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On October 24, 2019, the Chicago Cubs hired former Florida Gator David Ross as their manager. Ross replaced skipper Joe Maddon and signed him to a three-year contract. Hopes for a Return to the Diamond Ross’s first year taking on a managerial role has come to a halt due to …

April 15, 1947. It’s one of the most important dates in the history of Major League Baseball. 73 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In doing so, he became the first African-American ballplayer in the MLB. Each year on April 15, players celebrate Jackie Robinson Day …

With just 21 days remaining in the regular season, the MLB Playoffs are far from set in stone. In 4 out of 6 divisions, the top teams are within 5 games of each other. In some cases, the divisional race is a toss-up between 3 teams. NL West This is …

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 …

As we approach the end of the 162-game regular season in the MLB, the Wild Card race continues to heat up. After rookie pitcher Alex Reyes and the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Sunday night, the Cardinals pulled themselves within one game of the second spot for …

Day two of the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament from Clearwater, Fl began with a morning match-up between No. 2 seed East Carolina University and No. 7 seed University of South Florida. The East Carolina Pirates with high hopes of defending their conference title and LHP Evan Kruczynski came prepared. …

The Chicago Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates Wednesday night for the NL Wild Card game. Cubs manager Joe Maddon has led his team to the postseason in his first year as manager and the team makes its first postseason appearance since 2008. On the other hand, the …

Through four games in the Major League Baseball playoffs we’ve already got a team who will be watching the remainder of the action from the comfort of their couches. The Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers last night 4-3, sending them back to Hotlanta with a sour taste …