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Down on the farm: Tyler Callihan returns to field after long injured list stint
Read full article: Down on the farm: Tyler Callihan returns to field after long injured list stintThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. Stats are through Aug. 15 games.
Local MLB player update: Austin Hays on injured list, SRF working his way back
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Austin Hays on injured list, SRF working his way backThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through Aug. 14 games.
Local MLB player update: Mike Baumann still unbeaten after trade to Angels
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Mike Baumann still unbeaten after trade to AngelsThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through Aug. 7 games.
Down on the farm: Bolles grad Baumeister headed to Rays after trade
Read full article: Down on the farm: Bolles grad Baumeister headed to Rays after tradeThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. Stats are through Aug. 1 games.
Local MLB player update: Trade deadline sees several locals on the move
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Trade deadline sees several locals on the moveThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through July 31 games.
Down on the farm: Bolles grad Barco up to Double-A; 2 recent draft picks sign
Read full article: Down on the farm: Bolles grad Barco up to Double-A; 2 recent draft picks signThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball. Stats are through July 25 games.
Local MLB player update: Austin Martin, Dane Dunning come off injured list
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Austin Martin, Dane Dunning come off injured listThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through July 25 games.
Down on the farm: Checking in on area stars in minor league baseball at the break
Read full article: Down on the farm: Checking in on area stars in minor league baseball at the breakThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: How area stars are faring at the All-Star break
Read full article: Local MLB player update: How area stars are faring at the All-Star breakThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through July 11 games.
MLB draft: Atlantic Coast, Paxon, First Coast, Pierce County grads taken in draft
Read full article: MLB draft: Atlantic Coast, Paxon, First Coast, Pierce County grads taken in draftFour players who played high school baseball in the area were selected during the three days of the Major League Baseball draft.
Phillies get MLB-leading 8th All-Star with Sánchez replacing Atlanta's Chris Sale
Read full article: Phillies get MLB-leading 8th All-Star with Sánchez replacing Atlanta's Chris SalePhiladelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez is set for his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for Chris Sale.
Down on the farm: Columbia grad Tyler Myrick promoted to Triple-A
Read full article: Down on the farm: Columbia grad Tyler Myrick promoted to Triple-AThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: Dunning, Martin head to injured list; JU’s Hays stays hot
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Dunning, Martin head to injured list; JU’s Hays stays hotThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through July 11 games.
Down on the farm: Two wins in a week for Bolles grad Hunter Barco
Read full article: Down on the farm: Two wins in a week for Bolles grad Hunter BarcoThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: Huge weeks at the plate for Brett Wisely, Nathaniel Lowe
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Huge weeks at the plate for Brett Wisely, Nathaniel LoweThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through July 4 games.
Down on the farm: How former area stars have fared in the minors through June
Read full article: Down on the farm: How former area stars have fared in the minors through JuneThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: BK’s Ben Gamel called up by Mets
Read full article: Local MLB player update: BK’s Ben Gamel called up by MetsThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through June 27 games.
Down on the farm: Ben Gamel on a tear after coming off injured list
Read full article: Down on the farm: Ben Gamel on a tear after coming off injured listThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: Austin Martin shines on defense in big week
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Austin Martin shines on defense in big weekThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB. Stats are through June 19 games.
Down on the farm: Big week at the plate for Providence grad Nathan Hickey
Read full article: Down on the farm: Big week at the plate for Providence grad Nathan HickeyThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: JU’s Austin Hays breaks out of slump with 2-homer game
Read full article: Local MLB player update: JU’s Austin Hays breaks out of slump with 2-homer gameThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB.
Down on the farm: Austin Martin shining in Triple-A; Ben Gamel off to solid start
Read full article: Down on the farm: Austin Martin shining in Triple-A; Ben Gamel off to solid startThe area is well represented in minor league baseball. Each week on Friday, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in affiliate minor league baseball.
Local MLB player update: Sean Reid-Foley back healthy for Mets; Mike Baumann sharp for Mariners
Read full article: Local MLB player update: Sean Reid-Foley back healthy for Mets; Mike Baumann sharp for MarinersThe area is well represented in Major League Baseball. Each week on Thursdays, News4JAX will chart how local players are doing in MLB.
All you need to know about the Jumbo Shrimp as season begins Friday
Read full article: All you need to know about the Jumbo Shrimp as season begins FridayThe Jumbo Shrimp season begins at home on Friday night. Here's what you need to know about the 2024 season, from the team's top prospects to a list of the popular promotions.
Abreu gives up 2-run homer in Astros' Game 7 loss after suspension upheld but pushed to next year
Read full article: Abreu gives up 2-run homer in Astros' Game 7 loss after suspension upheld but pushed to next yearBryan Abreu gave up Nathaniel Lowe’s two-run homer in the Houston Astros’ 11-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series after his two-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Adolis GarcÃa delayed until the start of next season.
MLB playoffs back at the Globe with Texas Rangers part of them, and not neutral 3 years after COVID
Read full article: MLB playoffs back at the Globe with Texas Rangers part of them, and not neutral 3 years after COVIDThere was a World Series and other postseason games played at Globe Life Field even before Texas Rangers fans got to see their own team do anything in the stadium with a retractable roof.
MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987
Read full article: MLB game time drops 24 minutes to 2:40 with pitch clock. Players steal most bases since 1987The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years.
The Rays are finalizing plans for a new stadium, which means MLB expansion could be on deck
Read full article: The Rays are finalizing plans for a new stadium, which means MLB expansion could be on deckThe Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing plans for a new ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg, which is a positive development for baseball fans in Florida.
MLB open to consider increasing time on pitch clock in postseason
Read full article: MLB open to consider increasing time on pitch clock in postseasonBaseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the postseason but is reluctant to adjust an innovation the sport considers a great success.
Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB's domestic violence policy
Read full article: Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB's domestic violence policyNew York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred for violating the sport’s domestic violence policy.
Ohtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 game
Read full article: Ohtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 gameShohei Ohtani became a two-way All-Star for the third straight year when he was picked for the American League pitching staff, and eight Atlanta Braves were chosen for the July 11 game in Seattle — the most of any team since 2012.
Overturned outs are prompting confusion, frustration over MLB's blocking-the-plate rule
Read full article: Overturned outs are prompting confusion, frustration over MLB's blocking-the-plate ruleThe rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game.
MLB commissioner suspects many pitchers are using banned sticky stuff
Read full article: MLB commissioner suspects many pitchers are using banned sticky stuffBaseball Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks the use of banned sticky stuff is more widespread than the three pitchers ejected this season for illegal grip aids.
From swords to fishing lures to "sprinklers," MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
Read full article: From swords to fishing lures to "sprinklers," MLB celebrations have become full-scale productionsMajor League Baseball celebrations have turned into a full-on production for some teams.
Anthony Rendon 'can't comment' on fan altercation in Oakland
Read full article: Anthony Rendon 'can't comment' on fan altercation in OaklandAnthony Rendon says he can't comment on a video posted on social media that appears to show the Los Angeles Angels All-Star third baseman appearing to swipe at an Oakland fan after the Angels lost to the Athletics on opening day.
Longtime MLB player, Bishop Kenny grad Darren O’Day calls it a career
Read full article: Longtime MLB player, Bishop Kenny grad Darren O’Day calls it a careerRight-hander Darren O’Day, who posted a 4.15 ERA in 28 games with the Atlanta Braves in 2022, announced Monday he is retiring after 15 seasons for six teams in the major leagues.
Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good start
Read full article: Clark says push to unionize minor leaguers off to good startMajor League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks.