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May 23, 2022

Rays

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Keep Going: Tyler Zombro returns to mound for Durham Bulls

May 11, 2022 North State Journal Staff

The Durham Bulls received their championship rings for having the best record in Triple-A last season. In addition to the cluster of diamonds on the face and the names and logos carved into gold on […]

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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 […]

Article

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 […]

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WanderVision: Franco’s time with Bulls is going, going…

May 26, 2021 Shawn Krest

How good is Wander Franco? Fans in Durham are talking about him as if he’s already gone. “That’s where the grand slam landed.” “Remember his four-hit night? The impossible plays in the field? The car? […]

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Minor leagues return to NC with plenty of top talent

April 28, 2021 Shawn Krest

For the first time in 20 months, Minor League Baseball teams across the nation — including North Carolina — will take the field next week. While the pandemic won’t keep teams off the field this […]

MLB

Dodgers win Game 6, earn first World Series title in 32 years

October 28, 2020 The Associated Press

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first championship since 1988 on Tuesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win in six games. “This is our year!” manager Dave Roberts shouted, drawing huge cheers […]

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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 […]

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Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

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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Josh Hamilton in more trouble, indicted in alleged beating of 14-year-old daughter

April 9, 2020 The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Josh Hamilton, the Raleigh native who was the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft and mixed success on the field with troubles off it, has been indicted on […]

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Durham native, former Rays and Bulls exec Click named Astros’ GM

February 3, 2020 Cory Lavalette

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros hired James Click as their new general manager Monday, taking the Tampa Bay Rays executive and putting him in charge of the scandal-ridden team a week before the start of […]

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