The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It may not have gone exactly to plan, but Ricky Tiedemann has made it to The Show. The left-handed hurler made his major league debut on Saturday afternoon, joining the Toronto Blue Jays to face the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. Tiedemann, […]
The MLB trade deadline brought changes for some of Long Beach’s baseball alumni, with plenty of other news as the 2026 season enters its homestretch. One of the biggest trades this season was between AL East rivals, as the Boston Red Sox acquired catcher Adley Rutschman from the Baltimore Orioles. The top prospect acquired by […]
A pair of local pitchers were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft last Sunday afternoon. Recent Millikan alum Daunte Bell II went in the 14th Round to the Milwaukee Brewers, while Lakewood alum Diego Gutierrez was taken in the 17th Round by the Baltimore Orioles out of the University of San Diego. Bell […]
Former Lakewood High ace Anthony Eyanson is making quick work of the minor leagues, and now he’s gaining the attention of baseball fans everywhere. In his first season of professional baseball, Eyanson is tearing it up across two levels of the Boston Red Sox farm system, and is one of the most exciting pitching prospects […]
The 2026 Major League Baseball season gets started this weekend, so it’s time for an annual check-in on where Long Beach’s baseball stars are playing, and what could lie ahead this summer on the diamond. A pair of Long Beach State Dirtbags will open the season on active rosters, including veteran Jeff McNeil, set to […]
In advance of the upcoming Major League Baseball season, the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) will take place from Mar. 4-17, bringing the best players in the world into international competition. This year’s competition features three former Long Beach State Dirtbags who were selected to represent three different nations in the WBC. Outfielder Jarren Duran […]
A thrilling end to the 2025 regular season sets up what should be an exciting October in Major League Baseball. With 12 teams making the playoffs, half of them feature players out of Long Beach who’ve got a chance at a World Series ring. Starting in the American League Wild Card Round, the No. 5 […]
Lakewood alum and current Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was once again nominated for the MLB’s Roberto Clemente Award by his squad. It’s the second consecutive year Crawford has been nominated for the award, which according to the MLB is “bestowed annually to the player who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community […]
Randy Moffitt: 10/13/1948 – 08/28/2025 The city lost a baseball legend last week with the passing of Long Beach Poly and Long Beach State MLB product Randy Moffitt, who died at home after an illness at the age of 76. Moffitt is a member of several local Halls of Fame and was an MLB pitcher […]
The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. Anthony Eyanson represented Long Beach well on the national stage. The Lakewood alum took his baseball talent to LSU for 2024-25 and was a major part of this year’s NCAA Division I Championship team. “[LSU] is the place to be,” Eyanson said […]