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Mature, Fearless Jared Johnson Took a Circuitous Route to Pro Baseball

Jul 17, 2017

Draft, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Washington Nationals

When a baseball player takes a few years off, it can raise questions. The most notable example is Josh Hamilton, whose league-imposed hiatus was not a pattern any aspiring ballplayer would want to follow. Almos...

Troy Bacon Wasn’t on the List, but He’s Here Anyway

Jeff J. Snider

Jul 3, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Draft, Features, Headlines, Interviews

Two-way players do not really exist in Major League Baseball. Many players have converted from hitting to pitching or vice versa and played in the big leagues as both -- in fact, it's the only reason you ever h...

Michael Kohn is Healthy, Looking to Make an Impact

Jeff J. Snider

Nov 28, 2016

Features, Interviews, Offseason

Former Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Michael Kohn missed all of the 2016 season after undergoing shoulder surgery in October 2015. After nearly 14 months of rehab, Kohn will throw a 35-pi...

Talking Baseball with Adam Rosales of the San Diego Padres

Patrick Flowers

Aug 30, 2016

A Word from the Dugout, Features, Interviews, San Diego Padres

This morning, I had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Rosales of the San Diego Padres. Adam is a Major League Baseball player as well as the founder of Adam Rosales' Baseball Utility. Rosales, a native of ...

Stadium to Studio: An Inside Look at the Transformation of Mike Stud’s Career

Liam Skiffington

Jul 26, 2016

Features, Interviews

They say that all rock stars want to be athletes and all athletes want to be rock stars. Some excel at being the former; others, the latter. A product of Cranston, Rhode Island, Mike Seander -- better known by ...

Interview with Rays Prospect Cade Gotta

Kyle O'Neill

Jul 11, 2016

Features, Interviews

From as early as three years old, Cade Gotta always had a strong passion for sports. Gotta and his siblings would be outside playing all different kinds of sports all day long. He credits his family and his coa...

Blue Jays Prospect Colton Turner Having a Breakout Season After Stint in Australia

Brian Crawford

Jun 29, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

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One of the most unique experiences in minor league baseball is the opportunity for prospects to take part in the Australian Baseball League during the winter months. What makes this experience memorable is it p...

Q&A with Indians Minor Leaguer Sam Hentges

Stevie Larson

Jun 28, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball

Sam Hentges is living the dream of so many children throughout the country. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 2014 draft right out of high school and signed his first pro contra...

Cuban Pitcher Christian Romero To Join Patrick Henry Program

Liam Skiffington

Jun 16, 2016

College, Interviews

It's not often when a player who looks 5'10" on a mound and tips the scales at 154 pounds soaking wet can hurl an 89-mph fastball as a senior in high school. 18-year-old Christian Romero is doing just that a...

Interview with Athletics’ J.P. Sportman

Robert Murray

Jun 12, 2016

Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

Growing up as a kid, J.P. Sportman was always around baseball. Having a father who played baseball at Florida Southern resulted in Sportman being around the game a lot as a kid. "He stuck a bat and a ball...