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After years starring at Millburn High School, Short Hills resident Peter Serruto is living out a dream having signed a new deal with his hometown. The New York Yankees. The catcher, who played for both Rutgers and Indiana universities after graduating, celebrated his new team with a post on Instagram announcing that he has agreed to join the organi...

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It makes sense that the Yankees would have more Italian Heritage celebrations than any other club in the big leagues considering the amount of Italian immigrants that lived and passed through New York City. They will have not one, but five Italian Heritage games between September 5 and 10. You can purchase tickets directly through the Yankees and a...

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Show your Italian pride at Fenway Park for our Italian Celebration, in conjunction with the Italian American Baseball Foundation, on August 29. Ticket holders who purchase via this special offer will receive a custom Red Sox replica jersey highlighting the Italian flag on the front and the outline of the country on the sleeve. Additionally join us...

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Wednesday, Aug 9, 6:38 PM. Angel Stadium 2000 E Gene Autry Way Anaheim, California. Come enjoy a night out at Angel Stadium as we celebrate Italian Heritage Night! Great seating is available at a discounted rate in several areas including the Field Level and Club Level! The Italian community will receive special recognition during the game.  Right...

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The Geneva Red Wings held a special ceremony Thursday night to pay tribute to their late groundskeeper John Salone. McDonough Park’s field is now “John Salone Field” as fans will notice atop the scoreboard. Salone, a community figure and a 1974 De Sales High School graduate, passed away last August at the age of 66. John’s contributions to the comm...

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Perhaps the best moment of Mike Piazza's career was his home run in the New York Mets' first home game post-9/11. With his Mets down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, Piazza drilled a no-doubt two-run homer that proved to be the game-winner.  It's now considered one of the greatest home runs in Mets history, allowing New Yorkers to forget for just a momen...

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Penn State has a new baseball coach following Rob Cooper’s resignation back in May. Earlier today, it was reported by Kendall Rogers of the college baseball website D1 Baseball that PSU was hiring Boston College head coach Mike Gambino for the same position in Happy Valley. Aside from having a badass name and fulfilling PSU’s quota of having at lea...

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In the nascent days of the internet, long before every imaginable piece of pop culture was just a click or two away, a crudely constructed website offered its visitors instructions for finding a musical experience that came with a boastful promise: “Your world will never be the same.” To achieve this moment of transcendence, visitors had to dial a...

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A celebration to recognize Louis Polli’s legendary baseball career and official designation by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first Italian-born ballplayer to play in the major leagues will take place Saturday, July 8, when the Vermont Mountaineers baseball team in Montpelier will host a Louis “Crip” Polli Night. This long overdue recogn...

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The affectionate documentary "It Ain't Over" has a split personality. Longtime baseball fans can revel in black-and-white archival footage showing Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra in his prime at bat and behind the plate in that era's baggy flannel uniforms. The universe of non-fans can savor Berra as a pop-culture legend, thanks mainly to his trove...

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