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First Time in 44 Years TODAY IN TAMPA BAY

White Sox at Rays & Blackhawks At Lightning For the first time since 1971, we have a sports market playing host for a Stanley Cup Final game and a Major League Baseball game on the same day, between the same markets. Ironically, the city of Chicago was involved then as well. It was May 9, 1971, the […]

Sometimes it Rains

When games are rained out in the minors like Friday’s nights game between Lakeland and Dunedin in Dunedin, some players put the free time to good use.  Here Dunedin’s L. B. Dantzler demonstrates his expertise with a fishing rod to his attentive teammates, notice the iphones recording every word and movement.  The rained out game […]

Hoffman Scoreless Streak Halted

Toronto’s number one pick in the 2014 June Draft Jeff Hoffman extended his scoreless streak to 13 2/3 innings on Thursday but there it ended.  Facing Charlotte in the top of the fifth the visitors first two hitters hit solo homers off Hoffman who then got two quick outs before a double and a walk […]

Devon Travis takes BP

  Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis (left shoulder) took BP and live BP for the first time since arriving at the team’s Mattick Complex.  Following a BP session with Scott Tolleson and Max Pentecost Travis faced Wilton Lopez during a live BP session.  Afterwards Travis said, “My timing was off but I felt good.”  […]

8th Year for Turn 2 in Tampa

Derek Jeter Joins More than 100 Children at 8th Annual Turn 2 Baseball Clinic in Tampa Derek Jeter returned to the baseball field yesterday in Tampa, where he joined more than 100 children at the 8th Annual Turn 2 Baseball Clinic hosted by the Turn 2 Foundation in partnership with the City of Tampa Parks and […]

Rays Prospect: Willy Adames

  Dunedin, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays prospect Willy Adames was 1 for 5 today against the Blue Jays with a run scored and a RBI.  Adames is batting .296 in 52 games with 2 HR and 52 RBI on the season with A Charlotte Stone Crabs.

Phone Rings in Left Field – BOOMER ANSWERS!

  Dunedin, Fla. — With two away in the top of the ninth and the Dunedin pitcher not being able to get the third out whom did Manager Omar Malave call on, well his left fielder of course, Boomer Collins.  For Collins, it was his pro debut on the hill, and it went well. He […]

It’s Moore Rehab in Dunedin

  Dunedin, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays lefty Matt Moore had his second rehab start for the Charlotte Stone Crabs in Dunedin tonight versus the Dunedin Blue Jays.  Moore, who previously pitched his first rehab start on Wednesday June 3 in Port Charlotte versus the Ft. Myers Miracle threw 52 pitches, 31 for strikes in 2 1/3 innings […]

ZZZZZ It’s the MLB Draft

  The MLB draft seems to lack interest, Kris Dunn in his Dugout View has some ideas for improvments https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/dugout-view-mlb-draft-improvements

Canadian Hall 4 Day Celebration

Canadian Hall 4 Day Celebration

  CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT BLUE JAYS AND EXPOS LEGENDS AS PART OF FOUR-DAY CELEBRATION St. Marys, Ont. – (courtesy of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame) Three of them starred on the field for the Toronto Blue Jays, one of them was the longest-serving manager in Montreal Expos history and the other has […]