As the MLB regular season comes to an end, some teams have clinched their spots in the 2017 postseason. Both the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago Cubs made history last night when the news of their postseason opportunity became official. Minnesota Twins #WereGonna get Wild! pic.twitter.com/31M5gOeAHK — Minnesota Twins (@Twins) …
Read More »Rookie Aaron Judge’s ‘Incredible Ride’
Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Alex Rodriguez… Aaron Judge. The 25 year old joins one of the most prestigious lists in all of baseball: New York Yankees players to hit at least 50 homeruns in a single season. However, only Judge has achieved the feat as a rookie. Time …
Read More »Wildcard Race Narrows in Last Week of Regular Season
The wildcard race is heating up around the MLB. The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks have secured the wild card in the American and National Leagues. The Minnesota Twins the Colorado Rockies are close, but they haven’t completely locked things up. October 3rd is when the playoffs start for the …
Read More »Rays’ Playoff Dreams Shrinking
With a 15-23 record since the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays are quickly moving themselves out of the playoff race. Before the All-Star Break Flashback to July 11th, Cory Dickerson was representing Tampa in his first All-Star appearance, and the Rays were looking like a viable playoff contender. At …
Read More »Baseball Trade Deadline: Who Has a New Home?
The Major League Baseball trade deadline ended Monday at 4 pm and teams were active right to the last minute. Sonny Gray The New York Yankees now have a new All-Star on their roster. But, it was a risky move. Former Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray finished the 2015 season 14–7 with …
Read More »Adrian Beltre Latest to Join 3,000 Hits Club
The 2017 MLB baseball season added another milestone Sunday afternoon as Adrian Beltre became the 31st player ever to have 3,000 career hits. The Texas Rangers veteran lined a ball down the third base line to achieve the milestone, commencing a giant celebration. Beltre’s family, teammates and hometown fans gave …
Read More »Former Gator Harrison Bader Talks About Promotion To Cardinals
In an interview with Steve Russell on ESPN Gainesville’s Sportscene program today, former Gator baseball star Harrison Bader talked about his recent promotion to the big leagues with the St.Louis Cardinals. Bader played for the Gators from 2013-2015 and enjoyed a very successful career, especially in his last year where …
Read More »Tebow’s Baseball Journey
It’s no secret that Tim Tebow has shown much improvement since he started playing baseball again last summer. In 2016, Tebow started out in the Mets Instructional League, then played in the Arizona Fall League. This year, he was given the opportunity to participate in spring training alongside some of …
Read More »Tebow’s Fourth Home Run of the Season Leads St. Lucie Mets to Win
Tim Tebow and the St. Lucie Mets had the bats blazin’ with 11 hits Sunday when they faced the Atlanta Braves Class A-Advanced affiliate the Florida Fire Frogs in game three of a four-game series. Going into last night’s game, the Fire Frogs were winning their home series 2-0 at …
Read More »Tim Tebow Continues to Surge for the St. Lucie Mets
Former Gator Tim Tebow has been in the St. Lucie Mets’ roster for less than a month now and has gained a substantial amount of attention with his recent surge at the plate. The 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner played 64 games for the Columbia Fireflies in Regular-A before being …
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