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NC produces over 50 MLB picks
Major League Baseball reached out to its next generation of players with the 20-round MLB Draft, last week in Texas. As we reported last week, Wake Forest took center stage in the first round, with […]
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Wake makes MLB Draft history
The Cowtown Coliseum is normally home to rodeo events as the premiere attraction of the Fort Worth Stockyards, but, as host of the 2024 MLB Draft, it became Winston-Salem West. Wake Forest was the consensus […]
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Adley Rutschman leads spectacular Orioles turnaround
Adley Rutschman talks about the day like it is ancient history, even though many people listening probably have shirts that are older. “I remember seeing this field for the first time,” the Oregon native says, […]
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Walter Jenkins, 2 Deacons picked in 1st round of MLB Draft
While the story of the first day of the Major League Baseball Draft was LSU teammates Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews going 1-2 to the Pirates and Nationals, respectively, North Carolina also made some noise […]
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Trey Mancini, Jameson Taillon latest members of MLB Cancer Club
Cancer is something that will touch everyone’s life at some point. For those of us fortunate not to get a diagnosis or a scare, there are friends and relatives who won’t be so fortunate. Shawn […]
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2 MLB games postponed as Marlins deal with virus outbreak
MIAMI — Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that stranded the team […]
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Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs
The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]
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100 in 100: Orange County’s Brian Roberts, Orioles Hall of Famer
North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]