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In a story broke by Ben Jones of the Tuscaloosa News, Alabama is expected to name Louisiana Tech head coach Greg Goff as their replacement for Mitch Gaspard. Gaspard resigned at the end of the season after seven years at the helm of the Tide. Goff brings a 448-307 lifetime record in 13 years as a head coach at La. Tech, Campbell and Montevallo. The Bulldogs reached a regional this…

Fans at the World Series in 1916. A quarter century earlier, Ella Black opened doors for baseball-loving women everywhere. (Photo: Library of Congress/LC-DIG-ggbain-22957) On May 21, 1890, as she did on most spring days, Ella Black put on a hat, grabbed her press credentials, and headed out to the ballpark to do her job. That day, she was in New York, ready to watch the Pittsburgh Alleghenys face off against the…

As baseball continues to adapt to the ever-present development of furthering information, folks have hypothesized that a “closer-by-committee” approach may be the way of future. There’s some sense to it, sure. Navigating the bullpen to favor the arm-side match-ups provides its benefits. For example, let’s say you start the 9th inning with two right-handed batters, followed by a lefty. In comes Mychal Givens, a notorious nightmare for right-handers whose sweeping…

Nick Roscetti and David Jacob saw their dreams come true last week. Tyler Fitzgerald put his dream on the back burner. Roscetti, a 2012 Williamsville High School graduate, was selected in the 26th round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers after earning All-Big Ten Conference honors as a University of Iowa senior. Jacob, a 2013 Sacred Heart-Griffin graduate, was picked in the 32nd round by the…

By now, TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos is not surprised by a very late text or an email time-stamped 4:30 a.m. It’s the boss. “I call him the CEO of TCU baseball,” Saarloos said. “I’ve never been around someone who has more of an idea of how to run a program. I’ve learned more in my four years here of how to be a head coach from him than I…

By now, TCU pitching coach Kirk Saarloos is not surprised by a very late text or an email time-stamped 4:30 a.m. It’s the boss. “I call him the CEO of TCU baseball,” Saarloos said. “I’ve never been around someone who has more of an idea of how to run a program. I’ve learned more in my four years here of how to be a head coach from him than I…

To mark Father’s Day, we asked Cubs and White Sox players what fatherhood has taught them and what advice they would give their children if they say they want to play professional sports. WHAT HAS FATHERHOOD TAUGHT YOU THE MOST? Zach Duke, White Sox pitcher (children: Madison, 5; Weston, 2, Ella, 1) “You have to be really patient with them. They each learn at their own pace and they listen…

Back on May 15, the Blue Jays and Rangers got into a bit of a tussle. Specifically, Rougned Odor clocked Jose Bautista with one of the hardest and well-landed punches you’ll ever see in a Major League Baseball fight. As if you haven’t seen it a million times by now, the footage! Regarding the fight and much more, ESPN Deportes’ Marly Rivera has a good interview with Odor that ran…

It’s Fantasy Baseball Trade Season Getty Images We’re deep in June, and it’s time to strategize how to make your fantasy baseball team better. Ringer deputy editor Mallory Rubin and baseball writer Michael Baumann offer a few suggestions on whom to buy and whom to sell on the latest episode of The Ringer MLB Show. Read below for an excerpt from the conversation, and listen to the full episode for…

Note: Don’t whiff on this special FanDuel offer. Win your first contest or get your money back (up to $10) to keep playing Try FanDuel now! This one is self-explanatory, right? Over the course of a baseball season, decisions are made that change a player’s value. Some we see coming. Some we don’t. I could see these 25 happening. In fact, I’d very much like them to happen. It doesn’t…

Brown University recruit to play in Sunday’s Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at Camden Yards B-CC shortstop Elliot Ginns will be on the diamond Sunday at Camden Yards for an annual Maryland high school all-star game Victoria Pfaff Recent Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School graduate Elliot Ginns’ 12-game hitting streak was in jeopardy by his fourth at-bat when the Barons baseball team faced Montgomery 4A East foe Winston Churchill on April 20….

Back on May 15, the Blue Jays and Rangers got into a bit of a tussle. Specifically, Rougned Odor clocked Jose Bautista with one of the hardest and well-landed punches you’ll ever see in a Major League Baseball fight. As if you haven’t seen it a million times by now, the footage! Regarding the fight and much more, ESPN Deportes’ Marly Rivera has a good interview with Odor that ran…

It’s Fantasy Baseball Trade Season Getty Images We’re deep in June, and it’s time to strategize how to make your fantasy baseball team better. Ringer deputy editor Mallory Rubin and baseball writer Michael Baumann offer a few suggestions on whom to buy and whom to sell on the latest episode of The Ringer MLB Show. Read below for an excerpt from the conversation, and listen to the full episode for…

Suzuki sets combined hits mark With two hits Wednesday, Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki raised his career total in the Japanese and North American major leagues to 4,257, passing Pete Rose’s record Major League Baseball total by one. “This wasn’t like a goal of mine to get to this point,” Suzuki said through a translator after visiting Miami’s 6-3 loss to San Diego. Suzuki had 1,278 hits for Orix…

It’s Fantasy Baseball Trade Season Getty Images We’re deep in June, and it’s time to strategize how to make your fantasy baseball team better. Ringer deputy editor Mallory Rubin and baseball writer Michael Baumann offer a few suggestions on whom to buy and whom to sell on the latest episode of The Ringer MLB Show. Read below for an excerpt from the conversation, and listen to the full episode for…

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Nationals top Cubs 5-4 in 12 innings Jayson Werth singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the Washington Nationals a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. He hit a liner off the wall in center field to score Michael Taylor, who hit an RBI single earlier in the inning. Addison Russell gave the Cubs the lead with a…

Rainy weather struck the Appleton area a little after 5 p.m. Wednesday, forcing a postponement in the start of the WIAA Division 2 state baseball tournament semifinal between second-ranked Lodi and top-ranked Milwaukee Lutheran. The tarpaulin was pulled onto the field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute shortly after the second Division 3 semifinal ended, a little after 5 p.m. Heavy rains followed, perhaps lasting a…

It’s Fantasy Baseball Trade Season Getty Images We’re deep in June, and it’s time to strategize how to make your fantasy baseball team better. Ringer deputy editor Mallory Rubin and baseball writer Michael Baumann offer a few suggestions on whom to buy and whom to sell on the latest episode of The Ringer MLB Show. Read below for an excerpt from the conversation, and listen to the full episode for…

MIAMI – The FIU baseball team is looking for a new coach following the resignation of former coach Turtle Thomas, who spent nine seasons at the helm of the Panthers’ baseball program. FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia released the following statement on Wednesday; “For the past nine years, Turtle Thomas has been a valuable member of the FIU family.  During his time here, he has had a…