CLEARWATER, FL — Life for Shane Watson moves a little quicker as he sets the alarm clock a little earlier. But those are the incidentals that come with living a childhood dream. The 19-year-old pitching…
CLEARWATER, FL — Steven Susdorf is not your prototypical baseball player. Not only was the Philadelphia Phillies outfield prospect in the batting cages every day as a kid working on his swing, but he was…
CLEARWATER, FL – For Philadelphia Phillies’ top prospect Jesse Biddle, the pressure of being labeled “number one” is not nearly as intense as one would think. That’s because of the support he receives from his…
DUNEDIN, FL –Tim Brechbuehler is very tall and freakishly athletic. At Avon Old Farm, a prep school in Connecticut, the six-foot-eight Brechbuehler was a three-sport star in basketball, football, and baseball. His coach at Avon,…
The opening-day roster looked like one that could contend. The Toronto Blue Jays had the pieces in place to put up a strong fight entering the 2012 season. They won 23 of 29 spring training…
DUNEDIN, Fla. — One of the hardest challenges for an aspiring professional baseball player is getting drafted by the majors. Don’t bother telling this to Marcus Knecht. The 21 year-old, 6-1 left fielder from Toronto, Ontario…
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. – 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. — Watching Chris Hawkins stroke bombs over the right field fence at the Toronto Blue Jays’ minor league camp on Tuesday, you easily got the sense that this guy was here to perform.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Thirteen months ago, Te Wera “Beau” Bishop had never played a game of baseball. Within a month, he might be playing for a Boston Red Sox minor league team.