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St. Johns County celebrates upgrades at Field of Dreams Baseball
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (138+ words) ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. " St. Johns County officials and community members gathered on February 7 to celebrate the expansion of the Field of Dreams Baseball complex. The event featured a ribbon-cutting with families and local leaders. The $1.5 million project added a…...
St. Johns County celebrates Field of Dreams upgrades, launches next fundraising phase
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (277+ words) ST. JOHNS, Fla. " St. Johns County officials celebrated the completion of improvements at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. At the event, the Field of Dreams Baseball Association presented a $20,000 community gift to the…...
Mets sign nine-time All-Star Craig Kimbrel to minor league deal with invitation to spring training
2+ week, 3+ day ago (221+ words) NEW YORK " The New York Mets signed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a minor league contract Thursday with an invitation to big league spring training, giving the nine-time All-Star an opportunity to pitch for his 10th different team should he make the…...
One man looking to help out a local baseball team that got equipment stolen
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (310+ words) CALLAHAN, Fla. " The West Nassau High School baseball team is dealing with a massive theft as it left the team stripped of essential gear days before the start of the season. Authorities confirm that nearly $20 thousand dollars worth of equipment…...
9 FanDuel network teams end deals, MLB prepared to produce and distribute broadcasts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (315+ words) NEW YORK " Nine Major League Baseball teams have terminated their deals with the FanDuel Sports Network to carry their local broadcasts, and Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB is prepared to produce and distribute the telecasts. Main Street Sports Group, which…...
Randy Jones, 1976 NL Cy Young Award winner, dead at 75
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) Randy Jones, who won the 1976 National League Cy Young Award with the San Diego Padres, died on Tuesday, the team announced. He was 75. Jones, who pitched for 10 seasons from 1973 to 1982, spent his first eight seasons with the Padres and his…...
Cleveland Guardian pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted for taking bribes
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (246+ words) Two pitchers from the Cleveland Guardians have been indicted by the Department of Justice, accused of taking bribes from sports bettors. Federal prosecutors said they took several thousand dollars from gamblers in the Dominican Republic to help the gamblers win…...
Victor Conte, BALCO founder involved in steroids scandal, dead at 75
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) Victor Conte, the BALCO founder and a central figure in a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes, died Monday. He was 75. Conte's death was announced on social media by SNAC Systemwere also, a sports nutrition company he…...
Pope Leo XIV, a White Sox fan, receives Cubs jersey from Assyrian Church leader
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and is an avowed fan of baseball's White Sox. But at during a Monday meeting at the Vatican, the head of another church handed the pontiff a jersey of the Chicago Cubs -- the…...
Lou Gehrig’s jersey from final Yankees home game appearance sells for $2.7M
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) The jersey worn by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig in his final home game appearance sold for $2.71 million in an auction on Wednesday. It was the highest amount ever paid in a public auction for a piece of memorabilia belonging…...