Youth baseball is back and hosting tournaments again in Long Beach
After so much uncertainty from the pandemic, Long Beach PONY was finally back to what it does best this week: hosting a postseason baseball tournament.
Long Beach native and Wilson High alum Chase De Jong wins emotional MLB game
Chase De Jong went more than three years between wins at the Major League level. This week, the Long Beach native’s persistence paid off.
Game of the Week: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly Baseball
The Bruins put up five runs in the third inning to earn a crucial victory against the defending league champion Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits.
Scouts honor: Long Beach’s R.J. Harrison recognized for a life in baseball
The longtime scout convinced the Rays to draft former Dirtbag Evan Longoria
IN PICTURES: 25 years after its greatest triumph, Long Beach Little League begins a new season
Some 25 years after winning its second consecutive Little League championship, Long Beach Little League opened another season.
Wilson Baseball Star to Play at Wrigley Field in Under Armour All-America Game
Highly touted catching prospect Chris Betts of Woodrow Wilson High School was added to the roster for the 2014 Under Armour All-America Baseball to be played August 16 at the historic Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Book Chronicles Long Beach’s Historic Baseball Past
The city of Long Beach has a rich and colorful baseball history. In his new book Baseball in Long Beach, long-time Southern California journalist Bob Keisser takes an in depth look at the fascinating, extensive and obscure world that is Long Beach baseball.
Names and Numbers and Notes and Quotes All From Black Napkins
Notes on My Napkin time again, maybe for the duration of the summer sporting slumber. Disclaimer: If our info seems a little off kilter, it is likely because nowadays the caterers use those black napkins which makes our notes very hard to read.