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Working media: A story of dads and sons and pins
ATLANTA — Game 3 of the 2021 World Series featured a two-hit shutout and a victory by the Atlanta Braves in front of an emotional home crowd. Hours before the first pitch, I sat in […]
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Baseball lifers Dusty Baker, Brian Snitker make World Series family affair
The last time Dusty Baker was in the World Series, his son nearly got run down. Darren Baker, then 3 years old, was helping his dad’s San Francisco team as a very small batboy when […]
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Bypassing college proved right move for Trot Nixon
Technically, Trot Nixon came within one day of becoming a two-sport star at NC State. In reality, he never actually got that close. As much as he relished the opportunity to play football and baseball at the […]
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Former Campbell standout Ryan Thompson overcomes surgery, reaches World Series
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 […]
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The Bull Classic: World Series teams feature more than 20 former Durham minor leaguers
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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100 in 100: Caldwell County’s Madison Bumgarner, World Series MVP
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 […]
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100 in 100: Ashe County’s Monte Weaver, World Series pitcher-turned-WWII vet
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 […]
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World Series champ Nationals take celebration to White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports on Monday while honoring the World Series champion Washington Nationals, who had a handful of players skip the White House visit. Amid an impeachment inquiry […]
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Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title
HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapped snow angels next to […]
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World Series momentum swings wildly with road wins
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win, it’s the same. That’s been the case for the 2019 World Series, where the home fans went home disappointed in the […]