Less than a week after Jarren Duran made his MLB debut for the Boston Red Sox, one of Duran’s college teammates from Long Beach State got his call to the big leagues. Right-handed pitcher Darren McCaughan joined the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday and is scheduled to make his big league debut during their game in […]
The Long Beach baseball community needed a moment to savor after having a promising 2020 season ripped away by the pandemic, and the Millikan Rams delivered in June. Millikan had a magical run through the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs and capped it with a 2-0 championship victory over Arlington. Not only is it […]
There’s only one game on the Major League Baseball schedule for Thursday, July 15, and it’s one that Jarren Duran will remember for the rest of his life. A source told MLB.com that the former Long Beach State Dirtbags standout will be added to the active roster for the Boston Red Sox and is expected […]
The 2021 Major League Baseball Draft wrapped up on Tuesday, with seven Long Beach area ballplayers hearing their names called during the 20-round affair. Last season’s draft was condensed to just five rounds, leaving an even larger crop of talent in this year’s player pool. One of the most notable hold-overs from last year’s shortened […]
The Long Beach PONY youth baseball program is back and hosting the 13U All-Star Super Region tournament at Whaley Park. Heartwell, Simi Valley, La Quinta, Costa Mesa, Sierra Madre, La Jolla and Newbury Park have all come to Long Beach to compete in the first PONY tournament since 2019. After splitting their two games against […]
Here are the All-Moore League selections for baseball in 2021, as chosen by the league’s head coaches. Support The562.org
A historic season came to an end for Millikan Baseball on Saturday, as the Rams were on the wrong end of a 1-0 walk-off win in the CIF Division II Southern California Regional Championship Game. Millikan and La Costa Canyon were stuck in a scoreless tie until the bottom of the ninth inning, when the […]
Debuts, returns, the Olympics and contract arbitration are just a few of the interesting stories this month involving Long Beach products in Major League Baseball. Wilson Bruins fans have been pleasantly surprised to see Chase De Jong and Tommy Nance both pitching in The Show over the last few weeks. The Wilson alums weren’t on […]
Less than a week removed from their memorable CIF-SS championship victory, the Millikan Rams kept their postseason magic going with a thrilling 8-7 win over Camarillo in the semifinal round of the CIF Southern California Division II Baseball Championships. The win means that the Rams will play again on Saturday with the chance to claim […]
This week we’re talking to CIF Southern Section Commissioner Rob Wigod about how he navigated the last few busy months and how the plan is “returning to normal” for the upcoming athletic year. Support The562.org