This past Tuesday’s Bradenton Marauders game at LECOM Park with the Lakeland Flying Tigers was anything but ordinary.
The Bradentucky Bombers return to the Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex this Saturday, August 19. The Bombers will host Red Stick Roller Derby, a team out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
If you’re like me, and you go to a ball game at LECOM Park, have you ever wondered how the baseball field is so well-manicured? Fortunately, I was directed to the source for all my questions.
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida is extending the already record 2023 recreational Gulf red snapper season by 17 days, adding every Friday through Saturday in September, Labor …
The National Baseball Hall of Fame recently added another great third baseman to its roll call—former Philadelphia Phillie Scott Rolen.
After playing in his final MLB game as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004, Fred McGriff’s wait is over to be a Hall of Famer. Last December, McGriff was a unanimous selection by …
It s emotionally rough for me this weekend not being in Cooperstown and not seeing Denny McLain. Today is the biggest day of the year for the Village of Cooperstown (NY) and the …
It was a wonderful treat to hear former MLB pitcher Casey Cox s voice after last speaking 50 years ago. On April 15, 1973, I was one month shy of my 14th birthday. I was living …
Manatee County resident Chris Sabo has seen his share of baseball Hall of Famers, up close and personal. In two weeks, on July 23 in Cooperstown, New York, tens of thousands of …
Another great moment in Pittsburgh Pirates baseball history just may be coming this December. When the Baseball Hall of Fame s Contemporary Baseball Era Committee meets in six months at MLB s …
Who is Bill McKechnie, and why is he important to baseball in Bradenton? Well, he s a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY for starters. Voted in by the …
Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown is a wonderful ambassador for Major League Baseball. I should know. I met him. Beginning late last February, when Pirates spring training …
West of Pittsburgh, at Triple-A Indianapolis, Canaan Smith-Njigba is learning that patience indeed is a virtue. Ten weeks back, at the Pittsburgh Pirates spring camp in Bradenton, Smith-Njigba, by …
Once a Pirate, now Kevin Plawecki is a Chihuahua. For most in Major League Baseball, finding steady employment with one of the 30 franchises is a rarity, and the competition for one of the 26 spots …
BRADENTON The Bradentucky Bombers are back home at the Ellenton Ice & Sports Complex this Saturday where the local roller derby team will host a doubleheader against the Gainesville Roller Rebels. …
Temarr Johnson has a bright baseball future with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Bradenton is a big part of it. At 18, the Pirates top prospect is committed to the City of Bradenton and Manatee County. …
BRADENTON After a six-week wait for the installation of ForeverLawn on the Rossi Park lawn and playground, the park has reopened. The initial reviews are overwhelmingly positive. …
LAKEWOOD RANCH Premier SuperCopa, an elite invitation-only soccer tournament for the top youth soccer players in North America, will be hosted by the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch next …
Make no mistake, Connor Joe is an important player in the Pittsburgh Pirates surprising and successful start to the 2023 MLB season. This past week, beginning with a quick two-game …
Spend a few minutes with Bradenton Marauders manager Jonathan Johnston and it s clear that he has a long baseball career ahead of him. This weekend, the Marauders are finishing up a …