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Former Gators slugger Jonathan India earned promotion to Double-A on Monday. India is headed to Chattanooga, TN to play for the Lookouts. India hit .256 in 87 games with the Daytona Tortugas in the Single-A Florida State League. The third sacker has smacked eight homers and knocked in 30 runs. The Coral Springs native was…
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In recent years Major League Baseball has seen the revival of the “two-way player.” The history of baseball is littered with successful players who have dominated on the mound and at the plate. Most of this success has been found in the minors. From 1900-1959, minor league baseball had 671 two-way players. However, before Shohei…
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Former Florida first baseman Pete Alonso was selected to the National League All-Star team on Sunday. The Tampa native has been one of the few bright spots in the 2019 incarnation of the New York Mets. A second round selection in the 2016 draft, Alonso has slugged 28 homers and driven in 62 this season.…
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Chicago, IL- Pete Alonso has made an immediate impact on the New York Mets roster this year. Alonso ranks second in Major League Baseball with 27 homers (behind only 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich). On Sunday, the former Gator crushed a 454 foot bomb in the fourth inning against the Cubs (off of Cole Hamels)…
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Former Florida Gators star Pete Alonso has made quite the mark on Major League Baseball in his rookie campaign. Alonso has generated statistics that have never been seen by a rookie in the Big Apple. With his 23rd homer of the season on Saturday, Alonso pulled past MVP-favorite Cody Bellinger for second place in the…
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Day two of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft saw two Gators selected, one Florida signee chosen, and another Florida signee opting officially to go to school. RHP Tyler Dyson was selected by the Washington Nationals in the fifth round with the 153rd overall pick. Dyson was a hero in the 2017 College World Series…
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The Florida baseball program had much to celebrate Monday night. In addition to shortstop Brady McConnell being selected in the annual MLB Draft, the top two arms in the Gators 2019 class went unselected despite being projected day one picks. McConnell, a sophomore who is eligible for the draft since he is over twenty-one, was…
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For three innings freshman Nick Pogue looked like the ace Florida baseball has lacked all season. Pogue retired nine straight after a first inning single and appeared to be in cruise control. The offense even offered Pogue an early lead to pitch from. But then the fourth inning struck. The Gators entered the inning with…
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Final: Florida 13, Army 5 For at least one day, the Gators were able to stave off elimination. Behind a masterful effort from RHP Jack Leftwich, the Gators topped Army 13-5 to extend the season. Leftwich retired the first sixteen batters he faced before giving up a solo homer to Army’s Josh White in the…
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In order to make it to the College World Series, you have to first be invited to dance. On Monday, the Florida Gators learned of their NCAA fate. Despite a season of youthful struggles, the Gators are in. A No. 27 ranking in the RPI and a strong schedule certainly factored into the Gators making…
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