The Florida Gators have a rich history of baseball dating back to their first College World Series appearance in 1988. Since then, the Gators have made the CWS 10 more times, securing their first national championship last season in 2017. Below is a list of former Florida sluggers and pitchers …
Read More »Florida’s MLB Teams Earn Varying Results on Opening Day
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins got off to slow Opening Day starts. While the Rays would come back in dramatic fashion against the Red Sox, the Marlins didn’t do enough to beat the 2016 World Series champion Cubs. Rays vs. Red Sox The Red Sox were in control …
Read More »Former Gator Bobby Poyner Makes Red Sox Opening Day Roster
There’s never been a shortage of talent on the Florida baseball team. But, one former Gators’ name is now on a big league roster. Bobby Poyner, who pitched at the McKethan Stadium from 2012-2015, is a new member of the Boston Red Sox. Bobby Poyner Before the Pros Poyner was …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Begin 2018 Campaign
The Tampa Bay Rays begin their 20th season in Tampa on Thursday. The team’s first series will be against the Boston Red Sox at home. First pitch for Thursday’s game is 4:10 p.m. A Different Rays Team In the 2017 campaign, Tampa Bay was led on offense by Corey Dickerson, …
Read More »J.D. Martinez is ready to go with the Boston Red Sox
Miami native J.D. Martinez is ditching the black and sedona red in Arizona for the white and red in Boston. Martinez, 30, finalized a $110 million, five-year contract on Monday with the Boston Red Sox. It was reported last week that the deal had already gone through, but the Red …
Read More »Red Sox Looking to Defend the AL East
The Boston Red Sox kick-started the long journey to defending their back-to-back American League East Division titles this week. On Monday the team held its first full-squad workout and landed free-agent right fielder J.D. Martinez. Quite the productive day for the division champs. Pre-Season Prep The Red Sox held practice …
Read More »Former Gators Headed to Spring Training
Seventeen former Gator baseball players returned to McKethan Stadium Saturday night to play in the Alumni Scrimmage. A few others were also on hand to support their former school and teammates before gearing up for the 2018 MLB season and heading down to Spring Training. Harrison Bader Current St. Louis …
Read More »MLB Recap: Boston stays alive with Game 3 win
The Boston Red Sox avoided elimination from the American League Division Series with a 10-3 victory on Sunday. The game started off poorly for the Red Sox. Boston’s starting pitcher Doug Fister gave up three runs in the first inning to put the Red Sox down 3-0. The Red Sox …
Read More »Who’s Fighting for Those Final MLB Playoff Spots?
The MLB season is reaching its final home stretch, with each team having about 35-40 games remaining in the season. While teams on the lower ends of the standings use this time to evaluate their young talent, organizations in the playoff hunt are trying to squeeze the best baseball out …
Read More »MLB Preview: Rays Face the A’s Amid Postseason Push
The Tampa Bay Rays (50-44) go up against the Oakland Athletics (42-51) tonight at 10:05 pm ET. Rays’ Strong Play The Rays, having won 6 of their last 8 games, are looking to continue their stretch of solid play. The team is playing in their second series since the All-Star …
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