I was born in 2004, eight months before the Boston Red Sox did the unthinkable. After falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series (ALCS) against my beloved New York Yankees,...
During game four of the highly contentious Braves-Phillies National League Division Series, I received a WhatsApp message from my dad (I make him use WhatsApp because he has a Google Pixel and I can’t...
Welcome to the first edition of Rounding the Diamond’s third year! And let’s just say … big things are coming. With that being said, I’m happy to announce that the rest of this article will only...
After a stellar season as Georgetown University baseball’s ace pitcher, graduate student Jake Bloss rocketed through prospect rankings to eventually land in Space City.
Bloss became the Hoyas’...
Dear soon-to-be-baseball addict,
First off, thank you for picking up and reading this piece. You won’t be disappointed.
Second off, you’re welcome. You might be asking yourself, “For...
Max Scherzer is called “Mad Max” for a reason. Now the starting pitcher for the New York Mets on MLB’s 2023 Opening Day, he’s known for his all-or-nothing approach to the game, requiring that...
An epic tragedy of mythical Greek proportions struck Puerto Rico and the baseball world on March 15.
After delivering a dominant top-of-the-ninth performance against the rival Dominican Republic...
Welcome to a new year of Rounding the Diamond! This year at The Hoya, we will be experimenting with a new digital scratch-and-sniff technology. Don’t believe me? Try scratching that little photo of...
While the MLB’s announcement that minor leaguers will now be represented by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) may sound inconsequential, the inclusion of minor leagues into the league’s...
The MLB and the MLB Players Association are standing off over the 2020 baseball season. Players want longer seasons and full prorated pay, while owners prefer to offer varying season lengths and pay scales,...
The delay of the 2020 MLB season, slated to start in late March, and the indefinite suspension of nearly all other sporting events have left a glaring gap in the entertainment world. Fortunately, a wide...
Major League Baseball is in the midst of a juicing epidemic far different from the performance-enhancing drug usage in the 1990s, and this one is actually not a problem for the game at all.
The set...
