LAKELAND, Fla. — The Tampa Tarpons will welcome a new member of the team onto the field Friday in Lakeland. Rachel Balkovec, the first full-time female manager in the history of baseball, will take on ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C'mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier after two consecutive close pitches were called balls ...

The Single-A Tampa Tarpons are getting some state-of-the-art amenities at their home park, George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. That’s because they share their complex with their parent New ...

The Tampa Tarpons have a new full-time manager and she knows baseball very well. Rachel Balkovec is the first-ever full-time female manager in the history of affiliated baseball, and she’ll make her ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Minor league baseball players are a hearty bunch. They’re used to long bus rides, low pay, low job security and have traditionally thought of those drawbacks as the cost of chasing ...

When is a perfect game not a perfect game? The Tampa Tarpons never allowed a hit, never allowed a walk and never hit a batter on Monday. Deivi Garcia left the game having retired all 21 batters he ...

For the second year in a row, a first-year design has captured Baseball America’s Logomania crown. In 2017, the Brandiose brainchild New Orleans Baby Cakes ran away with the win. This year, the Tampa ...

Rachel Balkovec outworked and out-studied the competition for years. Now, at the helm of the Tampa Tarpons, she is ready to change baseball, one player at a time. Credit...Bob Croslin for The New York ...

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It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled "C'mon, blue!" toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier after two consecutive close pitches were called balls. Never mind that a ...