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Orioles head the list of MLB’s 7 most-improved teams so far this offseason
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (745+ words) By JIM BOWDEN / THE ATHLETIC Key additions: Pete Alonso, Shane Baz, Taylor Ward, Ryan Helsley, Andrew Kittredge, re-signing Zach Eflin. The Orioles have done the most to improve their club, and it has been the best offseason of Mike Elias…...
Crabbers lead winter league finals 2-0 as series moves to Ponce
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (335+ words) By THE STAR STAFF The Santurce Crabbers mounted a five-run rally in the second inning and went on to defeat the Ponce Lions 8-2 on Tuesday night at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Hato Rey to take a 2-0 lead in the Roberto…...
Crabbers win Game 1 of winter baseball finals
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (206+ words) By THE STAR STAFF A walk-off RBI double by Rub'n Castro in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Santurce Crabbers to a 5-4 victory over the Ponce Lions in the first game of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League…...
A new champion will be crowned in Double-A Youth Baseball League
1+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) By THE STAR STAFF The Camuy Prospect eliminated the defending champion Bayam'n Vaqueros and secured a place in the final series of the Double-A Youth Baseball League with a decisive 8-5 victory in the divisional title round of the playoffs earlier…...
MLB hopes for normalcy in Venezuela
1+ week, 1+ day ago (435+ words) By ANDY McCULLOUGH / THE ATHLETIC In the days since U.S. military forces captured President Nicol's Maduro of Venezuela in a raid on a Caracas compound on Saturday, officials across the landscape of Major League Baseball have scrambled to check on the…...
Colossal athletes fill these modern arenas
1+ week, 2+ day ago (687+ words) The television monitors, Skee-Ball machine and in-house DJ can make Cosm feel like any other sports bar when you first walk inside. But above the escalators, an 87-foot domed screen made up of magnetized LED panels lets fans watch sporting…...
Dorado wins championship in its COLICEBA debut
2+ week, 4+ day ago (262+ words) By THE STAR STAFF Los Guapos de Dorado were crowned champions of the Confederation of the Central Amateur Baseball League (COLICEBA) on Saturday after defeating the Arroyo Buccaneers 72 at Perucho Cepeda Stadium in Cata'o. Dorado closed out the championship series…...