DURHAM — Crash Davis and Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh are among the two most famous players in Durham Bulls history. And yet neither of them, as presented in the movie, ever appeared in a game […]
NEW YORK — The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended that Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as it applies to minor league players. Harry Marino on […]
CHARLOTTE — Nestled into a tight city block in uptown Charlotte and surrounded by a picturesque urban skyline, Truist Field affords fans of the Charlotte Knights some of the most spectacular sightlines in all of […]
DURHAM — Blame it on the rain. After several days of inclement weather — and delays to baseball games — the Durham Bulls’ tarp had finally had enough. The 15,000-square-foot vinyl sheet that protects the […]
FAYETTEVILLE — On March 7, 1914, a raw rookie by the name of George Herman Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville while playing in a spring exhibition game for the then-minor league Baltimore […]
KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers have a slogan painted in large letters for all to see as they enter Gate 1 at Atrium Health Ballpark. “Have a blast!” it says. It’s a play on […]
WINSTON-SALEM — The best seats in the house for a Winston-Salem Dash game at Truist Stadium aren’t actually seats. They’re on a grassy berm just beyond the outfield wall. At least, that’s the opinion of […]
KINSTON — Stanley Sullivan isn’t just an usher for the Down East Wood Ducks. He’s also the Carolina League team’s unofficial goodwill ambassador. A fixture at historic Grainger Stadium since 2000, the 79-year-old Air Force […]
ZEBULON — Unless you’re hoping for Shoeless Joe Jackson and a team of ghost players to appear out of nowhere, there aren’t many good reasons for building a baseball stadium in the middle of a […]
GREENSBORO — A statue honoring a Baseball Hall of Famer stands proudly outside Greensboro’s First National Bank Field. But the likeness isn’t that of Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Johnny Mize or any of the other […]
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