Tag: Baseball
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MLB Season Remains on Lockout
By: Emily Ann Pesquera Pitchers and catchers were set to return on Feb. 15, but with the Major League Baseball (MLB) work stoppage, there are talks of spring training not happening or being delayed. This is the first MLB work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike and the first lockout with players since 1990. Players have […]
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Rays Consider Location Change to Ybor City
By: Kristen L. Wagner The Rays baseball team is considering moving their stadium to Ybor City, Tampa. The team’s current stadium is located in St. Petersburg. Supporters of the new stadium believe that hosting games at a stadium in Ybor City would lead to an increase in fan-base. A few students from The University of […]
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UT Baseball Has Big Expectations with No. 1 Ranking
By: Shane Petagna The University of Tampa’s baseball team begins the 2022 season as the number one ranked team in all of Division II baseball in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) preseason poll. The Spartans are also favored to repeat as Sunshine State Conference (SSC) champions. Tampa won the university’s 20th SSC championship, […]
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Tampa Bay Rays’ 2021 Season Comes to an End
By: Shane Petagna The Tampa Bay Rays’ 2021 season has come to an end after losing the American League Division Series to the Boston Red Sox three games to one. The franchise’s winningest team in the regular season could not carry their success into October in a series filled with great moments and even some […]
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A Postseason Preview of the Tampa Bay Rays
By: Shane Petagna The defending American League champions will be heading back to the postseason. On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Tampa Bay Rays secured their second straight AL East division title after a 7-3 victory over the Miami Marlins. “The fans were long anticipating the last out and once they finally got it there were […]