Post Tagged with: "Major League Baseball"

Coppola: MLB Draft And Getting To The Show

Coppola: MLB Draft And Getting To The Show

By William Coppola The 2018 MLB Draft will take place from June 4th to June 6th. It will consist of 44 rounds plus 15 compensation picks. That puts the number of prospects who will be drafted at about 1335 and […]

by · May 29, 2018 · Sports
Costa Rica: Where Baseball Dreams Are Literally Made

Costa Rica: Where Baseball Dreams Are Literally Made

By William Coppola  On a recent visit to Costa Rica unrelated to baseball, I was impressed by the beauty of this tiny country between Nicaragua and Panama. The weather was amazing with 75 degree days and zero humidity. The people […]

by · March 19, 2018 · Sports
Ron Blomberg,NY Yankees, was the American Leagues's first designated hitter (DH) on April 6, 1973.

Profile America: Designated Hitter

Thursday, January 11th. This date 45 years ago was a day that lives in infamy, at least among baseball purists. In 1973, the American League approved a three-year experiment with replacing pitchers in the batting order with a designated hitter […]

by · January 11, 2018 · Profile America, Sports
Major Leaguers to Build Homes and Raise Funds for Natural Disaster Victims

Major Leaguers to Build Homes and Raise Funds for Natural Disaster Victims

Players launch “Returning Home” initiative with inaugural events in Texas to help recent disaster victims across the Americas The Major League Baseball Players Trust recently announced it will be hosting a pair of events in Dallas, TX on Wednesday, November 29 […]

by · November 26, 2017 · Disaster Relief, News, Sports
Players Still Not Active Before Opening Day Still Hoping to Make ‘The Show’

Players Still Not Active Before Opening Day Still Hoping to Make ‘The Show’

By Steven Simineri While spring training is a good time to catch some of the game’s top prospects that are in major league camp and, even some Tim Tebow. It is also a time to find former All-Stars and forgotten about veterans […]

by · March 10, 2017 · Sports
Tim Tebow practices his swing during batting practice in Port St. Lucie, FL. Credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal

“TebowMania” Is Not Headed to Citi Field

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor If one is to believe that Tim Tebow will become a fan favorite at Citi Field in a few weeks step right up and get your tickets for Opening Day. “TebowMania” continued Wednesday afternoon in Port […]

by · March 10, 2017 · Sports
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Marissa Shorenstein, New York State president, AT&T, present the championship trophy for the sixth annual "Borough President's Cup" Little League Championship to Grand Slam Little League.

BP Diaz Hosts Little League Final at Yankee Stadium

BP Diaz Hosts Little League Final at Yankee Stadium Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Marissa Shorenstein, President of AT&T New York, and the New York Yankees co-hosted the sixth annual Borough President’s Cup Little League Championship on Tuesday, August […]

by · August 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Sports
Best Bullpen? Yankees may have that as they prepare for spring training

Best Bullpen? Yankees may have that as they prepare for spring training

Best Bullpen? Yankees may have that as they prepare for spring training By Chris Saunders Months of trying to acquire a third bullpen piece to help ease the pressure on Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller finally happened when the Yankees obtained […]

by · February 1, 2016 · Sports
Let’s Go Mets!!! City Reacts As Mets Take NL Pennant

Let’s Go Mets!!! City Reacts As Mets Take NL Pennant

Dan-cin’ in the sweep: Mets are NL champs!     The New York Mets celebrated an 8-3 win over the Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, capping the first four-game sweep of […]

by · October 22, 2015 · Sports