Mike Morrow is a member of the communications team at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and writes about baseball at tnprobaseball.com. All photos on this site are his own.
Will Ronald Acuna Jr. catch Hank Aaron? An unfair question? Maybe. But unfair to whom, Acuna or Aaron? Aaron used every talent imaginable, including perseverance, to pass Babe Ruth to set the all-time home run record and become one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history. Acuna […]
He was 18 years old when he signed a contract with the Cardinals, a catcher out of high school in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. They had drafted him in the fourth round in June that year. For the 2001 season, the Cardinals sent him to Johnson City, Tenn., […]
(Plus notes on Senzel, Minor, Ray, Gray, Wright and Price): One just needs to pick up where he left off. The other is trying to live up to high expectations. But while they have been on different paths, two former Chattanooga Lookouts could gain a lot of attention […]
For the first time in his career, former Vanderbilt player Tony Kemp will break spring training camp as a member of the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster. Kemp had been a little touch-and-go. He is out of minor league options. The Astros finalized their roster Sunday as they […]
For all the optimism about the Cincinnati Reds’ off-season moves to actually win some baseball games, a former Nashville Sound and a former University of Tennessee star wound up being subjects of discontent at opposite ends of the Reds’ training camp. On the front end, second baseman Scooter […]
Poor, rich Mike Trout. Trout didn’t even get 24 hours of attention for agreeing to a contract extension worth $426.5 million over 12 years, the biggest deal in baseball. Nope. Now it’s all about Mookie Betts. Trout, of course, doesn’t seek a lot of attention, and baseball types […]
Notes on Sonny Gray, Nick Senzel, Dakota Hudson and Ryan Weathers: When Sonny Gray takes the mound in Cincinnati for the first time as a Red, it won’t be the first time he has pitched at Great American Ball Park. Gray’s first appearance at the park was actually […]
A noteload on the Class AAA Memphis Redbirds, minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Class AAA Nashville Sounds, minor league affiliate of the Texas Rangers: Before the major league season begins, both parent clubs of Tennessee’s AAA franchises will play exhibition games in Tennessee. […]
A noteload on former Vanderbilt players, who remain plentiful in pro baseball: It’s not uncommon for someone to mistake former Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson with his Atlanta Braves teammate Charlie Culberson. A lot of people think they look alike. It happens so often the Braves’ marketing department has […]
A noteload on home-grown players: The long road of perseverance continues to pay off for former Forrest High School and Vanderbilt University pitcher Mike Minor. He learned this week he will be the starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers when they face the Chicago Cubs on Opening Day […]
