Growing up in Miami, Alden González always dreamed of making the majors. Today, one could say that, in a sense, he’s fulfilled that dream, just not the way he’d imagined. Rather than going to the ballpark every day to play in a game amidst a cheering crowd, he goes to the ballpark to interview players, […]
In His Reporting, ESPN’s Alden González Embraces His Heritage Read More »
Ken Rosenthal is one of the faces of baseball reporting, writing for The Athletic and broadcasting at Fox Sports from the dugout. His experience goes back decades, and his connections with players, agents, coaches and front office members have earned him the title of “baseball insider.”
Hal McCoy, a sports writer with the Dayton Daily News, reflects on his immense journalism career, 49 years of which he spent writing about baseball. He laments the current state of print journalism.
Legendary sports writer fears for decline in print journalism Read More »
This week marks one year since minor league baseball players were asked to go home after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down their season in 2020. As players gear up to play again in April, some are reflecting on what the past year has been like.
After COVID-19 shut down baseball, minor leaguers eye an April return to the field Read More »
For the past nine years, the Fuentes Family in San Jose has been hosting players for the San Jose Giants, the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The relationships that players and host families build last of years beyond the hosting arrangement.
The Ever-Growing Fuentes Family Read More »
Wayne Yoshitomi knew only English and his grandfather mostly spoke Japanese, but they didn’t need to talk on summer nights in the mid-1960s when the San Francisco Giants were playing. At the kitchen table or in the backyard of their family’s Richmond neighborhood flat, 6-year-old Yoshitomi and his grandpa would tune in a Zenith transistor
Behind the plate: The life of a Bay Area umpire Read More »
The meditative-like feeling of stepping away from their jobs and playing in front of friends and family are what keeps them coming back to a league where love of the game, hard-work and talent are the ingredients for success.
Dreamland — Inside the world of competitive adult baseball in the Bay Area Read More »
Henry Schulman has covered major league baseball in the Bay Area for almost three decades and has been the Giants beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1998.
San Francisco Giants beat writer Henry Schulman on life, baseball and journalism Read More »
In the close-knit community of San Bruno, midway down the Peninsula, Bob Greenberg Field is more than just a place to play baseball.
Past and present meet in San Bruno Junior Giants baseball league Read More »
It was in college when Ken Rosenthal — an analyst of MLB Network and a reporter for MLB on FOX — first exhibited his reporting prowess. He chased stories down — literally.
Sportswriter Ken Rosenthal shows dedication, diligence through reporting Read More »
Experts say the tendency for young baseball pitchers to experience a heavy year-round throwing load often causes the development of chronic elbow injuries from overuse.
Concern with early youth specialization grows as ‘Tommy John surgeries’ increase Read More »
In what’s been dubbed the “second screen” phenomenon, contemporary baseball fans appear to be glued to their mobile devices while watching games.
Major league fans reach for the second screen to view baseball’s biggest games Read More »
