Former Gator great and current MLB hopeful Tim Tebow wowed the fans during his debut with the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Recap During his first day with the Double-A team, Tebow blasted a two-run shot. It came in his first at-bat of the back-end of a …
Read More »Rays Hope to Continue Winning in Pittsburgh
On Tuesday night, the Rays took down the Pirates 4-2 in an extra-inning game at PNC Park. Tampa Bay is three games back from Boston for first in the AL East. Blake Snell (0-4, 4.71 ERA) rejoins the Ray’s pitching staff after a seven game stint in Triple-A to work …
Read More »Tebow Set To Make His Debut in Port St. Lucie
Former quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow has been promoted to a New York Mets affiliate in the Class A Florida State League. Tebow is expected to make his debut on Tuesday night with the team. The team is off today but its newest member stopped by to get …
Read More »Marlins, Rays and Braves All Chasing Division Leaders
The Tampa Bay Rays (40-38), Atlanta Braves (36-39) and Miami Marlins (34-40) are all in hot pursuit of division leaders. After the weekend’s games, the Rays are two and a half games back of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in the AL East. In the NL East, the Marlins and Braves are …
Read More »Exchange of Gators At Fenway Park
On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox made the decision to send Brian Johnson, left-handed pitcher and former Gator, to the 10-day disabled list due to a left shoulder impingement. Curiously, the Red Sox also decided to call Austin Maddox, right-handed pitcher and another former Gator pitcher, from the the Triple-A …
Read More »Busy Day for Gators in Pro Draft; More to Come in Final Day
The Florida Gator baseball program has an impressive track record of getting players to the MLB. In the first round, we saw junior right-hander Alex Faedo taken 18th overall by the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, three more Gators were taken off the board. Gators Taken in Day 2 Things got busy …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …
Read More »The Best MLB Games of the Night
There are several big games tonight in Major League Baseball including the two pitchers with the lowest ERA in baseball going head to head as the Kansas City Royals host baseballs best in the Houston Astros. The Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium in one of baseballs biggest rivalries and the two Chicago teams …
Read More »Preview: Chicago Cubs Hosts Miami Marlins in Game 2 of Series
The Miami Marlins will be in Wrigley Field once again to take on the Chicago Cubs. Miami looks to take Game 2 of the series to force a decisive rubber match on Wednesday. Cubs Recap The Cubs took the first game of the series, 3-1. Chicago set the tone early …
Read More »PREVIEW: The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox Meet For A Three-Game Series
Tonight the Tampa Bay Rays host the Chicago White Sox, tipping off a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Both teams are ready to hit the field after having a much needed day of rest on Monday. It’s a battle between two teams who are looking to break out of the bottom of …
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