CLEVELAND — Kirby Yates had a very simple plan for his career in 2017. “I didn’t want to suck,” he said. “I wanted to be better. Plain and simple.” Yates had earned a promotion to […]
For the players from North Carolina schools, last week’s NBA Draft followed a similar pattern to the college basketball season they recently finished. Duke dominated the headlines by having three players taken in the first […]
NEW YORK — The Ex-Rays? Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. […]
DURHAM — In 1919, Babe Ruth pitched 133 innings as a starter for the Boston Red Sox. In between his days on the mound, he batted 432 times, becoming the last MLB player to log […]
DURHAM — The Durham Bulls have a familiar face on the coaching staff this season. Hitting batting practice grounders with a fungo bat and patrolling the first-base coaching box during games is former Bulls player […]
DURHAM — Fresh off of back-to-back Governors’ Cup championships, the Durham Bulls open the season with a roster expected to contend for a three-peat this season. “I’ll tell you what,” pitcher Austin Pruitt said. “We […]
The Durham Bulls have been one of the most successful minor league franchises in history, winning 14 division titles and six Governors’ Cups in their 21 years in the International League. When Charlie Montoyo was […]
On Labor Day, the Durham Bulls gave serious consideration to not using a designated hitter for their final game of the regular season. Two weeks later, they hoisted the Governors’ Cup for the second straight […]
DURHAM — Bryse Wilson had a triumphant homecoming last week. It just wasn’t the one he’d prepared for. Born in Durham and a graduate of Orange High School in Hillsborough, Wilson was expecting to start […]
Minor leaguers don’t get a lot of time on national television, but Durham Bulls infielder Kean Wong has made the most of his exposure. Last season, after the Bulls won the International League Governors’ Cup, […]
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