win for Houston, giving up five hits …
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