UNC Announces 2017 Baseball ScheduleThirteen regional teams from a year ago, including 2016 NCAA champion Coastal Carolina and CWS participant Miami, highlight the 2017 UNC baseball schedule, announced Friday. The Tar Heels will host nine teams that made the postseason, including ACC foes Virginia, Miami, NC State, Clemson and Duke, and a total of 38 games at Boshamer Stadium. (GoHeels.com)
Boshamer Stadium Named Among Nation's Top BallparksA vote of college baseball coaches and sports information directors from around the country placed UNC's Boshamer Stadium as the No. 10 overall baseball facility, according to the results a recent survey conducted by D1Baseball.com. Boshamer received 57 points in the poll and two first-place votes, making it one of three ACC stadiums in the national top 10. (GoHeels.com)
Astros call up third baseman Colin MoranThe Houston Astros on Friday summoned third baseman Colin Moran as a late September call-up, a sign Alex Bregman's hamstring injury is more than a day-to-day matter. Moran batted .259 with a .697 OPS in 459 at-bats in Class AAA this season. This will be his second stint in the majors this season. He was 2 for 19 over six games in May. (Houston Chronicle)
ACC pulls football title game, other championships from North Carolina due to HB2The ACC followed musicians, the NBA and the NCAA on Wednesday, when the league announced that it would pull its football championship out of North Carolina due to the state's controversial House Bill 2. The ACC will move every championship event that isn't played on a college campus with football being the most high-profile and most impactful. (Syracuse.com)
Pirates' Jacob Stallings called up to big leagues TuesdayJacob Stallings had his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. With Chris Stewart (knee) being placed back on the disabled list, the Pirates needed a third catcher on the big league roster. Stallings will fill the void, although it'll be tough for him to crack the lineup very frequently given his struggles with the bat at Triple-A this season. (CBS Sports)
Matt Harvey says rehab from surgery is going slower than expectedIn his first public comments since undergoing surgery to correct his Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey said Monday he is feeling well, though his rehab isn't going as quickly as he originally hoped. "Rehab's a little slow but it's coming along. I'm doing whatever the doctors say and it's a little bit slower than I thought but I'm doing everything I can." (New York Daily News)
Kyle Seager, Corey Seager set brother home run recordCorey Seager hit a two-run shot on Saturday in their 5-0 win over the Marlins. That home run was the 25th of the season. Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager also homered on Saturday, his career-high 28th home run of the season. The Seagers are the first set of brothers to each hit at least 25 home runs in the same season, confirmed with the Elias Sports Bureau. (True Blue L.A.)
Mariners' Kyle Seager Extends hitting streak, sets new career high in homersKyle Seager went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs against the Rangers on Thursday. He's now hit safely in nine consecutive games and homered twice in the last three. The home run was Seager's 27th, a new career high, and his current .296 batting average is a nearly 30-point improvement over his previous career best in that category. (CBS Sports)
Cubs' Tim Federowicz Called up from Triple-ATim Federowicz was called up by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Federowicz bit the bullet and accepted an outright assignment after being designated for assignment in June, and his patience has been rewarded as he will come up to join the expanded September roster. A .194/.245/.297 career hitter at the major league level, he will merely provide depth. (CBS Sports)
Andrew Miller's stuff is so filthy he made a batter fallCleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller has nasty stuff. That was on full display Monday night in Oakland, as Miller came on to shut down an Indians’ 1-0 win. Miller’s slider game-ending slider not only struck out A’s batter Khris Davis. It also knocked him off his feet. (FOX Sports)
Brian Miller, Hunter Williams Named To Cape Cod All-League TeamUNC juniors Brian Miller and Hunter Williams were named to the Cape Cod Baseball League's annual year-end all-league team, league commissioner Paul Galop announced this week. Both Miller and Williams were also named to the midseason CCBL All-Star Game rosters, and Williams was a member of the Harwich team that won the East Division title. (GoHeels.com)
Cleveland reliever Andrew Miller handling flexible role, high-leverage situationsUntil further notice, Andrew Miller’s role in the Indians’ bullpen isn’t changing. He hasn’t been inserted as the Indians’ closer, and he hasn’t been relegated to an eighth-inning role. It’s a nod to the growing trend in baseball that a set inning for the relievers at the back end of the bullpen might not be the best way to go about things every night. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Adam Warren deserves a crack at the Yankees’ rotationWhile the Yankees seem content to cycle between Green, Severino, and perhaps Luis Cessa, the best candidate to fill that role currently resides in the bullpen in the form of Adam Warren. He has been a victim of his ability to succeed wherever Joe Girardi and the Yankees see fit to pitch him. (Pinstripe Alley)
Lower Concessions Prices & More Options At UNC VenuesThe UNC department of athletics and its concessions partner, Aramark Sports and Entertainment, is introducing reduced concessions prices and new outside food and beverage options for all Olympic sports venues for the 2016-17 school year. Fans can enjoy lower-priced food and beverage options at Olympic sports events. (GoHeels.com)
Atlanta Braves Add Brian Moran, Assign Him To Triple-A GwinnettWith the Braves’ bullpen still unsettled over the next several days, John Coppolella signs Indy ball pitcher Brian Moran to bolster the ranks. Brian Moran is soon to be 28 years old, 6’3"/210 and is a southpaw reliever who hails from Port Chester NY. (Tomahawk Take)
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