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A few months ago, I was introduced to Rich Talarico. We began a series of conversations, and during one of our talks, we realized we had something in common: Hays, Pennsylvania (the bygone Italian-Pittsburgh enclave that shaped my childhood). Rich told me about his great uncle, Ollie Carnegie, who played ball for 15 seasons across the game’s farm s...

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Italian American Dave Righetti was named to the Team USA coaching staff for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He will be the bullpen coach on Mark DeRosa’s staff.Righetti pitched 16 seasons in the big league, was AL Rookie of the Year, threw a no-hitter, selected for two all-star games and was named AL Reliever of the Year twice. He was pitching coa...

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The 2023 World Baseball Classic is set for March and there is a lot of excitement on the international baseball scene. Sixteen of the 20 teams have been determined already as Chinese Taipei, the Netherlands, Cuba, and Italy are in Pool A, Japan, South Korea, Australia and China are in Pool B, the United States, Mexico, Colombia and Canada are in Po...

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Show your Italian pride at Fenway Park for our Italian Heritage Celebration, in conjunction with the Italian American Baseball Foundation, on August 25. Ticket holders who purchase via this special offer will receive a custom Red Sox replica jersey in Italian colors. Additionally join us early for 'A Night of Sinatra with Rich DiMare' on Jersey St....

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Some of the biggest names dealt at the MLB trade deadline were Italian Americans. Trey Mancini and Andrew Benintendi are the top names looking to help their new teams. Here’s a look at all eight players: Harrison Bader; Andrew Benintendi; Joey Gallo; Trey Mancini; Jake Odorizzi; Logan O’Hoppe; JoJo Romero; Lou Trivino. 

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Former Ole Miss baseball legend and current SEC Network baseball analyst David Dellucci got to add yet another honor to his long list of life accomplishments, being officially inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this weekend in Jackson, part of the Class of 2022. Dellucci was one of eight nominated in this year's class, along with Aub...

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It was around this time last year that pinging sound effects and glowing screens filled a charter flight from Tampa to Miami, gossip filtering throughout the cabin that the Yankees were acquiring Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs. The move provided a welcome spark, prompting celebration in the aisles. Rizzo and his teammates were in a pin-drop silent vis...

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Yankees fans who want to enjoy a Double-A game Friday night on Aug. 5 need to head to TD Bank Ballpark. The Somerset Patriots are holding Yogi Berra Day. The first thousand fans receive a Yogi Berra Bobblehead. Gates at 6:00. Around 6:40, a pre-game ceremony will have Berra family members including his sons Dale and Larry and his granddaughter Lind...

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The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will be honoring Major League Baseball legend the late Yogi Berra at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Friday night, Aug. 5. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Yogi Berra bobblehead doll courtesy of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

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Italian Americans have been a part of the rich fabric of Major League Baseball for over a century. Ed Abbaticchio, considered to be the first Italian American to play professionally, made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1897. His career is fascinating and worth an article of his own. Perhaps Francesco Stephano Pizzolo, who eventually ch...

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