38 days until Opening Day
February 14, 2026
Spring training workouts have begun and the World Baseball Classic quickly approaches… baseball is back!
Tag: Spring Training
30 days until pitchers and catchers report
January 12, 2026
Unless they are playing in the World Baseball Classic. Those players will be reporting for spring training a bit sooner!
One week until pitchers and catchers report!
February 5, 2025
It may be icy outside right now, but if you’re a baseball fan, spring is in the air.
Spring training approaches
January 11, 2025
Just one month until pitchers and catchers report!
Quote of the day
March 8, 2024
I love baseball. I’ll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game to game all day.
~Steve Earle
Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow!
February 13, 2024
Okay, so for a couple of teams, pitchers and catchers are already in the midst of workouts. But for the vast majority of the league, pitcher and catcher workouts begin tomorrow, which means that spring, and baseball, is just around the corner!
Two weeks…
January 30, 2024
Getting closer. Just two weeks remain until pitchers and catchers report!
23 days until Pitchers and Catcher report
January 21, 2024
The Green Bay Packers’ season officially came to an end last night, which means it is time to focus on baseball!
This day in baseball: McCatty’s toy bat
April 2, 2023
On April 2, 1982, during an exhibition contest at Jack Murphy Stadium against the San Diego Padres, Oakland manager Billy Martin ordered pitcher Steve McCatty to go to home plate with a 15-inch toy bat. The move was a protest of the rule preventing the use of the designated hitter in National League ballparks. Umpire Jim Quick refused to let McCatty use the bat, however, so McCatty instead took three called strikes while holding a real bat.
This day in baseball: Babe Didrikson opens for the Cards
March 23, 2023
In a spring exhibition game on March 23, 1934, Babe Didrikson pitched the first inning for the St. Louis Cardinals. The female track and field Olympian gave up three runs against the Red Sox in Bradenton, Florida.
