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We’re a few short days away from 2017 so it’s a good time to look back at the top 25 baseball stories of 2016. Some of them took place on the field, some of them off the field and some of them were creatures of social media, fan chatter and the like. No matter where the story broke, however, these were the stories baseball fans were talking about most this…

Monterey – Nearly 20 years after the Salinas Peppers folded, it appears pro baseball will make its return to Monterey County in 2017. Courtesy Pecos League  If all goes according to plan, the Monterey Amberjacks will join the Bakersfield Train Robbers, the YardBirds, who will be based in Adelanto, and the Arizona-based Tucson Saguaros in a division of the Pecos League. Commissioner Andrew Dunn said he’s also been in discussion…

The winter meetings are over, but there is still plenty of the offseason left. Catch up on all of the big moves that have already been made below. Key links • Bowden: Projected dollars and best fits for top free agents    Bills’ OT loss likely behind timing for Ryan brothers’ firing Competition begins off the field for Alabama and Washington Bills fire Ryan brothers to give Lynn a go…

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We’re a few short days away from 2017 so it’s a good time to look back at the top 25 baseball stories of 2016. Some of them took place on the field, some of them off the field and some of them were creatures of social media, fan chatter and the like. No matter where the story broke, however, these were the stories baseball fans were talking about most this past…

LIHUE — The Garden Island Baseball Clinic opened with more than 50 players under windy and blustery conditions Monday at the Lihue Baseball Park. “We have an awesome staff with some great players from Kauai helping these young players over two days,” said Kirk Correa, coordinator. Chico Edralin, one of the spectators that lined the fences and crowded the grandstand, said this was commitment on the part of both players…

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Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement addresses none of Rob Manfred’s concerns about improving the on-field product, and yet after interviewing the commissioner for an hour in his Manhattan office last week, I came away convinced that major changes are coming. It’s not the first time Manfred has spoken of wanting better pace of play or more “action’’ in games, but seeing and hearing him up close left…

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Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement addresses none of Rob Manfred’s concerns about improving the on-field product, and yet after interviewing the commissioner for an hour in his Manhattan office last week, I came away convinced that major changes are coming. It’s not the first time Manfred has spoken of wanting better pace of play or more “action’’ in games, but seeing and hearing him up close left…

By Lynette George Herald Democrat Watching Elizabeth Reynolds softly smile as her birthday party attendees greeted her Monday, it would seem that the party organizers were wrong about her age. She looked far younger than 103 years old, and her mind is still sharp as a tack. You’d also be hard pressed to believe the petite-framed woman with perfect, snow white, coifed hair had also been…

Former UNCW pitcher Evan Phillips among a handful of familiar faces to help at the Diamond Trainer Baseball Clinics on Jan. 7-8 at Dixon High School By Tim Hower StarNews Staff For the second consecutive year, former East Carolina baseball coach Billy Godwin will direct the Diamond Trainer Baseball Clinics. He will be joined by former and current professional athletes for the pitching/catching clinic on Saturday,…

Longtime Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan isn’t exactly sure if a pro baseball career, which began in 1963 when he was 18 years old, is coming to an end. Hired as a pitching consultant by then-Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers in 2013 after Duncan had finished 17 seasons with the Cardinals, Duncan maintained that position through the Tony La Russa-Dave Stewart regime in the Arizona…

Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement addresses none of Rob Manfred’s concerns about improving the on-field product, and yet after interviewing the commissioner for an hour in his Manhattan office last week, I came away convinced that major changes are coming. It’s not the first time Manfred has spoken of wanting better pace of play or more “action’’ in games, but seeing and hearing him up close left…

Longtime Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan isn’t exactly sure if a pro baseball career, which began in 1963 when he was 18 years old, is coming to an end. Hired as a pitching consultant by then-Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers in 2013 after Duncan had finished 17 seasons with the Cardinals, Duncan maintained that position through the Tony La Russa-Dave Stewart regime in the Arizona…

By Brent St. Germain Sports Editor Cullen Boudreaux’s best Christmas present was not something he opened this morning. It was a letter the Terrebonne High School junior catcher received in October stating that he was one of 144 high school baseball players selected to participate in the Under Armour Baseball Factory Christmas Camp and Tournament at Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla.  Boudreaux, 16, is leaving Monday for…

WACO, Texas (AP) – Steve Fischer doesn’t recall the exact age at which he first learned of his grandfather’s big victory, but he remembers the circumstances. “As soon as I had shown interest in baseball,” Fischer said. The Waco Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/2hUoVn7 ) reports back in 1961, Fischer’s maternal grandfather, Bill Neder, won a name-the-team contest for the new Major League Baseball franchise coming to Houston the following year. Neder submitted…

By Brent St. Germain Sports Editor Cullen Boudreaux’s best Christmas present was not something he opened this morning. It was a letter the Terrebonne High School junior catcher received in October stating that he was one of 144 high school baseball players selected to participate in the Under Armour Baseball Factory Christmas Camp and Tournament at Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla.  Boudreaux, 16, is leaving Monday for…

Richard Brown is planning on retiring this spring from his daytime job as operations manager at Sodexo, but grandson Tavey Ogubi has forbidden him from giving up his hobby. Brown is vice president of the local Red Carrington Baseball League and also runs the Jackers team. Tavey, 11, helps out by shagging flyballs during batting practice, helping set up the equipment and stocking the coolers. He also told his…

Left-hander David Rollins might not be a household name, but, given the way his offseason is going, chances are you’ve seen him pop up on a transactions page at some point. On Friday, the Cubs announced they’ve claimed Rollins off waivers from the Rangers. Small little moves like that happen daily in baseball, and no one knows that better than Rollins. He has now been claimed off waivers five times…