Once again, Long Beach is sending one of its own to the Midsummer Classic as Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill was selected as a National League All-Star in 2025. The 31-year-old righthander was born in Long Beach and was a 7th Round pick in the 2015 MLB Draft out of Loyola Marymount. He is now […]
Anthony Pack is a hard guy to miss. With a seemingly permanent smile that beams even brighter than his highlighter pink and purple batting gloves, he makes baseball look fun. Vibrant, energetic, and fast, too. But mostly fun. Pack is the latest high-profile MLB Draft prospect out of Long Beach, but his road to superstardom […]
Former Lakewood standout Anthony Eyanson delivered a masterful pitching performance for No. 6 LSU on Sunday afternoon, earning the Tigers a national-championship victory over No. 13 Coastal Carolina. “When I dreamed about this place … this is what I dreamed of, literally — starting the game for the final game of the national championship,” Eyanson […]
After 16 big league seasons, Evan Longoria called it a career last Saturday in Tampa. The former Long Beach State Dirtbags third baseman signed a one-day contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing him to retire with the same organization that drafted him 3rd overall back in 2006. Longoria made his MLB debut during the […]
Photos courtesy Kate Woolson/Cincinnati Reds From the sun-soaked shores of Long Beach to the banks of the Ohio River, Millikan High alum Spencer Steer is living his dream on the baseball diamond. In the midst of his fourth big league season with the Cincinnati Reds, Steer has come a long way from the early days […]
Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is Thursday, so it’s time to check in with Long Beach’s big league representatives as they turn the page from Spring Training to the regular season. A new star emerged last season in Boston, where former Long Beach State Dirtbag, Jarren Duran, not only made […]
Lakewood alum JP Crawford has been named the Seattle Mariners’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, making him a finalist for one of the most prestigious awards in all of sports. The Roberto Clemente Award is given each year to a MLB player who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the […]
The breakout season for Jarren Duran reached a major milestone on Sunday, when the 27-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder was named an American League All-Star. Duran, who was drafted out of Long Beach State back in the 2018 draft, has become a fixture atop the Boston batting order and has been one of the best […]
Now more than two months into the 2024 Major League Baseball season, storylines are beginning to take shape, and there’s already been a handful of memorable moments for Long Beach’s big league talent. Recently, it’s been former Lakewood Lancer J.P. Crawford, who is back healthy and producing for the Seattle Mariners. On May 29, Crawford […]