Baseball Beyond Borders

August 26, 2013 by Frank P. Jozsa Jr. · Leave a Comment

Between 1998 and 2012, the international players participating on teams in MLB increased from approximately twenty to twenty-seven percent. After finishing their careers, a fraction of them had opportunities to be full or part time employees in the front offices of American or National League (AL or NL) teams. Some former ballplayers decided to become […]

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USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, NC

October 27, 2011 by Austin Gisriel · Leave a Comment

If you’re a “baseball tourist” as I am, you’re always on the lookout for interesting baseball sites whenever you travel. On a recent visit to Cary, North Carolina, I had the opportunity to tour the USA Baseball National Training Complex which was opened in 2007 and is owned by the Town of Cary. USA Baseball […]

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Touring the Bases with…Garrett Totty

August 29, 2011 by Kevin Johnson · Leave a Comment

Garrett Totty is the Head Batboy for the Texas League Tulsa Drillers. Garrett also plays catcher on his high school baseball team at Morris (Oklahoma) High School, where this past season he was teammates with Yankee’s 18th round draft choice Hayden Sharp. Seamheads: Being a batboy on a professional team is probably something that many young […]

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The All-Time Cincinnati Reds (a draft book chapter)

July 12, 2010 by Tom Stone · 2 Comments

Who would be selected for a mythical All-Time Reds dream team roster? And how have others answered this fun question throughout the years?

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One More Opening Day

April 28, 2010 by Joe Shrode · 3 Comments

Joe Shrode is a father, and a 19-year youth baseball coach. He is the author of “Between the Lines: A Father, A Son, and America’s Pastime.” BTL goes beyond balls and strikes, hits and outs, and wins and losses. It’s about relationships. To see excerpts, visit www.btlfatherson.blogspot.com. One recent Saturday morning, I took the field […]

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