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Think of your favorite sports team. Maybe they’re your hometown team. Or maybe you’re dedicated to your alma mater, or your parents’ alma mater. Or maybe you like them simply because of the colors they wear. You probably don’t know anyone on the team personally or have any other connection …

Giancarlo Stanton is back training with the Marlins after his season ending injury, last year. In September of 2014 Marlins slugger and star right fielder Stanton was hit in the face with a dirty pitch from Brewers starter Mike Fiers. The hit to Stanton’s  face caused multiple fractures and dental damage. With such significant …

It was a historic moment, not only for Major League Baseball, but for the United States of America Tuesday afternoon. With U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro sitting side by side behind home plate, Dayron Varona swung at the first pitch of an exhibition game between the …

Today when the clock strikes 1:30 p.m. the Tampa Bay Rays will endure a first pitch that the Rays’ organization, Major Baseball League, and America will never forget. Leaving from their spring training facility in Port Charlotte, Florida, the Rays traveled 270 miles over the Gulf of Mexico to reach the destination of Havana, Cuba. …

As the winter ice thaws around the country, baseball teams are flocking to warm weather this week for the beginning of spring training, marking the official start of the 2016 MLB season. From the Kansas City Royals’ defense of their championship, to the surprising big-spending Arizona Diamondbacks, there is no shortage …

Former Gator shortstop Richie Martin will get his first taste of the MLB when he reports to spring training with the Oakland Athletics in Mesa, Arizona on February 25th. Martin was drafted by the A’s 20th overall in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft as the Gator baseball …

Gainesville residents may recognize a familiar face around town for the next few weeks. Nolan Fontana was a member of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Gator baseball teams that made three consecutive runs at the College World Series. Fontana was drafted by the Houston Astros as the 61st overall pick at the 2012 …

Gainesville native Andrew Miller is preparing for spring training entering his second season as a closer with the New York Yankees. Miller had a strong season last year as part of New York’s top-notch bullpen, posting a 2.04 ERA with 100 strikeouts in 61.2 innings and finishing 10th in American League …

Pat McMahon served as the head coach of the Florida Gator baseball team from 2002 to 2007. During his time as head coach, McMahon led the Gators to the College World Series during the 2005 season and compiled a 231-143-1 record, before being fired in 2007 after the team missed …

Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were selected as the newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday evening. Griffey received a record 99.3 percent of votes (437 out of 440), eclipsing Tom Seaver’s previous mark of 98.84. This was Piazza’s fourth time on the ballot, and after …