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Many claim Mike Trout to be the best player in baseball, but the Los Angeles Angels have a bigger sensation joining the roster. Japanese 23-year-old Shohei Ohtani started training with the Angels Tuesday to kick off spring training. He is a double threat as a strong righty pitcher and a …

  Spring is in the air, which means baseball is too. Spring training is officially underway for the 2018 season. The reigning World Series Champions, the Houston Astros, have been working hard during their off-season. Houston returns almost all of their team that led them to such great success. With their …

The 2018 baseball season has finally arrived for the National Champs. Nick Horvath, Florida’s top defensive outfielder and a cog in the front-end of the Gator’s bullpen is back for another season, but for the most part, you can expect to see plenty of new faces out on the field. …

The nine-year-long chapter of Joe Girardi as manager of the New York Yankees has officially ended.  Girardi’s contract was never renewed, and instead New York signed former player Aaron Boone to fill his shoes. Boone has yet to prove his abilities as manager, but he has remained a student of …

The 2017 Florida Gator Baseball team had talent. Enough talent to make history for Florida’s baseball program over 103 seasons, 14 SEC championships and 11 College World Series appearances. Last season, Florida finally won their first College World Series. The guy on the mound for most of the post-game celebrations of …

Back in October, Florida manager, Kevin O’Sullivan, named JJ Schwarz the first-ever Gator Baseball Team Captain. O’Sullivan has revered how much of a team player JJ has been over his college career. Especially when he moved from catcher to first base to help the team out. O’Sullivan was thrilled to hear …

The latest group to be immortalized in Cooperstown will be announced today at 6 p.m. Among the players that are expected to get inducted is Chipper Jones, Vladamir Guerrero, and Jim Thome. On The Fence Although Jones, Guerrero, and Thome are virtual locks to be inducted, there are some players …

Vladimir Guerrero could soon find himself  in the baseball Hall of Fame. While the National Baseball Hall of Fame will make the official announcement of inductees Wednesday, votes are looking promising so far for Guerrero. To be inducted, candidates must receive over 75 percent of the vote. The votes come from …

The election results for the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot are being revealed on January 24th. Powerhouse Jim Thome enters his first year on the ballot with a chance to join Cooperstown. He may not have the reputation of Chipper Jones and others, however, he has a career full …

As of Wednesday, Aaron Boone is now the Yankees’ 33rd manager. He approached the press release conference with a confident, yet humble demeanor. It is impossible to tell how the team will do under this new management, but reactions are positive so far for the changes that have been made. …