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Somewhere along the line, Thomas Lograsso was given the nickname “The Italian Stallion” by his teammates. Apart from being Italian, he doesn't really know why – unless Stallions can hit hard and run fast. Maybe the nickname checks out after all. On a team with county mainstays like Luke Bratten and Jhon Abreu, it's been Lograsso who has carried Wel...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) proudly announces that Jac Caglianone has been named the organization’s official ambassador. This partnership highlights Caglianone’s commitment to growing the game of baseball within the Italian American community and supporting the IABF’s mission to provide opportunities for players of Italian herit...

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During 2025 Spring Training, Seattle Mariners utility man Miles Mastrobuoni displayed versatility on the field playing multiple positions (3B, 2B, CF, and LF) and demonstrated his prowess at the plate (.429 batting average with three doubles, one triple, five walks, seven RBI, seven runs scored and one stolen base). M’s manager Dan Wilson said, “Th...

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With two weeks remaining in spring training before the start of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, World Baseball Network visited the Cactus League to interview Italian-born left-hander Samuel Aldegheri about his expectations for the upcoming season and the 2026 World Baseball Classic with the Italian national team. “It’s been a dream of mine s...

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The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University will host a public screening of “It Ain’t Over” (2022), a heartfelt and inspiring documentary about New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. The film will screen at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. Admission is free and open...

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At the Baseball for Babbo Day of Giving on Feb. 26, the community raised $203,501 to support pancreatic cancer research. Babbo Italian Eatery donated 100% of the profits from dine-in and take out, catering and gift card purchases, as well as proceeds from a raffle and auction featuring autographed MLB memorabilia to the Seena Magowitz Foundation, b...

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"The time has come to finally say enough with playing baseball and spend more time with my family," said the first athlete born and raised in Italy to play in the Major League. Added FIBS president Marco Mazzieri, "I want to thank Liddi for his role as the standard-bearer of our movement, which he has been able to play on and off the field at the h...

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Join us on March 11 and 12 for an IABF Spring Training Social in Tampa, FL. IABF will host two events: one Yankees spring training game with a suite and a social/dinner to celebrate Italian heritage. Be part of our first social outings in Florida. IABF will honor legendary University of Tampa baseball coach and Italian American Joe Urso for his ded...

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Among all the athletic luminaries honored at the 2024 Chicago Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame ceremony gala in November, Josh Colaizzi was the only one too young to enjoy a celebratory glass of wine. Colaizzi, 17, took home the evening’s Future Star Award for all the baseball accomplishments he’s managed to rack up as a teen. Colaizzi, a cente...

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The announcement is a sensational one, immediately drawing attention to how close the next World Baseball Classic is, where Team Italy will take the field in the first stage in Houston, Texas, from March 7, 2026, competing in Pool B along with the United States, Mexico, and Great Britain. The Italian team will have Ned Colletti, with an Italian hea...

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