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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Eddy Alvarez won an Olympic silver medal in short-track speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Games and a world-junior gold in 2009. But getting a call from the White Sox with an invitation to start a professional baseball career topped both of those thrills. “I broke down,’’ said Alvarez, a 5-9 switch-hitting shortstop. “I cried — I did. “In all honesty, I felt happier getting that call than…

Bevo Beat Welcome to Bevo Beat, the American-Statesman’s Longhorn sports news blog. Enjoy free and unlimited access. UT starting pitcher Blair Henley delivers a pitch in th first inning against UConn at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Sunday February 26, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Baseball Posted March 4th, 2017 American-Statesman Staff [email protected] The Texas Longhorns baseball team dropped the series finale against Stanford, 2-1 in a pitchers’ duel in Stanford,…

Caption Close Baseball cards, including the one in the center of a young Derek Jeter, are for sale at Remember When in Brookfield. Tommy Balash Jr., 76, and his son Anthony, 42, of Brookfield, own and operate Remember When, a sports memoribilia business in Brookfield. Photo Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. less Photo: Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut Media Dust off those boxes of baseball cards in the attic and take…

One person is dead and three others were injured after a bus full of college baseball players caused a pileup crash on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The bus, which was carrying the Hiram College baseball team from Ohio, was driving south on Interstate 75 in Pasco County about 12:30 p.m., highway patrol Sgt. Steve Gaskins said. As lanes started to merge near mile marker 287, the driver…

HOUSTON, Texas – The No. 10 Texas Tech baseball team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, taking down No. 11 Ole Miss, 5-1, in game two of the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park.   The Red Raiders (10-2) reached the 10-win mark after receiving another masterful performance by sophomore left-handed pitcher Steven Gingery, earning his third win in his third start of the…

One person is dead and three others were injured after a bus full of college baseball players caused a pileup crash on Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The bus, which was carrying the Hiram College baseball team from Ohio, was driving south on Interstate 75 in Pasco County about 12:30 p.m., highway patrol Sgt. Steve Gaskins said. As lanes started to merge near mile marker 287, the driver…

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FORT WORTH, Texas. — The marquee Friday match-up between No. 1 TCU and No. 3 LSU lived up to its billing Friday in Game 3 of the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park. The Tigers struck early, but a five-run second propelled the Horned Frogs to a 9-6 victory. BALLGAME! TCU improves to 8-1 with a 9-6 win over #3 LSU on Friday…

To say it was all Lobo baseball in its first game of a three-game series at Air Force would be an understatement. The Lobos (5-3, 1-0 MW) decimated the Falcons (4-4, 0-1 MW), 19-5, as they put on a firework display offensively. New Mexico had four players that went for three or more hits in the game, out-hitting the Falcons 19 to nine on Friday afternoon. Senior first baseman Jack…

TAMPA — This is why Greg Bird will not be stopped. The biggest setback in Bird’s career has become his biggest strength. “The things I learned over last summer, baseball and life is all experiences,’’ Bird told The Post on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field about coming back from a torn right shoulder labrum. “I’ve never really wanted to take a year off from baseball. But not to be…

“He is going to get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews on his sore elbow.” Baseball fans have been pretty well trained to cringe at the sound of those words. The second opinion is rarely, “My, what a nice elbow you’ve got there.” That sentence is more typically followed by words like “scalpel” and “12-to 14-month recovery process. So, the baseball world (and all of New England) held its…

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HOUSTON — If baseball games lasted one inning, the LSU baseball team would be the No. 1 team in America right now. But they don’t. And it isn’t. Behind an uncharacteristically bad outing from ace right-hander Alex Lange, the No. 3 LSU baseball team fell to No. 1 TCU 9-6 Friday night. The loss dropped LSU to 8-2 on the season, with both losses coming the two times the Tigers strayed…

On Friday night, the Cal Baseball team opened up its doors for only the second home series this season, competing against Gonzaga. The Bears entered this game with plenty at stake, as they were looking to turn the season around after dropping four straight games in their last series. The Bulldogs also had plenty on the line, as they were looking to prevent a three-game losing streak. And in the…

“He is going to get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews on his sore elbow.” Baseball fans have been pretty well trained to cringe at the sound of those words. The second opinion is rarely, “My, what a nice elbow you’ve got there.” That sentence is more typically followed by words like “scalpel” and “12-to 14-month recovery process. So, the baseball world (and all of New England) held its…

Bevo Beat Welcome to Bevo Beat, the American-Statesman’s Longhorn sports news blog. Enjoy free and unlimited access. University of Texas Longhorns say a team prayer before the final game in a series against the Rice University Owls at the University of Texas’ UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, Texas on February 19, 2017 (Andy Nietupski for AMERICAN STATESMAN) Baseball Posted March 3rd, 2017 American-Statesman Staff [email protected] Quinn Brodey singled to center…

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“He is going to get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews on his sore elbow.” Baseball fans have been pretty well trained to cringe at the sound of those words. The second opinion is rarely, “My, what a nice elbow you’ve got there.” That sentence is more typically followed by words like “scalpel” and “12-to 14-month recovery process. So, the baseball world (and all of New England) held its…

I’ve talked enough about obvious regression candidates Rick Porcello and Kyle Hendricks. I’m not going to belabor the coming fall for Jean Segura and Jonathan Villar any more. That’s not really fun anyway, right? I’m tired of being the wet blanket telling you that last year’s career year can’t be matched. Even if it’s most often the truth. So I went looking for players who were uncharacteristically good in 2016…

Baylor started of the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic in upset fashion. Behind a career-best performance from senior right-hander Nick Lewis, Baylor downed D1Baseball.com’s No. 11-ranked Rebels. The Bears extended its winning streak to 10 games, remaining one of six undefeated teams in the country.  Baylor — now 10-0 — is off to the second best start in their program’s history, trailing only the…