Last year, with stops and starts triggered from the pandemic, play wasn't guaranteed. This year, as things get going, there will be a focus on the mental health of student athletes. the Michigan High School Athletic Association is requiring all coaches to participate in mental health training.
The West Michigan Whitecaps will change their name...temporarily. They announced the new identity in order to bring awareness towards restoration of the Grand River. The West Michigan Whitecaps will become the Grand Rapids Dam Breakers in August.
The West Michigan Sports Commission’s baseball and softball complex in Rockford is now officially called the Meijer Sports Complex. It's part of a 10-year partnership between the two West Michigan organizations.
Coming to historic Sullivan Field in Grand Rapids are two free MLB youth events. The Junior Home Run Derby is scheduled for Saturday, April 17 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and MLB’s Pitch and Run is slated to be held Saturday, April 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Thursday, April 1st, it will be the Detroit Tigers Opening Day game against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. It was announced this morning that there can be 8,200 fans in the stands for that game!
The coronavirus was the big winner when it came to baseball for the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2020. The entire season was cancelled. The team is gearing up for the 2021 season, in hopes that they will be able to hit the field this spring.
Last week in the MLB it was the best of three Wild Card Series. This week, the playoffs continue with Division Series best of five and that will be followed by League Championship best of seven. So now we're down to eight teams.
The World Series will then start on October 20th in Arlington, Tex...
Hockey just concluded the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Tampa Bay beating the Dallas Stars. And now Major League Baseball seems to be the only sport playing somewhat of a normal time table.
It's October and the playoffs are here and, sadly, this is another sport where a team from Detroit is not participating after the Pistons in the NBA and the Red Wings in the NHL missed the postseason...
Just weeks into the Major League Baseball season and is it in jeopardy? I hope not, but there has already been 21 games postponed due to Coronavirus concerns. And more players are testing positive for COVID-19 than the other sports that have resumed...