Flashback: Babe Ruth and the Yankees called New Orleans home during spring training in 1920s
Long before the Florida and Arizona became the permanent annual sites of all the MLB teams’ spring training season, New Orleans played host to several major-league teams seeking warm weather.
view moreFormer New Orleans minor league baseball majority owner Lou Schwechheimer dead at 62 from COVID-19 complications
Schwechheimer purchased the Zephyrs from Donald Beaver in 2016.
view moreTulane alumni talk return of pro sports on webinar
While the four major team sports are in the spotlight – and in some cases undergoing scrutiny – for their return, other sports have successfully come back already.
view moreLange, Hess bring list of former LSU players in MLB 60-man roster pools up to 16
The Detroit Tigers this week added former LSU pitchers Alex Lange and Zack Hess to their 60-man player pool, increasing to 16 the number of LSU players on 2020 Major League Baseball rosters.
view moreInterview: Chris Bando continues baseball ministry, savors his New Orleans Zephyrs memories
Bando talked baseball, faith and more on 106.1 FM.
view moreFlashback: New Orleans native George Digby became renowned Boston Red Sox scout
In Boston Red Sox circles, the name George Digby is well-known. He has a plaque in their Hall of Fame, along with former Red Sox greats such as Ted Williams and Wade Boggs
view moreReport: Aaron Nola placed on MLB’s COVID-19 injured list
The list is for players who test positive for coronavirus, show symptoms, or come in contact with an infected person.
view more14 former LSU players make MLB 60-man pools for 2020 season
The 60-game regular-season schedule will start on July 23 and will conclude in late September.
view moreInterview: Will Clark shares his views on baseball’s shortened season, today’s hitters
For the better part of 15 years with the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals, Clark lived up to expectations and then some.
view moreThree Southeastern alums on MLB summer camp rosters
Wade Miley (Cincinnati Reds), Kyle Keller (Los Angeles Angels) and Josh Green (Arizona Diamondbacks) were each listed on their respective teams’ official 60 player pool.
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