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Shoh-no: What does Shohei Ohtani’s injury mean for the future of the MLB?

Shoh-no: What does Shohei Ohtani’s injury mean for the future of the MLB?

Ripple effect of Ohtani injury could have consequences in 2024 and beyond
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor September 7, 2023

When the Los Angeles Angels announced an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury to Shohei Ohtani, the future of not just the player but Major League Baseball as a whole was thrown into doubt. Over the...

MLB playoffs inbound: Rangers and Astros continue race for the AL West division crown

MLB playoffs inbound: Rangers and Astros continue race for the AL West division crown

As the MLB moves into September, the American League West race is hotter than ever
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter August 31, 2023

With the MLB playoffs just over a month away, the Rangers and Astros continue to compete for the American League (AL) West division title. At the halfway point of the MLB season, the Texas Rangers were...

WBC surpasses expectations in 2023

WBC surpasses expectations in 2023

The 2023 World Baseball Classic will go down in history for all the right reasons.
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter April 6, 2023

Every four years, the World Baseball Classic brings together fans from around the globe. Twenty teams face off in a World Cup-like tournament, showcasing the best baseball players on the international...

Junior pitcher Joseph Chavana

Baseball strikes out in first game of the season

Trinity baseball team loses 3-0 in home game against Birmingham Southern University
Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter February 16, 2023

Cold winds raged last Friday as the Trinity Tiger baseball team faced off against the Birmingham Southern Panthers at home. Joseph Chavana, junior accounting major and right-handed pitcher, started the...

An ode to October postseason baseball

An ode to October postseason baseball

A wild, wacky month as Major League Baseball crowns a World Series champ
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter October 20, 2022

It’s finally October, so fall is just around the corner. Sweaters are being pulled out of closets, drinks are baing flavored with pumpkin and leaves are turning orange with each passing day. However,...

OPINION: Baseball is back

OPINION: Baseball is back

Despite the longest lockout in league history, the MLB has returned
Caleb Reed, Sports Reporter April 21, 2022

If I’m being honest, I did not think that I would be writing this article before the end of the semester. One hundred fifty-seven days after the Atlanta Braves won their first title since 1995, players...

Changing Seasons: A summer in the FCBL preps MJ Metz for spring baseball

Changing Seasons: A summer in the FCBL preps MJ Metz for spring baseball

Junior MJ Metz emerges as a leader for Trinity’s 2022 baseball season after a summer playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL)
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter February 10, 2022

Junior MJ Metz stands in from the left side of the plate at 6 foot 5 inches, 225 pounds. He’s physically intimidating as is, but when you put a baseball bat in his hands he has the capacity to truly...

Senior pitcher James Nittoli prepares for a possible appearance out of the bullpen. Nittoli came to Trinity after starting his career at The University of Texas at Austin.

Transfer players help Trinity’s baseball team dominate NCAA Division III

Various roads led to becoming a Tiger for Pettit, McDonald among others
Luke Terry, Sports Reporter April 14, 2021

A Wildcat, Husky, Cardinal, Puma, Panther, Longhorn and a couple of Spiders are all Tigers today. “How is that possible” you might ask. The answer is simple: the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

Photo credit: Kate Nuelle

Baseball hopes to have uninterrupted spring season

Paige Wallace November 11, 2020
After COVID-19 halted play last March, Tigers are eager to be back on the field practicing
Photo credit: Noelle Barrera

Blaseball: The only valid fantasy sport?

Noelle Barrera September 30, 2020
The surprising genre of futuristic dystopian sports games
Coach's Corner: Andrew Waters

Coach’s Corner: Andrew Waters

Brian Yancelson March 19, 2020
Meet the assistant baseball coach who, just four years ago, led the Tigers to a National Championship
Baseball sweeps Endicott College

Baseball sweeps Endicott College

Alejandra Gerlach February 27, 2020
Second-ranked Tigers improve to a perfect 7– 0 record on the year