SARASOTA, Fla. — Jason Hammel is always prepared for anything, even a fast switch from cactus to grapefruit trees. Just one week prior to spring training, Hammel and teammate Matt Lindstrom found out they’d be…
SARASOTA, Fla. – Catcher Taylor Teagarden had his boyhood dream fulfilled, but then let it slip through his fingers. The Dallas native and University of Texas alumnus was traded this past off-season from the Texas…
SARASOTA, Fla. — Wilson Betemit broke into the major leagues when he was 19 as a member of the Atlanta Braves, and was fortunate to be mentored by veteran players on the team. Now at age…
SARASOTA, Fla. — Ryan Adams is no stranger to overcoming obstacles in his baseball career. After suffering a severe injury, the Baltimore Orioles’ infielder sustained a sports hernia at the end of last season and…
SARASOTA, Fla. – There aren’t too many 19 year olds that will pitch to an MVP candidate, let alone two of them in the same inning. Dylan Bundy stood on the mound at an Orioles…
DUNEDIN, Fla. — An opportunity to become a professional baseball player was not something Justin Nicolino was going to let slip away. Entering the fall semester at high school, the young southpaw knew that he…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — The unsung hero of the baseball game is not the maintenance staff, nor the batboy, rather it is the singer of the national anthem. The anthem is a quintessential aspect of the show, preparing the players and psyching spectators for the nine innings to come. And at the Canadian Junior National and Netherlands game on Tuesday, Miss Florida 2011, Kristina Janolo, was there to set the mood.
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Sometimes a change of scenery is all a person needs to find the success they’ve been searching for. Koby Clemens feels that entering the Toronto Blue Jays’ farm system may provide the change needed to spark his career. Having an established baseball superstar for a father like Roger Clemens gave Koby an early taste of what the big leagues is all about.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Being behind the mask at the home plate of the baseball diamond, Zack Sardellitti of Maple, Ont., understands his crucial role of catcher on and off the field. The Canadian National Junior Baseball team began their training in sunny St. Petersburg on Monday where players and coaches gathered to get ready for the international championships in Seoul, South Korea.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — For aspiring Toronto Blue Jay Andrew Jay (Ajay) Meyer of Hamler,Ohio, playing professional baseball is his ultimate goal and no amount of injuries will stand in his way. After practice ended at…