When Kevin Young arrives in Bradenton this week as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates alumni staff for fantasy camp duties, chances are that he’ll be making new friends. Once at Pirate City, …
Michael McKenry, a former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, understands how important fantasy camp week is to the fans attending. “It’s a lot of fun for the campers and us former …
Bradenton Marauders’ Jacqueline “Jake” Horne, assistant manager of field operations (Florida), received a tremendous honor this past week. Preparing for her seventh year with the …
Jimmy Arias is the Director of Tennis at IMG Academy, as well as a former ATP world no. 5 and winner of five ATP singles titles. Arias also won the 1982 Roland Garros mixed doubles with Andrea Jaeger.
When training camp opens at Pirate City in February, the front office folks in Pittsburgh made the right call to keep Derek Shelton as manager. What Shelton doesn’t need is a pity party. …
Gene Lamont is one of the most brilliant baseball minds in southwest Florida. As a senior baseball fan, I can’t remember a time when I didn't know Lamont wasn’t in a uniform for an …
Status : Tampa Bay Lightning right wing since 2013 had his most productive year last season, scoring 44 goals with 100 assists in 81 games. Considered one of the best players in the world, he won the …
Nick Gonzales’ play during the 2024 MLB season must have him on Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton’s shortlist as the starting second baseman in 2025. As a sport that lives and …
Losing a loved one is tough, especially when it's your lifelong pal, Pete Rose. When MLB’s “Hit King” Pete Rose passed last month at the age of 83, over his lifetime, there …
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is advising the public that several rivers across the state are currently experiencing significant flooding as a result …
The recreational and commercial stone crab harvest seasons start Oct. 15 and will remain open through May 1, closing May 2. The minimum claw size limit is 2 7/8 inches. As …
Let me tell you about the friendship of the late Pete Rose, who died Monday, October 1, of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, and Andrew Vilacky of Cooperstown, New York. If you have ever …
A healthy Colin Holderman should keep the Pittsburgh Pirates’ coaching staff smiling come February when spring training begins.
The Pittsburgh Pirates surely will have some homework for their new center fielder, Oneil Cruz, over the winter. There are a half dozen games left on the Pirates’ 2024 schedule. Three at …
Baseball history is uniquely revisited every Saturday morning on SiriusXM Radio’s The Road to Cooperstown podcast. After listening to the first 16 weeks of The Road to Cooperstown hosted …
With the Bradenton Marauders 2024 season concluded, a tough stretch for local baseball fans begins. The last road trip has been made this season. Sunday’s scheduled game with the Daytona …
There’s much to be excited about with Jared Jones returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation. Better days are ahead for the Pirates. Entering Saturday’s game in …
Some of Mike Bielecki’s best of times during his MLB pitching days began in Bradenton. So, when MLB Network began promoting their latest documentary, “One of a Kind”, telling …
When Ji Hwan Bae is in the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup, the club is better for it. It was good to see Bae, 25, on the field this past weekend. During Friday night’s game with the Seattle …
Former MLB shortstop Jack Wilson is one happy fella. When I met Wilson for the first time this past March while he was making an appearance on behalf of the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park, the …