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 »Reviewing Every Spring Training Ballpark I Went To
When I went on my MLB Spring Training Experience this past week, I decided to take a close look at each ballpark I visited. I took multiple factors into account, from the fan shop to the views and whatever else they had to offer. I also featured one concession food …
Read More »What attending seven Spring Training games in one week looks like
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 …
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 »A Tour of Tropicana Field in Spring Training Mode
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 …
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 »Efficient pitching, hot hitting drives Rays to 7-4 victory over Twins
The Tampa Bay Rays kept their Spring Training winning streak going Tuesday afternoon when they defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 7-4. Rays pitching tallied a total 11 strikeouts while their batters drew five walks. RHP Zach Eflin, who became the largest free agency acquisition in Rays history back in December, …
Read More »The Next Level America Academy keeps the future of Puerto Rican baseball shining bright
When it comes to baseball, Puerto Rico is an international powerhouse. The U.S. territory plays as a nation in the World Baseball Classic and has finished second in the last two WBC tournaments. On March 13, the Puerto Rican national team retired all 24 Israeli batters in their 10-0 mercy-rule …
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 …
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