Minor league baseball team scraps ‘OJ Trial Night’ promotion
The Charleston RiverDogs have canceled plans to hold an “OJ Trial Night” this season after backlash to the event led to team to reconsider the arguably ill-conceived promotion.
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Why won’t the Mets pull the plug on the Tim Tebow experiment?
Tim Tebow’s long-shot attempt at carving out an MLB career will continue for at least another spring training.
Man dies after taking part in taco-eating contest at minor league game
A man who participated in a taco-eating contest on Tuesday night at a minor league ballpark in California has died, according to a report from The Fresno Bee.
Six-year-old ‘Coach Drake’ suffers hilarious meltdown after ejection
A six-year-old boy known only as “Coach Drake” is turning into something of a celebrity thanks to his appearances during Kalamazoo Growlers games.
Tiny tot ‘Coach Drake’ visits mound during Kalamazoo Growlers game
Mound visits from managers and pitching coaches can often be a tedious affair, but that was not the case by any measure when “Coach Drake” paid one during a recent Kalamazoo Growlers game.
Tim Tebow meets with survivor of UNCC mass shooting
Tim Tebow took some time to meet up with a fan before Wednesday’s game, and the encounter was especially meaningful given the trauma the young man recently experienced.
Twins top prospect thrown at for doing push-ups after double
Royce Lewis, the Minnesota Twins’ top prospect, became the latest victim of the so-called unwritten rules of baseball when he was thrown over some earlier on-field antics.
Mets expect Tim Tebow back in minor league system in 2019
Tim Tebow is expected to continue his minor league baseball career in 2019, according to New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco.
Watch: Player in semipro Canadian league unleashes absurd bat flip
A baseball player in a semipro Canadian league may have unleashed possibly the most absurd bat flip in the history of bat flips during a recent game.
Watch: Mets prospect Jhoan Urena hits two grand slams, adds solo shot
New York Mets prospect Jhoan Urena had a day at the plate for the ages by slugging two grand slams in one game while tacking on a solo shot for good measure.
Watch: Ex-MLB manager has ‘walk-off’ meltdown in independent league game
Former major league manager Butch Hobson suffered a meltdown for the ages during an independent league game, mimicking a home run following his ejection.
Sign language jerseys highlight minor league team’s ‘Deaf Awareness Night’ (pic)
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans — the Chicago Cubs’ Class A Advanced affiliate — have announced the team will hold “Deaf Awareness Night” on Aug. 19.
Tim Tebow defends his mother over saying he should be in majors
Tim Tebow’s mother suggested earlier this week that her son should crack the New York Mets’ major-league roster this season.
Yu Darvish foots bill for steak and lobster dinner for minor league teams
Yu Darvish currently is on a rehab assignment in an effort to recover from right-triceps tendinitis that has kept him on the shelf since mid-to-late May.
Staten Island Yankees to be renamed ‘Pizza Rats’ for select home games (pic)
The Staten Island Yankees, the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the big-league New York Yankees, announced this week that for select home games this summer, the organization will be rebrande
