Kevin Cash

Cash leads Rays through transition

March 7, 2026 Shawn Krest

When Kevin Cash was hired, he was the youngest manager in Major League Baseball. Since that day, in December, 2014, the other MLB franchises have gone through 116 managers, and Cash opens the 2026 season […]

Bulls’ Tristan Gray gets long-awaited call from the bigs

September 20, 2023 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Baseball always seems to have a plan for its top prospects. Those plans never seemed to include Tristan Gray. During COVID when the minor leagues were shut down, each team got to keep […]

MLB playoff contenders built from NC minor leagues

October 6, 2021 Shawn Krest

The MLB playoffs open this week, and the Durham Bulls and Charlotte Knights will battle for the chance to win the World Series. Not the current editions of the Bulls and Knights, of course, but […]

Wolfpack products lead MLB All-Stars with NC ties

July 7, 2021 Shawn Krest

NC State’s previous trip to the College World Series — and the last time the Wolfpack were eliminated from college baseball’s championship on the field in Omaha — came in 2013. The Wolfpack were led […]

Former Campbell standout Ryan Thompson overcomes surgery, reaches World Series

October 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

A year ago, Ryan Thompson was substitute teaching and helping his mother lead a Wii dance club in his hometown of Turner, Oregon. Twelve months later, he’s pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays in the […]

The Bull Classic: World Series teams feature more than 20 former Durham minor leaguers

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

The Durham Bulls didn’t play this season, but the iconic minor league franchise will be on center stage for baseball’s biggest moments. While the pandemic may have kept the DBAP empty this year, the core […]

Durham Bulls’ tradition of success extends to the dugout

December 5, 2018 Shawn Krest

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 […]