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A rendering shows a future Turnin2 softball and baseball training center and fields expected to be constructed in Hartland Township next year.(Photo: Asselin McLane Architectural Group and Rhoads & Johnson) Youth softball and baseball players from the local area and beyond are expected to flock to a future Turnin2 facility coming to Hartland Township. Turnin2 softball and baseball training center operator Ron Pezzoni is “super-excited” about expanding into a larger…

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Everything in Dave Dombrowski’s baseball soul was telling him he was not overseeing a very good team. The standings said the Tigers were in the AL wild card race, but Dombrowski’s eyes revealed something else. Still, he knew the mandate. The Tigers were big spenders with huge expectations and an aging owner, Mike Ilitch, wanting a championship in his lifetime. So Dombrowski, Detroit’s general manager, kind of closed his eyes…

EATON, Colo. – The embattled, iconic coach of Eaton High School’s baseball team will keep his job. At least for now. During a packed, sweltering hot board meeting in Eaton Monday night, the board opted to hold off on a decision regarding the legendary coach’s future. Eaton High School baseball coach Jim Danley is not your typical coach. He has the all-time winningest record of any high school baseball coach…

0 Shares Print This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s September 28 Transactions Issue. Subscribe today! JULIO FRANCO HAS a translator standing a few feet away, but at the moment, he doesn’t need him, yelling to his players in Japanese. The three hitters taking batting practice in the grassless infield seem hesitant, so Franco switches to English and lowers the volume. His translator, a 25-year-old former salesman named Keita Sugano,…

Play hard, but not too hard. Be excited, but not too excited. And, whatever you do, don’t do anything with your play that might hurt your opponents’ feelings. But hurting their bodies if you get upset? That’s OK. MORE: Worst MLB teams of the last 30 years | ’80s-’90s baseball cards, ranked These statements summarize much of the silly collection of alleged truths that make up baseball’s unwritten rules, a supposed…

Emmanuel Sanders was Peyton Manning’s top target in the Broncos’ season-opening win against Baltimore. (John Leyba, The Denver Post) Emmanuel Sanders has a way of making his presence known, whether its with his pregame Mile High Salute or his post-touchdown leap into the stands. After playing four seasons in Pittsburgh, he signed with the Broncos as a free agent in March 2014 and quickly became one of Peyton Manning’s favorite…

0 Shares Print This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s September 28 Transactions Issue. Subscribe today! JULIO FRANCO HAS a translator standing a few feet away, but at the moment, he doesn’t need him, yelling to his players in Japanese. The three hitters taking batting practice in the grassless infield seem hesitant, so Franco switches to English and lowers the volume. His translator, a 25-year-old former salesman named Keita Sugano,…

Everything in Dave Dombrowski’s baseball soul was telling him he was not overseeing a very good team. The standings said the Tigers were in the AL wild card race, but Dombrowski’s eyes revealed something else. Still, he knew the mandate. The Tigers were big spenders with huge expectations and an aging owner, Mike Ilitch, wanting a championship in his lifetime. So Dombrowski, Detroit’s general manager, kind of closed his eyes…

EATON, Colo. – The embattled, iconic coach of Eaton High School’s baseball team will keep his job. At least for now. During a packed, sweltering hot board meeting in Eaton Monday night, the board opted to hold off on a decision regarding the long-time coach’s future. Eaton High School baseball coach Jim Danley is not your typical coach. He has the all-time winningest record of any high school baseball coach…

Play hard, but not too hard. Be excited, but not too excited. And, whatever you do, don’t do anything with your play that might hurt your opponents’ feelings. But hurting their bodies if you get upset? That’s OK. MORE: Worst MLB teams of the last 30 years | ’80s-’90s baseball cards, ranked These statements summarize much of the silly collection of alleged truths that make up baseball’s unwritten rules, a supposed…

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0 Shares Print This story appears in ESPN The Magazine’s September 28 Transactions Issue. Subscribe today! JULIO FRANCO HAS a translator standing a few feet away, but at the moment, he doesn’t need him, yelling to his players in Japanese. The three hitters taking batting practice in the grassless infield seem hesitant, so Franco switches to English and lowers the volume. His translator, a 25-year-old former salesman named Keita Sugano,…

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EATON, Colo. — Tensions boiled over at a school board meeting in Weld County. People there are upset about the way the district is handling their head baseball coach. Coach Jim Danley has been the head coach for Eaton High School’s baseball program since 1972. He has led the Reds to 11 state championships and has an 83% winning record. He was recently presented with a Performance Improvement Plan. The…

They saw sparkling big league baseball diamonds. And they saw poverty. For three Clark County boys, an August trip to the Dominican Republic for the Latin American Baseball Classic provided some top-notch baseball competition and a glimpse of life outside America. Ethan Bausch, Dylan Buhrmester and Brady Majewski also came home champions. Their team of 13 players from across the United States won the 13-U age division of the tournament…

The regular season has less than three weeks left before the postseason begins, but there is still plenty of time left for daily fantasy baseball. Whether owners have already found success or finally build up a bankroll before the season ends, Monday night has options for any strategy. Only a handful of top players can be targeted in order to build a balanced lineup. But with so many options at…

Didi Gregorius looked at the fly ball he hit Sunday afternoon, a second-inning high pop to medium center field at Yankee Stadium. Then he thought about his teammate on third base, the day’s honoree, Alex Rodriguez. Could the lumbering A-Rod tag up and score? “No,” Gregorius said afterward, sharing his sentiment from the moment. “He hustled!” Indeed, A-Rod camped on the bag, watched Kevin Pillar come down with the ball…

Didi Gregorius looked at the fly ball he hit Sunday afternoon, a second-inning high pop to medium center field at Yankee Stadium. Then he thought about his teammate on third base, the day’s honoree, Alex Rodriguez. Could the lumbering A-Rod tag up and score? “No,” Gregorius said afterward, sharing his sentiment from the moment. “He hustled!” Indeed, A-Rod camped on the bag, watched Kevin Pillar come down with the ball…

ADAM HUNGER/GETTY IMAGES Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka allowed four hits in seven shutout innings. With the New York Yankees closer to missing out on a wild-card berth than winning the American League East, Masahiro Tanaka pitched like the ace they needed him to be. Tanaka allowed four hits over seven innings Sunday, and the Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0, stopping a five-game losing streak. Continue reading below ‘‘Today…