With the MLB season in full swing and the Boston Red Sox playing in their Opening Day against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, it brings me back to a story that has always fascinated me. The time ...

To our knowledge, birds and baseball games had been able to coexist this season without incident up until May 17 when Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen accidentally killed a bird with a warmup pitch. It ...

Sep. 4—DELANO — In the end, this was simple. Bird Island was trying to make history and Maple Lake was attempting to sustain one of amateur baseball's most impressive legacies. On this steaming hot ...

Trace Bright's day was done, so he noticed the bird early. It's fitting that he was the one to anoint it with its official nickname after the game. "Maybe a little rally bird?" The baby bird appeared ...

Bird Island advances to the Class C final for the first time at 1 p.m. Monday in Delano after beating St. Martin 3-0 and Buckman 7-1 Sunday. Buckman's Jack Suska, top, looks for the safe call before ...

Jun. 8—BIRD ISLAND — It's about a two-hour drive from Brookings, South Dakota, to Lions Memorial Park. For Jordan Sagedahl, it's more than worth it when it comes to playing for his hometown Bird ...

OMAHA, Ne. (KPLC) - Dillion Bird is a talented baseball player in his own right, the former Sulphur Golden Tor signed with Southeastern Louisiana out of high school, but a coaching change at ...

TROY, NY — When Greg Bird was called up to the New York Yankees in 2015, he instantly became a fan favorite and not just because of his memorable last name. Bird, then 22 years old, instantly became a ...

ARMSTRONG – Ryan Bird was the person making the pitches and getting the hits, but his success in baseball was the result of family contributions. "My father (Bill) spent countless hours in the ...

Maple Lake's Grant Mergen (right) leaps into the air as his teammates (left) join him in celebrating the Lakers' Class C state amateur baseball title victory over Bird Island on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, ...