There are 17 article(s) tagged baseball:

• August 2023

  • Boys of Summer: They might be AARP-eligible, but on a baseball diamond they’ll give their all

    They may have a few years on the guys in the big leagues, but the game still means as much as ever to those in senior league baseball. 

    By Don Wade August 06, 2023

• May 2023

  • Redbirds turn to league-leading Norfolk Tides after rough sailing with Gwinnett

    Memphis lost its lead in the International League’s West Division after going 1-5 against the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate.

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    Waiting Game: Redbirds pitcher Michael McGreevy refining his craft until Cardinals call

    By Tim Buckley May 23, 2023

• May 2021

  • MLB suspends former Germantown player after sexual harassment investigation

    Former major league manager and coach Mickey Callaway is suspended through at least the end of the 2022 season.

    By The Associated Press May 26, 2021

  • Calkins: After a year of emptiness, baseball has returned to AutoZone Park

    Sure, there was a rain delay. But after 610 days and nights without baseball in Memphis, what’s another two hours? It was a wet (but glorious!) night at AutoZone Park as the Redbirds made their return. 

    By Geoff Calkins May 05, 2021

• April 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. A couple of them involve music, but children’s voices and the crack of a baseball bat are also some of our favorite sounds.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 10, 2021

  • Thursday Prep Report: Houston walks it off against Collierville

    Mustangs coach Lane McCarter happy with victory over a very good team in an intense atmosphere.

    By John Varlas April 09, 2021

  • Tuesday prep report: MUS scrapes up enough offense to down St. Benedict

    Reliever Clarkson Shoaf helps keep Owls on track.

    By John Varlas April 07, 2021

• February 2021

  • Lakeland Prep debuts baseball and softball programs building to the future

    Building towards the future, Lakeland Prep begins baseball and softball seasons in hopes the teams will stay together through high school as the district adds grades.

    By Michael Waddell February 25, 2021

  • Report: Mickey Callaway accused of sexual harassment

    Former Germantown High School player allegedly harassed female media personnel for at least the past five years. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 02, 2021

• August 2020

  • On Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary, Memphis Red Sox’s legacy lives on

    Sam Allen, now 84, remembers a final summer with Memphis that afforded him the chance to play baseball even as players suffered discrimination.

    By Don Wade August 14, 2020

  • Room Without a View: Former Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp is trapped

    Positive COVID-19 tests have postponed seven Cardinals games and left the team, including the first base coach, stranded in a Milwaukee hotel.

    By Don Wade August 05, 2020

• July 2020

  • Vada was a ballplayer, I was a kid, and that was enough

    A black baseball player near the end of his career and a white kid not old enough to drive a car. What could they possibly mean to one another? More than they could have imagined. 

    By Don Wade July 14, 2020

• April 2020

  • Baseball lifers eager for game to return

    Detroit Tigers coach Dave Clark is "power walking" and watching "Designated Survivor." Redbirds manager Ben Johnson is an "Ozark" fan and giving "Tiger King" a try as they wait for baseball to begin. 

    By Don Wade April 01, 2020

• March 2020

  • Ex-Cards pitcher Motte regrets lost CBHS season, values family time

    Former MLB pitcher Jason Motte, now pitching coach at CBHS, appreciates the unexpected family time provided by the COVID-19 pandemic/shutdown while wishing the seniors could have the season they deserve.

    By Don Wade March 26, 2020

  • Rhodes College pitcher/future doctor takes metaphorical hit from COVID-19

    Trey Sledge had a good plan: Return to Rhodes College and pitch one last season before heading to med school. And then coronavirus happened and the season ended before the best part. 

    By Don Wade March 20, 2020

• June 2019

  • Now at Triple-A, Brent Rooker knows Westeros wasn’t conquered in a day

    The thinking man’s player, Brent Rooker (ECS) is a step away from the big leagues and well aware that baseball, like life, has its own schedule.

    By Don Wade June 16, 2019

• September 2018

  • Alumni report: Arlington salutes Brady Bramlett

    Brady Bramlett has already accomplished some terrific things in his 25 years on this planet. 

    By John Varlas September 26, 2018