MLB Draft: LSU junior Zach Watson taken by Orioles at top of third round
Watson, a product of Ruston, La., hit two homers and drove in seven runs in three games last week to help lead LSU to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title.
view moreLSU pitchers Zack Hess, Todd Peterson taken in 7th round of MLB Draft
Hess was pick No. 202 by the Detroit Tigers and Peterson was pick No. 213 by the Washington Nationals.
view moreYankees take LSU’s Josh Smith in second round of MLB Draft
LSU junior shortstop Josh Smith was selected Monday night on Day 1 of the 2019 MLB Draft. Smith was selected in the second round (pick No. 67) by the New York Yankees.
view moreDodgers take Tulane’s Kody Hoese in first round of 2019 MLB Draft
The Green Wave third baseman Kody Hoese was selected with the 25th pick Monday night by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
view moreLouisiana Sports Hall of Fame QB Matt Dunigan: Swagger, an arm and Southern charm
The temperature was somewhere around frying-pan hot on this August afternoon, the second of Louisiana Tech’s two-a-day football practices, the season still a couple of torturous weeks away, a promised break if you could make it through all the monotony and the steam and the chaos.
view moreLSU football and baseball hopeful Maurice Hampton could be high MLB draft pick
Both programs are hoping pro baseball will not cost them 2019 signee Maurice Hampton.
view moreBaby Cakes unveil preliminary 2019 roster
The projected Opening Day roster includes three prospects ranked among the top six in the Marlins organization by MLB Pipeline, and seven players among the top 30.
view more10 former LSU players on MLB rosters to open season
Ten former LSU players appear on Major League Baseball rosters as the 2019 MLB season opens Thursday.
view moreAlex Bregman agrees to $100 million contract extension with Astros
The Houston Astros have reached an agreement with All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman on a $100 million contract.
view moreNew Orleans appears destined to lose minor league baseball
The 2019 season will likely be the final one for the Baby Cakes in New Orleans and likely the beginning of a lengthy hiatus for minor league baseball in the Crescent City.
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