Tag Archives: #GrapefruitGators

A lot can change in two years. Before I enrolled at the University of Florida, I had never been too passionate about baseball. I would watch MLB games if they were on, and sometimes catch a few Marlins games over my childhood summers. That was as far as it went. …

My experience covering MLB spring training over the week of UF spring break was exhausting! However, it was definitely worth it! I had a fantastic time with the unique opportunity to be able to be so involved and see so much of what goes into a professional team’s spring training. …

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 …

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 …

I caught up with former Gator Hunter Barco, who was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 44th overall pick in the second round of the 2022 MLB draft. Barco spoke on his transition to the Pirates while providing an update on his recovery from Tommy John Surgery. He also …

This past week, I made it my goal to attend as many Spring Training games as I could handle. I ended up seeing seven games at five different ballparks. The amount of baseball I was about to see excited me, but I was not mentally prepared for all of the …

Normally, Tropicana Field serves as the home of the Tampa Bay Rays during the regular season. However, Charlotte Sports Park, their normal spring training facility located in Port Charlotte, took extensive damage from Hurricane Ian last September. As a result, the Rays determined they could not hold their spring training …

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 …

Gators Making History In 2017, the Florida Gators baseball team achieved a feat no other UF ball club had done before them, winning its first College World Series title in school history.  Gators = CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/LdHmDEUOv8 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 28, 2017   The Gators had a star-studded squad …

After a 47-minute first inning, the Yankees found themselves on the wrong end of a 7-1 deficit. New York burned through three pitchers in the prolonged the inning. By the time the second inning began, nearly an hour had passed. Home fans in the stadium were not pleased and the …