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Lale Esquivel, the controversial owner and coach of the Texas Bombers, is as hard-charging in his pursuit of youth baseball players as he is unapologetic about his method for building powerhouse teams. When he found three players with exceptional skills, Esquivel wanted them, regardless of the fact that they lived on opposite coasts, some 1,400 miles from the Bombers’ home base in Haltom City. Those coveted recruits, two of whom…

“These are not real names,” the comedian George Carlin once wailed. “Want to hear a real name? Eddie. Eddie is a real name. Whatever happened to Eddie?” Photo The Phillies’ Tyler Green, pitching in 1997, was the first player who went by Tyler to reach the major leagues, for Philadelphia in 1993. Credit Erik S. Lesser/Associated Press Well, Eddie Butler pitches for the Chicago Cubs, and Eddie Rosario plays outfield…

IBIUNA, Brazil (AP) A prospect with a 94 mph fastball gets a lot of attention, no matter where he is pitching – even when that prospect is a diminutive 16-year-old from a country with little baseball tradition. Eric Pardinho’s blazing fastball has brought scouts to this city 50 miles west of Sao Paulo in soccer mad Brazil. The 5-foot, 8-inch tall right-hander could get a lot more attention July 2,…

The St. Louis Cardinals held a press conference on Friday afternoon to make some small changes to their front office. They have promoted general manager John Mozeliak to president of baseball operations. With that, they also promote assistant general manager Mike Girsch to general manager.  Both have contracts that now run through 2020.  So the internal promotion of two from within the organization isn’t huge news, but it’s noteworthy. It’s…

This year marks the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking baseball’s color barrier, and the 45th anniversary of his last public appearance. He had accepted an invitation to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 1972 World Series but had no interest in serving as a prop for the sport to pat itself on the back. He stood dignified on the field in Cincinnati, in coat and tie, his…

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Kingston has been named the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced Friday. He becomes the 30th head coach in the history of Gamecock Baseball. Kingston comes to Carolina following a three-year stint as the head coach at USF. He compiled a 100-78-1 record while in Tampa, helping the Bulls to a pair of NCAA Regional appearances. Kingston owns…

“These are not real names,” the comedian George Carlin once wailed. “Want to hear a real name? Eddie. Eddie is a real name. Whatever happened to Eddie?” Photo The Phillies’ Tyler Green, pitching in 1997, was the first player who went by Tyler to reach the major leagues, for Philadelphia in 1993. Credit Erik S. Lesser/Associated Press Well, Eddie Butler pitches for the Chicago Cubs, and Eddie Rosario plays outfield…

Kramer Robertson posted a picture to his Twitter account Wednesday night, a St. Louis Cardinals hat fixed on his still-blond head and a smile on his face. In front of him was a piece of paper with his signature. The LSU standout was officially embarking on his professional baseball career. “Fulfilled a childhood dream tonight and signed my first professional contract,” he tweeted. “Excited for the…

∙ Beddick was Hood College’s first-ever head baseball coach and was named 2016 MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year.  ∙ Beddick led Hood to a 20-20 record in its third season after having a 37-man roster in its inaugural season.∙ Beddick is a 2010 graduate of Gettysburg College and served as assistant coach there and at Penn State Behrend.∙ “This is a life-changing opportunity to be a part of such a storied program at such…

South Carolina has found its next baseball coach. USF head coach Mark Kingston will take over the Gamecocks program, a source confirmed to The State on Thursday evening. Dan Lucas of WFLA in Tampa was the first to report Thursday that Kingston was leaving to be the new Gamecocks coach, and D1Baseball.com’s Kendall Rogers later confirmed the news. USC athletics director Ray Tanner did not respond to a request for…

7:11 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment The final weekend of the first half kicks off with a typical full Friday slate of MLB games, all played under the lights. Aces are scant, but there’s a nice array of spot-starters to fortify your pitching as well as hitters to help you make up ground as the fantasy week nears a close. Along those lines, teams are…

Kramer Robertson posted a picture to his Twitter account Wednesday night, a St. Louis Cardinals hat fixed on his still-blond head and a smile on his face. In front of him was a piece of paper with his signature. The LSU standout was officially embarking on his professional baseball career. “Fulfilled a childhood dream tonight and signed my first professional contract,” he tweeted. “Excited for the…

9:07 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Who is the best pitcher in baseball right now? For a long time — maybe since he won his first Cy Young Award in 2011 — the answer has been pretty easy: Clayton Kershaw. The answer on June 29, however, may be Max Scherzer. Or maybe Chris Sale. Or still Kershaw. Bill James says it’s Scherzer. He has a…

Monroe County Division I: Tyler Smith (Fairport), Evan Newkirk (Fairport), Justin Harman (Penfield), Logan Martella-Tasick (Penfield), Jack Burke (Penfield), Noah Wulforst (Penfield), Ran Kalbfus (Penfield), Chris Reed (Rush-Henrietta). Monroe County Division II: Aidan Eldridge (Spencerport), Devin Mulcahy (Webster Thomas), Ryan Hill (Webster Thomas), Ben Mulhall (Webster Schroeder), Josh Simons (Webster Schroeder), Connor Bisaillon (Webster Schroeder), Justin Augustine (Greece Arcadia), Thomas Finnerty (Greece Arcadia). Monroe County Division III: Seth Vignari (Canandaigua),…

On Tuesday night, Miguel Montero was a Chicago Cub. By Wednesday afternoon, he was not. The culprit wasn’t his arm, which couldn’t stop any of the seven stolen base attempts the Washington Nationals tried against him. It was his mouth, which committed the cardinal baseball sin of describing what happened in a frank and honest manner. This isn’t to defend Montero, who finished an evening’s work Tuesday as a major…

Stephen Strasburg struck out 13 in seven innings, Bryce Harper had two doubles and two RBIs, and Washington beat Chicago 8-4 on Wednesday night. Anthony Rendon and Matt Wieters hit back-to-back homers against John Lackey (5-9) during Washington’s four-run second inning. After the Cubs pulled within three at 6-3, Daniel Murphy went deep in the fifth. It was a rough day for the Cubs, who cut…

Buy Photo Senior Daniel Schiff has helped Nicolet get off to a 13-7 start this season.(Photo: Michael McLoone, for the Journal Sentinel)Buy Photo There weren’t a lot of memorable moments from Nicolet’s four-win season in 2014. Knights senior Daniel Schiff was a freshman on that baseball squad and remembers suffering one loss thanks to “a ton of errors” that led to a postgame run. “We were just yelling at each other…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment As always, Thursday brings us a shortened slate. Fortunately, this is one of the better ones, with 13 games on the docket. Not only are there plenty of studs at the top of the rankings with Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber and Chris Archer all toeing the rubber, but there are plenty of worthwhile streaming options from which to choose as well. Best…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment As always, Thursday brings us a shortened slate. Fortunately, this is one of the better ones, with 13 games on the docket. Not only are there plenty of studs at the top of the rankings with Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber and Chris Archer all toeing the rubber, but there are plenty of worthwhile streaming options from which to choose as well. Best…

It’s been a long time since any rookie player in Major League Baseball has made such a huge impact for his ball club, and left such large footprint upon the game in such a short period of time. It’s a rare occurrence, but when it happens, it’s special, and usually marks a new era for the sport.  Sixteen years ago Ichiro Suzuki came to play in America just a few…