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Matt Chavez is leading the world in hitting
It’s always interesting following the career of someone and after several years of writing about it, they continue to get better. Matt Chavez has been a Triple Crown winner, a league MVP, and is a career .348 hitter with a 1.033 …
Former Cardinals pitcher Bob Tewksbury takes the game of life to a new level
Bob Tewksbury has been to the top of the mountain. He appeared in over 300 MLB games and was third in the 1992 NL Cy Young voting behind Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. He’s also faced challenges that countless athletes …
Kieran Powell goes beyond the pitch for personal and professional growth
In 2016, international cricket player Kieran Powell made national and global headlines when he was attempting to transition to pro baseball. Powell had individual tryouts with the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets and was seen by several other MLB …
Indy LI Ducks sign Former Blue Jays first-round pick Travis Snider
First-round draft picks are guaranteed successes right? It’s never really the case. For Travis Snider, the 14th overall pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft, his journey from one of USA Today’s Top High …
Cubs take a chance on Boomers star reliever
Garrett Kelly, star reliever for the Indy Schaumburg Boomers, has signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. Prior to helping the Boomers to the 2017 Frontier League championship, Kelly spent time in the Minnesota Twins organization. As part …
Former Atlanta Braves All-Star begins first season with LI Ducks
The Independent Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League have signed former Atlanta Braves All-Star, Jair Jurrjens. Inking deals in the independent leagues never really registers on national scale, but to really put this into perspective, Jurrjens is a great …
Arizona Winter League announce award winners
For up to 15 games every winter, you can live your dream. While living your dream you can get a professional contract out of it as well. For a few years now I have been keeping up with the AWL …
Former Dodger Xavier Paul brings potent skills to Blue Crabs
You may be unfamiliar with the name Xavier Paul, but the amount of pro experience he brings the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs is very impressive. Paul, who last appeared in the bigs in 2014 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is …
A Dream Deferred: Schea Cotton is leading by example
Just over a year ago, I had the privilege of speaking with Schea Cotton. Cotton was widely regarded as one of the most promising NBA talents ever. Cotton played over 10 years professionally but never in the NBA. His story is a …
Nothing but compliments for the Arizona Winter League
Undying love for the game. The never-ending passion to do what you love… The Arizona Winter League is a short-season independent winter professional baseball league consisting of four teams (Team Canada, Yuma Tejanos, Edmonton Capitals, Laredo Apaches). In a little over …