April 5, 1976: Exhibition game launches Superdome baseball amid hopes for MLB franchise
Unlike with football and basketball, the Superdome didn’t have a baseball tenant when it initially opened.
view moreFlashback: Former New Orleans high school standout Tony Roig a big hit in Japanese pro baseball league
New Orleans native Tony Roig played parts of three seasons in the major leagues in the 1950s, but he is more remembered for his six-year career in professional baseball in Japan.
view moreFlashback: New Orleans natives reach MLB managerial ranks
New Orleans has a rich tradition of professional baseball. Many players have made the big leagues but so have a few men risen to the role of manager.
view moreWebster Garrison in hospital on ventilator with COVID-19 virus
Garrison, a Marrero native who coaches in the minor leagues for the Oakland A’s, is on a ventilator with the COVID-19 virus.
view moreFlashback: Former Pelicans catcher Fats Dantonio, New Orleans baseball institution
New Orleans is the birthplace of Fats Dantonio, as well as Fats Domino. Except Dantonio wasn’t a musician.
view moreLA Tech product Kent Hasler inks contract with Diamondbacks
Hasler, a former Bulldog closer who graduated in 2018, most recently pitched for the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League.
view moreComprehensive “Crescent City Sport” exhibition doesn’t pull any punches
The exhibit “draws from more than a dozen institutional and private collections” as it tells 20 stories.
view moreRoyals add former Northwestern State outfielder Heath to 40-man roster
While playing in the Dominican Winter League, former Northwestern State outfielder Nick Heath received the second-best news a minor league baseball player can hear.
view moreStevenson continues LSU’s World Series winning history
Outfielder Andrew Stevenson joined the list of former LSU Tigers who have won World Series championships when the Washington Nationals posted a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday night in Minute Maid Park.
view moreThree former LSU players part of this year’s World Series teams
Third baseman Alex Bregman and right-handed pitcher Will Harris are on the Astros’ 25-man active roster, and outfielder Andrew Stevenson – who is eligible to be moved to the 25-man active roster – is on the Nationals’ 40-man roster.
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