Auburn, Mass., native Tyler Beede is preparing for what could be his first season in the big leagues with the San Francisco Giants. The 24-year-old right-hander currently is penciled in as the San Francisco Giants’ No. 5 starter on the team website. Beede, a Lawrence Academy alumnus and former … [Read more...]
Finally eligible for Division 1 postseason, UMass Lowell eyes bright future
Colby Maiola didn't give up on his dream of playing college baseball, but he certainly lowered his expectations. The North Reading, Mass., native received one offer to join a college baseball team before the spring of his senior year at North Reading High in 2015 — and that came from Assumption … [Read more...]
‘The Secret in Storrs’
Houston Astros outfielder George Springer was mired in a postseason slump heading into the World Series last October when he reached out to a former UConn teammate — Colorado Rockies pitcher Scott Oberg — for advice. Springer (New Britain, Conn.) was slated to lead off Game 1 against Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Primed to compete for a spot in a big-league rotation
Auburn, Mass., native Tyler Beede is preparing for what could be his first season in the big leagues with the San Francisco Giants. The 24-year-old right-hander was sharp in his final three Arizona Fall League starts, after spending the 2017 season with the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate in … [Read more...]
On Arizona Fall League, wedding plans and the Pats
Auburn, Mass., native Tyler Beede has spent the early part of his fall rehabbing a groin injury and pitching for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. He spent the 2017 regular season with the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A affiliate — the Sacramento River Cats. The 24-year-old … [Read more...]
Special Report: The state of college recruiting
Perhaps no coach around New England has a more impressive recruiting resume than Hartford coach Justin Blood. When Blood was the recruiting coordinator at UConn from 2006 to 2011, he landed 16 players who were eventually drafted — including two first-round picks in Matt Barnes (Bethel, Conn.) and … [Read more...]