To say my family and I were excited that I got accepted into the Spring Training immersion experience would be an understatement. As soon as I got accepted, my mom was already planning a trip to Florida because she wanted to go to Spring Training just as much as I …
Read More »A Tribute to “Happy Feet”
There’s an old saying that “there’s no crying in baseball,” which was said by Tom Hanks’ character, Jimmy Dugan, in the movie “A League of Their Own.” While this phrase may ring true for some, I think the baseball gods were perfectly ok with me and my mom shedding some …
Read More »Rating the 6 Ballparks I Visited of the Grapefruit League: Photo Gallery and More
In the past week, I drove a total of 1,166 miles across the Sunshine State as I explored 7 different Grapefruit League ballparks of Major League Baseball during the 2023 Spring Training season. I ranked each ballpark from Best to, well not so best. Here’s the criteria on what I …
Read More »Moments from Grapefruit League Action
After visiting four different spring training ballparks over the course of the past week, these are some of my favorite moments I was able to capture. Most of these images are action shots of players in warmups or during the games. It was really cool to be able to see …
Read More »An afternoon at JetBlue Park: Rays take on Red Sox
On Wednesday, March 15, the Tampa Bay Rays traveled to JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida to take on the Boston Red Sox in some Grapefruit League action. Here are some of my favorite shots from the Red Sox’s 9-1 victory over the Rays. Stadium Shots Warmups/Game …
Read More »Rays Defend The Trop, Take Down Tigers 9-5
The Tampa Bay Rays defended Tropicana Field with a 9-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Monday’s spring training matchup spotlighted Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe and the return of Tampa Bay corner infielder Yandy Díaz. The Lowes Launch It At the bottom of the second, B. Lowe got things going …
Read More »The Lowes are Sweet: Brandon and Josh Lowe help Rays tame Tigers
After only scoring one run in 24 innings of postseason baseball in 2022, the Tampa Bay Rays entered the offseason with a need to improve their offense. Mainly, they needed more left-handed bats in their lineup to spark an offense that struggled in the Wild Card round against the Cleveland Guardians. …
Read More »Yankees and Red Sox tie up in spring training
The New York Yankees visited the Boston Red Sox today at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. The legendary teams finished the day in a 3-3 tie, and a game that only lasted two hours and 50 minutes. The crowd was packed, 9,950 fans, to watch new names and prospects …
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