Segra Stadium in Fayetteville is the home of a minor league baseball team known as the Woodpeckers. This weekend, a different flock of birdies will be flying around the grounds of the two-year-old ballpark. “The […]
BURLINGTON — For Burlington, a piece of baseball’s big time came with having something relatively small on the professional baseball scale. Still, as one of about 160 communities with a pro team, it provided a […]
NEW YORK — Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger of failing […]
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 […]
As Douglas Locascio looked out at a pristine green field under a bright Carolina blue sky last Thursday, his team’s scheduled opening day, the general manager of the Hickory Crawdads couldn’t help but think that […]
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is extending its financial support to minor league players through May while suspending their contracts because of the new coronavirus pandemic. MLB announced March 19 that it was giving […]
At the end of “Bull Durham,” the movie that encapsulated life in the minor leagues, Crash Davis is summoned into the manager’s office. Still shirtless and dripping wet from the shower, Crash learns that he’s […]
North Carolina’s 12 minor league baseball teams stretch as far west as Asheville (the Tourists) to the other side of the state, where the Down East Wood Ducks play in Kinston, and there’s everything from […]
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 […]
When fans order food at the ballpark, nutrition is often far from the top of their mind. And major league and minor league teams across the country have taken advantage of that fact, developing various […]
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