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Within Major League Baseball’s current international signing environment, aspiring ballplayers often get just one shot to impress Major League scouts -- and it comes early. The competition for Latin American talent has become so cutthroat that teams have been known to commit to informal deals with...
Tina Taps, who has been in charge of the ball persons since 1989, says she doesn't care about age, only a love of the tennis and the ability to make it through tryouts, which involve sprints, agility drills and throwing competitions. Each summer, about 400 people try out for just 80 ...
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MILWAUKEE -- Welcome to the new normal for Craig Counsell and the Milwaukee Brewers. In many ways, the first day of Summer Camp at Miller Park had the feel of a first full-squad workout in Spring Training. But all along the way Saturday were reminders of the pandemic that altered the ...
Amy Bockerstette started taking golf lessons at 14 with the hope of playing with her family. She became the first person with Down syndrome to earn a college athletic scholarship.
Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel have both signed as free agents to pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tryouts for the next season of "Million Dollar Arm" will be held in December, 2008.doi:10.2307/2609809Dore, ShaliniVariety
“But it's great for the kids, too, to have time to develop amidst healthy competition. Older players are going to have a lot more opportunity to get significant playing time in front of clubs, and younger kids will not have the pressure associated with individual make-or-break tryouts.”...