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In spring, all eyes turn to the diamond
It has arrived. Baseball’s opening day. more
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Tom Suozzi joined his son Joe on the field after a spring training game when his sacrifice fly won the game for the Mets.
Joe Suozzi’s fly ball leads to Mets spring training win
It was the kind of game the Mets are known for, one where they look like they’ll win, but then everything goes south. Nail-biter games come second nature to the “Amazin’ … more
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N.Y. baseball, from Carl Erskine to Bartolo Colón
Two recent baseball events caused fond memories to come charging back, while reinforcing the inter-generational hold that New York baseball has on my family. more
The East Meadow Strat-O-Matic Baseball league was established in 1972. This season marks 52 consecutive years of play for the league, involving some players who still live on Long Island and others who have moved out of state.
Let's play ball! 52 years of Strat-O-Matic baseball league in East Meadow
What started out as a way to have fun with friends has ultimately turned into the country’s oldest known Strat-O-Matic baseball league. The East Meadow Strat-O-Matic league was founded in 1972, and … more
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Ducks manager Wally Backman, left, and outfielder/hitting coach Lew Ford talk outside the batting cage
Ducks are quacking again
It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season. more
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The priceless community tradition that is baseball
Baseball is back. Spring training is over. Opening Day is here. In a world of chaos and danger, baseball, to me, is the one constant, my trusted safety zone. more
Woodmere resident Jacob Steinmetz struck out three major league baseball players in the March 14 World Baseball Classic game for Team Israel. Above, in Scottsdale, Arizona in January.
Woodmere resident Jacob Steinmetz takes star turn at World Baseball Classic
Though Team Israel was defeated by Dominican Republic 10-0 in a World Baseball Classic game on March 14, Woodmere resident Jacob Steinmetz pitched as though he is a major league All-Star. more
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Dino Komis, second from left, died in June. Dino, his wife, Rose, far right, and their children, Teddy, 14, and Nina, 12, visited Disney World last November.
Playing ball for Dino Komis
Dino Komis and the East Meadow baseball and softball complex were synonymous with one another. Komis, a longtime coach and board member of the Baseball and Softball Association, died in June. He … more
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A first-round pick by the Mets in 2016, Justin Dunn had 56 guests at his first appearance on the mound at Citi Field.
Pitching for the Reds, Dunn returns to face Mets
Freeport native Justin Dunn couldn’t have dreamed of a better week to return to Major League Baseball. Out of MLB action for over a year due to a right shoulder strain, the 26-year-old pitcher, … more
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The East Meadow 10U girls’ softball Williamsport team from East Meadow made it to the semifinals of the Williamsport tournament. The team was made up of four girls from three different travel softball teams in East Meadow.
Hitting it out of the park
After weeks of qualifying games, the 10-and-under softball team from the East Meadow Baseball and Softball Association took their shot at the New York State Little League Championship Tournament in … more
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