Baseball

Major League Baseball spring training is right around the corner, and in the year 2000, that meant country superstar Garth Brooks reported for duty to the New York Mets clubhouse. It was the second of three stints the singer had in the bigs, and he left with an unimpressive batting average.

Since debuting with the New York Mets in 2015, pitcher Noah Syndergaard has become a fan-favorite in the Big Apple. As one of the most awe-inspiring aces pitching in Major League Baseball today, Syndergaard was quick to establish a memorable persona. That was doubly helped when a photo of him workin…

They are overnight sensations, 108 years in the making.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (and Covina, Rancho Cucamonga and the surrounding area) have a centerfielder named Mike Trout who makes heavenly catches on a regular basis.

It doesn't get much closer than that!

I wonder if Tug McGraw could sing? It only seems a fair assumption seeing as his son, Tim, obviously inherited his legendary relief pitcher father's fastball.

Last week was round two of our year-end post season, pitting the top 6 plays from the second half of the major league season against each other, with the winner continuing on to this week's big finale, The Play of the Year finals.

Last week was round one of our year-end post season, pitting the top 6 plays from the first half of the major league season, with the winner continuing on to our finale, The Play of the Year finals.

Last week, in the regular season ending poll, Boston Red Sox secondbaseman Dustin Perdroia robbed Cleveland Indian Abraham Almonte of a bunt single with a terrific show of glovesmanship, taking home the final Play of the Week.

Well, we've made it to the final week of the Major League Season, and our final poll before the playoff rounds.

Elgin High graduate Kelby Tomlinson of the San Francisco Giants took top honors this week in our weekly Major League Baseball Play of the Week poll.

The Texas Rangers' second generation superstar Delino DeShields, Jr. made an incredible diving catch to rob Oakland's Josh Reddick of a single during week 23 of the Major League season, and took home the week's Play of the Week honors.