Tag Archive | Dominican Republic
U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Draw And Preliminary Round Schedule Announced
FIBA (International Basketball Federation) conducted the draw for the Tokyo Olympics Men’s Basketball competition virtually Tuesday from its headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, and the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team has been drawn into Group A alongside 2019 FIBA World Cup bronze medalist France, 2017 Asia Cup runner-up Iran, and the winner of the FIBA Olympic […]
Grady Named A-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week; Rookie Honor Given to Baker
The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Davidson senior Kellan Grady as A-10 Player of the Week. Duquesne freshman Chad Baker was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Jan. 18-24. In addition to leading the ‘Cats to a pair of wins, Grady finished the […]
Big Moves made for the Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles recently announced that they have opened the 2020-21 International Signing period with 17 contract agreements. Highlighting the Orioles 2020-21 International Signing class are the clubs first-ever seven figure international signings, C SAMUEL BASALLO and SS MAIKOL HERNÁNDEZ. Additionally, 11 more of the group are six figure agreements. Of the 17 total agreements, […]
Strap Up Your Boots: The Common Man Joe Smith, Jr Fights for World Title
Light heavyweight contender JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR., the consummate everyman, spent more than a decade as a union laborer on Long Island. He now owns and operates a tree service business, chopping and trimming trees when he’s not training. At 31 years old, this far-from-average Joe will battle Russian veteran MAXIM VLASOV for the vacant WBO light heavyweight […]
Mets to Hold Instructional League in the Dominican Republic
The New York Mets will conduct an Instructional League at the team’s academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. The six-week program will consist of 40 international players from within the organization and will run from November 2 to December 10. The academy will be staffed by 10 coaches as well as several members of the […]
Mets claim INF Robel García
The New York Mets announced recently that the club has claimed infielder Robel García off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. In a corresponding move, outfielder Ryan Cordell has been designated for assignment. García, 27, was part of Cincinnati’s 60-man player pool during the 2020 season, but did not appear in a major league game. The […]
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