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Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Westchester Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Westchester
Former HS Baseball Coach Who Led Team To State Championship Dies: From Westchester A former high school varsity baseball coach from Northern Westchester who led his team to a state championship is being remembered for his ability to connect with his players.  Amleto “Mel” Giarolo of Croton-on-Hudson died on Saturday, April 21 at the age of 88 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and renal cancer, according to his obituary.  Born in Tarrytown in 1934, Giarolo spent his life following his passion for the game of baseball. After he was honorably discharged from the US Army, he began playing ball with the Lexington Indians, an independent minor lea…

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by Ben Crnic
Sports
Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs
Former Area HS, College Baseball Standout Joins Chicago Cubs A former Hudson Valley high school baseball standout who played collegiately in Fairfield County is ready to get called up to The Show. Kingston High School graduate Zack Short was protected by the Chicago Cubs this week, being added to the team's elite 40-man roster. Had he not been protected, he would have been eligible to be picked by any team in the Rule 5 Draft next month. Any team that picks a player in the Rule 5 Draft has to keep the prospect on their 25-man MLB roster for the entire season, or else forfeit the player back to his original team. Players who signed with their cur…

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by Zak Failla