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LEWIS CENTER, OH (WCMH) — It’s baseball season, and kids in Lewis Center joined a three-day baseball camp at Olentangy High School. Around 130 kids between ages eight and 14 came to learn how to improve their baseball techniques. What better way to learn than from a former professional Cleveland Indians player? Eric Efland has been playing baseball for six years and he’s currently in the 8th grade. He says he is…

If Major League Baseball ever wants to stop being the third wheel, behind the NFL and the NBA, then it will have to start by getting rid of all the subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, racist antics that people of color have always realized are a part of “America’s Pastime.” After dealing with what happened with Adam Jones in Fenway Park only weeks ago, Major League Baseball…

Masahiro Tanaka, right, talks with Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild, catcher Gary Sanchez (24) and interpreter Shingo Horie. (Adam Hunger/USA Today) The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has had its share of memorable moments, but Jerry Remy’s comments Tuesday overshadowed the latest installment and led to an apology by the longtime Red Sox broadcaster for saying that Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka should not be able to use an interpreter for coaches’ visits…

Trevor Simonian will be off to the University of Pennsylvania to play baseball, but he won’t be soon forgotten because of his impact at Malibu High. He was the Frontier League co-MVP on defense and originally committed to play football at Penn. But he was also a top baseball player. This season, he batted .441 with 41 hits and 26 RBI. Now he’s going to focus on baseball at Penn….

Masahiro Tanaka, right, talks with Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild, Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (24) and interpreter Shingo Horie. (Adam Hunger/USA Today Sports) The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has had its share of memorable moments, but Jerry Remy might prefer that his comments Tuesday be quickly forgotten. During a game in New York, the longtime Red Sox broadcaster said that Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka should not be able to use an interpreter…

You might have heard a low, baleful moaning noise across the country over the past week. Don’t be alarmed, it’s just 100 million baseball fans, wearing robes of sack cloth, marching around and chanting out of grief at Mike Trout’s busted thumb, like the monks in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. However, there is one upside to Trout’s absence. From the moment his second big league stint started in…

The Ogden Raptors want their fans to appreciate the hourglass, and not in a “time is fleeting, enjoy every sandwich” kind of way. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ affiliate recently announced plans for “Hourglass Appreciation Night,” an Aug. 11 promotion that appeared to invite male fans to ogle at shapely women. that proved so misguided that it was quickly deleted and later apologized for by team President Dave Baggot, who called the…

A longtime Boston Red Sox analyst faced criticism Tuesday after comments he made about the use of translators during visits to the pitcher’s mound, saying players should learn “baseball language.” Jerry Remy, who has been a broadcaster for the Red Sox since 1988 and played as a Boston infielder, made the comments when the Yankees pitching coach– along with a translator– visited New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka. …

South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook resigned on Tuesday after five seasons as the head coach of the Gamecocks. Holbrook met with Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner earlier this week to make his case to return to USC, but after the meetings Holbrook decided to resign. “I want to thank our fans, players, coaching staff and everyone that touched Carolina baseball,” Holbrook said in a statement. “This will always be a…

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12:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Sixteen tickets were punched over the past three days to the NCAA baseball tournament super regionals, with five of eight national seeds emerging from four-team regionals in addition to five other host schools. The best-of-three-games super regionals open Friday as Kentucky visits seventh-seeded Louisville (noon ET, ESPN2), with all games on the the ESPN networks and eight spots at…

The Ogden Raptors want their fans to appreciate the hourglass, and not in a “time is fleeting, enjoy every sandwich” kind of way. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ affiliate recently announced plans for “Hourglass Appreciation Night,” an Aug. 11 promotion that appeared to invite male fans to ogle at shapely women. that proved so misguided that it was quickly deleted and later apologized for by team President Dave Baggot, who called the…

Doug Doughty Doug Doughty is in his 41st year at the Roanoke Times, having produced an estimated 10,000 by-lines, a majority of them on University of Virginia athletics. Follow Doug Doughty Whenever Doug Doughty posts new content, you’ll get an email delivered to your inbox with a link. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

The 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is through the double-elimination regional round, and now comes the best-of-3 super regionals. That means 16 teams are still in the running for those eight spots in the College World Series in Omaha. Of the eight national seeds — i.e., the consensus eight best teams going into the tourney — only five have advanced to the super regionals. Out are No. 2 overall…

Tom Meusborn, who directed Chatsworth’s baseball program to eight City Section championships since his arrival in 1990, has resigned. “It’s time for a change,” Meusborn said Tuesday. “I don’t know what that change is. We’ll see what comes up.” Meusborn stepped away for one season in 2014 to serve as an assistant at Cal State Northridge before returning to guide the Chancellors to runner-up finishes in 2016 and this season….

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Oklahoma Sooners beat the Florida Gators in Game 1 of the Women’s College World Series in 17 innings. It was the longest championship series game in NCAA history. USA TODAY Sports Xavier baseball coach Scott Googins is leaving to become head coach at the University of Cincinnati.(Photo: GoXavier.com)   The University of Cincinnati has hired the baseball coach from archrival Xavier to lead the Bearcats…

The Ogden Raptors want their fans to appreciate the hourglass, and not in a “time is fleeting, enjoy every sandwich” kind of way. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ affiliate recently announced plans for “Hourglass Appreciation Night,” an Aug. 11 promotion that was so misguided that it was quickly deleted from the team’s website. The Internet never forgets, though, and the news release initially lauded the night by praising baseball for being…

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