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Don Bosco Prep Star Nick Becker Drafted By Seattle Mariners In Second Round
Don Bosco Prep’s Nick Becker is one step closer to the big leagues. The 6-foot-4 shortstop was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2025 MLB Draft, going No. 57 overall. From the East Coast to the West Coast!With pick No. 57, we have selected SS @BeckerNick22 from Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 🔱 pic.twitter.com/shGiE2u5KW — Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 14, 2025 Becker, a right-handed hitter and thrower from Thiells, NY (Rockland County), is known for his “good bat-to-ball skills and excellent hitting instincts,” according to MLB.com, “finding the barrel consisten…
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Westchester's George Kirby Hit By Scary 102 MPH Comebacker To Face: 'We're Good'
"I didn’t even hurt," said Mariners pitcher and Westchester County, NY native George Kirby after being hit in the mouth during a game on Tuesday night, June 3. The Seattle Mariners pitcher and Rye, NY native Kirby had a frightening moment on the mound when a 102.7 mph line drive hit him in the face during his start against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, June 3, according to a report by MLB.com. The incident happened in the top of the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, when a comebacker off the bat of Baltimore’s Ramón Urías struck Kirby’s pitching thumb before deflecti…
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Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing
A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died after being pulled from rubble in a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse that killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 others, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Rises In Caribbean Nightclub Collapse That Claimed Lives Of 2 Ex-MLB Players The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. The player, Octavio D…
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Root, Root, Root For These New Jersey MLB Players Come Opening Day
Baseball Opening Day on Thursday, March 30, is the best day of the year for many. New Jerseyans have even more of a reason to watch, with several major league players having local ties. The Garden State is well represented throughout the major leagues with MVPs, All-Stars and World Series champions. The biggest name might be Mike Trout, a three-time American League Most Valuable Player for the Los Angeles Angels. Considered one of the best players in baseball, Trout calls Cumberland County home. He recently announced he is opening a golf course in Cumberland with Tiger Woods.&…
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Blue Jay's Manager John Schneider Of NJ Just Saved A Life
Spring Training is only in its infancy, but New Jersey native John Schneider has already notched the first save of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Princeton native was thrown a curveball while at lunch with his wife near the team’s spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, according to multiple reports that were confirmed by the Blue Jays on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Toronto Blue Jays (@bluejays) “Manager John Schneider was out at lunch with his wife when a woman at another table was choking an…
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Journeyman Slugger From NJ Re-Signed By Mariners
A journeyman slugger from New Jersey who has bounced around the Major Leagues may have finally found a comfortable spot to land out west. Belle Mead's Mike Ford, 30 — who starred on the Montgomery Township Babe Ruth League teams that won multiple championships when he was a kid— has inked a new deal with the Seattle Mariners after playing with four different organizations during the 2022 season. Ford attended Montgomery High School before taking his talents to the Hun School of Princeton, and reportedly signed a minor league contract with the Mariners with an invitation to Spring Training, …
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Port Authority Officer Who Pitched In MLB, Wrong Way Driver Both Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
An off-duty Port Authority officer and the wrong-way driver who struck him were both killed in a 9/11 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Hudson County, authorities said. Anthony Varvaro, a 37-year-old married father of four, and former major league pitcher — was struck by Henry A. Plaras, 30, of Bridgewater, who was heading west on the Hudson Bay Extension in the eastbound lanes around 4:25 a.m. in Jersey City, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. Henry PlarasHenry Plaras Facebook Plaras' Toyota Rav4 struck Varvaro in a Nissan Maxima head-on causing the Nissan to strik…
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Ex-Yankees Closer, World Series MVP John Wetteland Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Former New York Yankees World Series MVP John Wetteland was arrested on a child sex abuse charge, according to authorities in Texas. The 52-year-old former closer is accused of sexually abusing a child under 14 years old, Denton County Jail records show. Wetteland, who pitched in the Bronx for two seasons, was the MVP of the 1996 World Series when the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves four games to two. A born-again Christian, he coached baseball and taught Bible studies at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, TX. It’s the same school where New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton coached h…
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