ATP no. 429-ranked professional tennis player Martin Damm Jr. of Bradenton recently qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw in singles at the 2025 U.S. Open ...
Hina Inoue and Martin Damm Jr. scored two of the biggest wins of their careers on Friday afternoon, August 23, by winning their third round US Open qualifying matches to reach the US Open main draw. …
Baradenton Marauders’ pitcher Matt Ager isn’t a fan of Florida’s summer humidity. These days, it’s the pitchers, be it in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ pipeline or with the big-league club, who are making …
Seth Hernandez is getting used to being in Bradenton. Back on July 26, Hernandez became professional property of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Officially, the Corona High School pitching standout in …
Anthony Solometo is literally and figuratively in a good place. Pirate City in Bradenton is where Solometo, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching prospect, is calling home until the start of …
Dave Parker II offered a wonderful tribute to his late father, David Gene Parker, when delivering a Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction speech in Cooperstown, N.Y., last Sunday. Parker is …
Henry Davis's time has come to be the Pittsburgh Pirates’ full-time starting catcher. After being swept by the Chicago White Sox this past weekend at home, the Pirates began a three-game series …
Since his call-up to the Pittsburgh Pirates in May, Braxton Ashcraft hasn’t disappointed in the 11 games that he’s appeared in. This is one MLB All-Star break that Ashcraft must be …
Wyatt Sanford’s baseball career is one you’ll want to keep an eye on. When I sat down with Sanford last week, hours before the Bradenton Marauders were to host the Fort Myers Mussels at …
Kent Tekulve remembers what a great Pittsburgh Pirates teammate Dave Parker was. It’s how someone was in the clubhouse, on the plane, at the hotel, that’s the true athlete. How did …
Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching coach Oscar Marin is a busy guy. This week, the Pirates reach the halfway point of the 2025 season. It seems like it was just yesterday that the club reported …
Numbers, in baseball, could lie. Although I might be in the shrinking minority that believes wins and losses among MLB pitchers do matter, Mitch Keller is far and away a more effective starting …
Everybody in baseball has a beginning. A year ago, Daniel Vogelbach broke spring training camp as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Playing for his fifth MLB club in nine seasons, Vogelbach was …
Will Taylor has a bright future in baseball. Right now, in my humble opinion, Konnor Griffin is the best-known Marauder this season, and for very good reasons. Forty-six games into his initial …
At the start of this past spring training in Bradenton, Pittsburgh Pirates’ Miguel Angel Perez was well prepared for his new assignment as the club’s bullpen coach. A single glance …
Gene Lamont is only too happy to come out of retirement for the good of the Pittsburgh Pirates. How much does Lamont care about the Pirates’ organization and, even more importantly, the …
Tarrik Brock is an unsung hero for the Pittsburgh Pirates. One advantage for new Pirates skipper Don Kelly is having a coaching staff that he is quite familiar with. As he settles into his new …
Martina Navratilova did not lose a match all year in 1983, going into the first Grand Slam event of the year, the French Open. But she was in for a big surprise from current Bradenton resident Kathy …
One day, Renny Duarte could be elevated to the position of pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Spending a few minutes with Duarte prior to a Marauders’ home game is a treat. …
Andrew Heaney is a welcome addition to this season’s Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitching staff. Heaney’s record after six starting assignments is 2–2, with a 2.50 ERA. If it …