Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
World Baseball Classic Will Have Top Talent despite Injury Concerns PHOENIX, Feb. 17 — For a long time, the soccer world engaged in the “club versus country” debate whenever an international tournament rolled around. Professional clubs were hesitant to let their stars play in international tournaments for fear of injury. Eventually FIFA stepped in and […]
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Former All-Star and Hall of Fame broadcaster Tim McCarver passed away Thursday at the age of 81 in Memphis, Tennessee. He spent 60 years working in the game of baseball, winning two World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals and covering 23 World Series as a broadcaster. McCarver’s 21-Year Playing Career Tim McCarver played 21 […]
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2023 Rule Changes Demonstrated and Explained by MLB Representatives SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb 14 — Officials from Major League Baseball demonstrated Tuesday the three major rule changes going into effect when spring training games begin February 24 — larger bases, no shift, and the pitch clock. In a media briefing prior to the on-field demonstration, Morgan […]
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Cleveland Guardians Sign Phillip Diehl The Cleveland Guardians didn’t make a big deal out of announcing their signing Phillip Diehl to a minor-league contract earlier this week. It’s up to the slender left-hander to get out there and deal in a way that could make it a big deal. On the surface, the transaction appears […]
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Chase Field to Host WBC Games Chase Field to is set to host World Baseball Classic games from March 11-15, 2023. Phoenix, Arizona is one of four host cities. This makes a lot of sense since this tournament overlaps spring training, and Arizona’s Cactus League. Taichung City, Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan are the international host […]
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Spring Training in Arizona, there is nothing quite like it. We all know the most stimulating words to a baseball fan all through the long cold winter in the East and the Midwest, and even here in Arizona, are “pitchers and catchers report for camp.” Cactus League Arizona’s Cactus League has been around since 1947. […]
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The offseason has seen plenty of movement and a lot of star players sign lucrative deals. One of the impactful players that is still available in free agency is Gary Sanchez. He played the 2022 season on the Minnesota Twins, but wasn’t re-signed and is one of the few impactful players left on the market. […]
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Umpires’ retirements hit MLB and have sent shockwaves throughout the baseball world. According to MLB insider Jesse Rogers of ESPN, at least ten umpires are retiring at the end of the month. This is the most MLB has lost at one time since 1999. Several MLB Crew Chiefs Retiring Seven well-respected crew chiefs—Ted Barrett, Greg […]
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