It has arrived. Baseball’s opening day.
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By Peter King
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3/29/24
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It was the kind of game the Mets are known for, one where they look like they’ll win, but then everything goes south. Nail-biter games come second nature to the “Amazin’ …
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By Laura Lane
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3/22/24
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Two recent baseball events caused fond memories to come charging back, while reinforcing the inter-generational hold that New York baseball has on my family.
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8/3/23
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What started out as a way to have fun with friends has ultimately turned into the country’s oldest known Strat-O-Matic baseball league. The East Meadow Strat-O-Matic league was founded in 1972, and …
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By Mallory Wilson
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7/2/23
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It is unknown if anyone will recite the movie line, ”you’re killing me, Smalls,” but former Major League Baseball player Daniel Murphy — a Mets playoff hero — said he is just looking for a sandlot to play in. The 2015 postseason record breaker is part of the 2023 Long Island Ducks, the team’s 23rd season.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/3/23
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Baseball is back. Spring training is over. Opening Day is here. In a world of chaos and danger, baseball, to me, is the one constant, my trusted safety zone.
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3/30/23
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Though Team Israel was defeated by Dominican Republic 10-0 in a World Baseball Classic game on March 14, Woodmere resident Jacob Steinmetz pitched as though he is a major league All-Star.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/15/23
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Dino Komis and the East Meadow baseball and softball complex were synonymous with one another.
Komis, a longtime coach and board member of the Baseball and Softball Association, died in June. He …
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By Mallory Wilson
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9/29/22
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Freeport native Justin Dunn couldn’t have dreamed of a better week to return to Major League Baseball. Out of MLB action for over a year due to a right shoulder strain, the 26-year-old pitcher, …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/17/22
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After weeks of qualifying games, the 10-and-under softball team from the East Meadow Baseball and Softball Association took their shot at the New York State Little League Championship Tournament in …
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By Mallory Wilson
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7/28/22
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