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After a disappointing 2019 season, the Florida Gators are ready to put last season behind them and are looking forward to opening day, next Friday. The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team was one of the youngest and least experienced teams in the country. They relied on a lot of their underclassmen and two early-enrollee freshmen.…
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With the 2020 baseball season just weeks away, all of the preseason rankings have been posted. The Florida Gators have been ranked in each preseason Top-25 poll that has been released. Florida has even received a pair of top five rankings, surprising considering what happened last season. In the 2019 season, the Gators finished with…
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With the decade coming to an end, we reflect on the Florida Gators and their baseball program. In this decade, Florida has been one of the most successful baseball programs in the country. During the 2010s, the Gators compiled a 455-209 record with a 68.5 winning percentage. They also went to the College World Series…
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It was National Signing Day for baseball recruits last Wednesday as most high schools prospects signed their National Letter of Intent. The Florida Gators have already signed the majority of their class with a few more commits yet to sign. The Florida Gators 2020 baseball recruiting class ranks fifth in the country on Perfect Game.…
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The University of Florida has fielded a baseball program for more than one hundred years. For the first time in program history a former Gator took home end of season hardware at the Major League level. Pete Alonso was named the National League Rookie of the Year, the MLB announced on Monday. Alonso was a…
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Former Florida Gators baseball star David Ross will be named the new manager of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Ross, 42, is familiar with the organization, having won a World Series title with the Cubs in his final season in 2016. Ross is now tasked with managing several players that he…
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It’s been an incredible rookie season for New York Mets slugger, Pete Alonso. Just one day after tying Aaron Judge’s MLB rookie record for homers, the former Gators star slugged his way into the top spot. The most homers EVER by a rookie. Take it all in, @Pete_Alonso20. pic.twitter.com/mfVA5UESx9 — MLB (@MLB) September 29, 2019…
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New York Mets rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his 50th homer Friday night. Alonso became just the second player in MLB history to reach the milestone in his rookie season. Pete Alonso CRUSHED this one for his 50th home run of the year 😱 Incredible rookie season. (via @Mets)pic.twitter.com/Zu8EY9Ztro — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 21,…
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In recent years, Florida fans look forward to spring nearly as much as fall with their stellar teams on the diamond. Florida baseball and all its success has outgrown its old stadium and has earned a new ball park with a proposed budget of $65 million. Through the years, there have been some elite faces…
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Former Gators slugger Pete Alonso is slugging his way through the National League record books as a MLB rookie. On Sunday, the Mets first baseman crushed his 40th homer of the season. The dinger represented the NL rookie record for homers. Pete Alonso becomes the first NL rookie in MLB history, to hit 40 home…
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