Baseball

Shrinking the size of the Hall of Fame would make for some difficult choices in terms of who to kick out — Relegation is a popular practice in some sports, particularly soccer. In some leagues, the worst team each year is relegated to the league below where they had been playing. What if a similar principle was applied to the Baseball Hall of Fame? There have been increased rumblings that the number…

The Halos keeps the winning momentum going defeating the division rival Mariners in the first game of the three-game series. Shohei Ohtani and Mickey Moniak each went yard with two-run home runs. Bullpen stood strong behind starting pitcher Ohtani– Webb, Bachman, and Estevez held the Mariners for the win. Light that baby up!

It’s Christmas at the Big A and we have a sweep! The Halos sweep the three-game series versus the Cubs. The win came from total team effort. Starting pitcher Reid Detmers recorded his first win of the season, giving up only a run in 5.2 innings while striking out eight. Jo Adell made his first start of the season and launched a 451-foot solo home run on his first at-bat of 2023. Carlos Estevez closes his 16th game.

Match historical baseball player stats with txtai — Full source code for this application is available on GitHub Baseball has a rich history going back to the late 1800’s. Thousands of people have played professionally over the years at all levels. Many stories have been written about the lives of the players and baseball has long had a…

AS YOU MAY KNOW…Jarred Kelenic has been a force this season, especially on the road, batting .291 (32x110) with 18 runs, 8 doubles, 7 home runs, 15 RBI and 4 stolen bases with a .361 on base percentage and a .555 slugging percentage (.916 OPS), but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Kelenic’s .916…

A ballpark worth visiting and experiencing — What would entice you to go and sit through a baseball game? How about a minor league baseball game? That is the question that the Frisco RoughRiders asked. For some of us, the answer to that question is quite a lot. Baseball is not exactly the world’s most thrilling sport…

Yankees ace, Gerrit Cole, was tasked with facing their biggest rival, the Boston Red Sox. He was dueling with Garrett Whitlock, former Yankee rule 5 draft pick. The Yankees offense has been quiet recently, especially with Judge going on the IL. Despite winning the series against the Dodgers, they lost…

Angels pitchers, Ben Joyce and Sam Bachman, visited patients and families at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach to help bring some smiles to the kids being treated there. In addition to sharing stories, songs and laughs, the Angels also brought hats, Rally Monkeys and Angels Care Kits to support the patients and families during their time in the hospital.

Happy Pride Night at the Big A! The Halos take the second game of the three-game series versus the Cubs, 6–2. It was 19th comeback win of the season! Starting pitcher Jaime Barria carried another solid start giving up only two runs in five innings of work. Mike Trout and Luis Rengifo each went yard, and Mickey Moniak’s bases-clearing double in the sixth inning secured the win.