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New Mets manager Luis Rojas: ‘We expect to be a contender’
“We expect to be a contender,” he said Tuesday during his first spring training news conference. “We know how all the teams are. We’re going to be in a tough division and play some tough teams on our schedule. We have a great roster, great position players with versatility, great starting rotation or pitchers that […]
Continue readingOrange Coast College opens season 2 days after coach John Altobelli’s death
Altobelli’s Orange Coast College baseball team opened its season as scheduled on Tuesday against Chula Vista Southwestern. The game occurred two days after Altobelli, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter were killed in the helicopter crash that also took the life of Kobe Bryant and five others. “They didn’t so much ask me. They told […]
Continue readingOrange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli among helicopter-crash victims
COSTA MESA, Calif. — John Altobelli, a highly successful baseball coach at Orange Coast College, was among the victims of the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday morning. Altobelli died alongside his wife, Keri, and his 13-year-old daughter, Alyssa, the family confirmed to ESPN. The three were traveling with Bryant and […]
Continue readingBest team. Best moment. Best brawl? Handing out our MLB end-of-decade awards
Last week, we presented our MLB All-Decade Team. Now, it’s time to hand out individual and team awards. From the player, team, game and moment of the decade to the best brawl, blooper and baseball jargon, Bradford Doolittle and Sam Miller serve up some traditional and outside-of-the-box honors as we bid farewell to the 2010s. […]
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