Sentences with phrase «league baseball team for»

The $ 15 million he has raised over the years supports children and adults with disabilities, including the Miracle League baseball team for children with disabilities, and the Agrability program, which serves farmers with injuries, illnesses, or aging conditions.

It was built in 1988 (ironically one year before the SkyDome) in a bid to get a major league baseball team for Buffalo, but they were passed over for other locations.

Represented the Los Angeles Dodgers in its corporate reorganization and the sale of the Major League Baseball team for $ 2 billion.

During the months of February and March, the State of Florida plays host to 15 Major League Baseball teams for their annual Spring Training.

Not exact matches

Giphy has partnerships with everyone from the Grammy Awards and Major League Baseball to CNN and Paramount Studios, and its teams can instantly generate GIFs of key moments that are perfect for sharing on dozens of different social platforms.

But entrepreneurs could also learn a few lessons by examining the hiring practices of Major League Baseball teams, most of whom — the ones in small and medium markets — adhere to strict budgets for their payrolls.

In the 2002 film, «The Rookie,» actor Dennis Quaid plays a middle - aged high school baseball coach who tries out for a major league baseball team.

In 2015, Kolache Factory went to bat for the Sugar Land Skeeters, the Houston area's minor league baseball team.

The Sox announced Thursday they will be the first Major League Baseball team to serve drinks without single - use plastic straws for nearly an entire season.

Because Major League Baseball teams aren't on the market every day, and because there is so much potential with the Marlins that noted slug - man Jeffrey Loria left on the table, there will be competition for the franchise.

He plays center field and pitches for the baseball team, and the major league scouts faithfully attend every game.

These days, after the college season is over, the loveliest ballpark in America becomes home to the Alpine Pony League team, coached by Scotty Lewis, who, like his father before him, went to college on a baseball scholarship paid for by Herbert Kokernot Jr..

For eight years I coached the world - famous Nuts in the Catholic Youth Baseball League (team cheer: Go - o - o - o - o - o Nuts!)

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For aguy who had been a walk - on at Cal State — Fullerton, laced a pinch - hit singleduring the 2007 College World Series, caught Giants ace Tim Lincecum in theCape Cod League and was coaching a youth team in Pasadena at the time of thecrash, throwing a baseball was the ultimate sign of progress.

• Arnold Weber (SCORECARD, Jan. 10), the president of Northwestern and a front - runner for the barely remembered office of baseball commissioner, is a member of the board of directors of the Tribune Co., which owns the Chicago Cubs and holds the telecast rights to seven major league teams.

• Flaming Cincinnati Baseball fans in Cincinnati, burning with pennant fever for the first time in almost a decade, cast two and three ballots each to place five Redlegs on the National League All - Star team, indirectly set in motion half a dozen plans for amending the selection process next year.

We're going to skip the editorial and get right to the stories this morning, as baseball lost two players to car accidents in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning: Royals» pitcher Yordano Ventura and former top prospect and infielder for a number of big - league teams, Andy Marte.

The new system made sure almost all of the money stayed with Major League Baseball owners, which was a clear improvement for people who owned a basebaBaseball owners, which was a clear improvement for people who owned a baseballbaseball team.

As soon as his eldest son was old enough for Little League, Ron Sr., now a supervisor in the machine shop, started coaching his baseball teams — and did so all the way through American Legion ball.

In 2002, Hideki Matsui hit 50 home runs for his Japan League baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants.

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During the 1997 MLB season, teams from the American League and National League competed in regular season competition for the first time in the long and illustrious history of Major League Baseball.

The problem is that Jansen sees the Dodgers as just one of six National League teams that are even bothering to try to win, and while that's good for Los Angeles» odds, it's not so good for baseball as a whole.

Our Baseball Holiday & Summer Camps and Baseball Lessons & Training programs are custom designed for the specific needs of each student, group, team or league!

Since 1959, California District 54 Little League has provide the opportunity for families to connect and for children to come together in a healthy, safe environment to learn the values of team sports and the fundamentals of Baseball, Softball and Challenger.

Starting at 11:30 a.m. at Ernie Sheldon Park, Natoma Station Drive, Folsom, CA, the Folsom High School varsity baseball team will become special Baseball buddies for 30 players with intellectual and physical challenges from District 54 Littlebaseball team will become special Baseball buddies for 30 players with intellectual and physical challenges from District 54 LittleBaseball buddies for 30 players with intellectual and physical challenges from District 54 Little League.

Folsom High School Baseball Team Becomes «Baseball Buddies» for Challenger League Youth.

On his way home from Ann Arbor, he talked in the car about baseball, about how much he wanted to bring a minor league team to Fort Wayne, about business ventures he wants to get into and about how wonderful it is to be free again and how a man can take for granted all the small, surpassing pleasures in life until prison takes them away.

East Bay Club Baseball League is organized for high school baseball players who wish to play competitive baseball during this high school season, but either did not make their school team or their school does not have a freshmen basebaBaseball League is organized for high school baseball players who wish to play competitive baseball during this high school season, but either did not make their school team or their school does not have a freshmen basebabaseball players who wish to play competitive baseball during this high school season, but either did not make their school team or their school does not have a freshmen basebabaseball during this high school season, but either did not make their school team or their school does not have a freshmen baseballbaseball team.

BASEBALL — JAPAN, with Masahiro Miyahara, a 104 - pound right - hander, pitching a three - hitter, won the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. for the first time in the 21 - year history of the tournament, as the West Tokyo team defeated Roseland North of Chicago 4 - 1 in the final game.

In a 1945 letter thanking Gila River internees for their support, he wrote of the healing power of baseball: «I will be returning to Fresno and while I am there will try to make a team to play in the league in the city, [to] try to speed up the mutual feeling between the Americans and the Japanese.»

In professional sports, I've always pulled for the Oakland A's in the American League (my first Little League team circa 1990 when the «Bash Brothers» reigned) and the Atlanta Braves in the National League (on every night via Turner Broadcasting, and for much of my childhood the only true «Southern» baseball squad to pull for).

Toronto fans merit such congenial treatment; they have been grumping for nearly eight years over the injustice of archrival Montreal having a major league baseball team when they did not.

The chart below shows the season win totals, projections, and differences for each Major League Baseball team.

These are the prime reasons for the decline of major league baseball's most baffling and most disappointing team --

During his seven seasons in Major League Baseball he has played for the Giants, Brewers, Orioles, Yankees (one game in which he was 0 - 2 at the plate, both strikeouts) and Pirates, and he played more regular season games in the minor leagues (923) on 8 different teams than in the majors (444).

I have watched 9 - 10 year - old baseball and softball, Little League Majors (11 - 12 year - olds) All - Stars and Honors teams, 13 - 14 year - old baseball on 80 foot and 90 foot diamonds, a college exposure fastpitch softball tournament, and joined my dad for an evening of USA Softball vs. Portland All - Stars on their pre-Olympic «Bound for Beijing» tour.

We could watch a Mariners game, since we live in a city with NO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM (can you tell that's a sore spot for us?

Robert Troutwine, Ph.D. is the founder of Troutwine & Associates, Inc., a firm best known for its consulting work with numerous sports teams and programs, including teams in the National Football League and Major League Baseball as well as major college programs.

Being on the right t - ball team could set them up to get a college scholarship for baseball, or better yet, a career as a major league player.

He's now the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, but he's almost as well - known for a code of behavior he wrote after he retired from the big leagues and agreed to coach his son's youth baseball team.

For 9 weeks, the Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) high school baseball league featured defending champion Vestal start off the season hot as ever, but find themselves backed down by teams like Seton Catholic, Union - Endicott, and Corning - Painted Post.

The U.S. has filed and simultaneously settled a lawsuit against the Rockland County Town of Ramapo for illegally discharging fill material into wetlands in 2010 during construction of Provident Bank Park, home to a minor league baseball team.

For 9 weeks, the Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) high school baseball league featured defending champion Vestal start off the season hot as ever, but find themselves backed down by teams like Seton Catholic, Union - Endicott (U-E), and Corning - Painted Post (C - PP).

Wilpon and the Mets agreed last year to buy the community - owned Syracuse Chiefs Triple - A baseball team for $ 18 million, and move the Mets» minor league affiliate from Las Vegas to Syracuse.

It lost its baseball diamond, a point of pride for the town that fielded Puerto Rico's team in the 2017 Junior League...

dialed Boomer and Craig up on Friday morning to discuss the inaugural Borough Cup Little League Baseball tournament, in which 150 teams around the city compete for a chance to compete in a championship -LSB-...]

dialed Boomer and Craig up on Friday morning to discuss the inaugural Borough Cup Little League Baseball tournament, in which 150 teams around the city compete for a chance to compete in a championship game at Yankee Stadium.

Despite the small pool, WAIS and other organizations produce a remarkable number of players for U.S. Major League Baseball teams.