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Home is More Than 90 Feet Away

October 12, 2021 by · Leave a Comment 

Venezuelan minor leaguer discusses his native country’s troubles, the pandemic, and life’s other curveballs. Imagine trying to make the Major Leagues as a minor leaguer. It’s an arduous journey. The strenuous, incessant training, the long road trips, the extra-inning night games, the sacrifice. Looming above it all is the harrowing and likely possibility of failure: […]

Cyclones’ Roller Coaster Ride: Team Braved Turbulent 2020, Begins New Era

April 5, 2021 by · 1 Comment 

MCU Park was alive on Sept. 10, 2019. Players and coaches gamboled toward one another, shared hugs, and posed for photographs. Draped in their untucked, dirt-stained jerseys, they hoisted the trophy and champagne bottles, ebulliently signaling they were “number one” by extending their index fingers. The Brooklyn Cyclones were right to celebrate—they had just captured […]