All posts tagged "Alex Verdugo"

WBC Diary: CDO grad Kinsler managing Israel in Miami but Tucson storylines in Phoenix intriguing

Share Tweet PHOENIX — The Tucson ties in the World Baseball Classic here at Chase Field are limited but intriguing. Sahuaro graduate...

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WBC Diary: Imagine if Tucson really tapped into Mexican baseball hysteria

Share Tweet This is the second installment of a daily diary from World Baseball Classic in Phoenix. I am in Phoenix freelance...

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WBC Diary: Playoff atmosphere with passionate fans makes for memorable experience

Share Tweet PHOENIX — When asked by Field Level Media, a wire service that transmits games stories and previews to major media...

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Sahuaro High School Grad Alex Verdugo Gets Three Hits In Boston Red Sox Debut

Share Tweet Former Sahuaro High School standout Alex Verdugo, in his first year with Boston after the trade that sent Mookie Betts...

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MLB.com: Sahuaro High School Grad Alex Verdugo’s Start With Boston Red Sox One of Top Summer Camp Storylines

Share Tweet It is a long way from the Broadway and Camino Seco area to Fenway Park, about 2,300 miles actually. It...

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Team of the Decade: The Pitchers

Share Tweet Who did we miss? Let us know. Make your case. Promote but do not tear down. amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com THE PITCHERS Alex...

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Tucson Sports Personalities

Support From Alex Verdugo’s Parents Nurtured Him From Sahuaro High School to Baseball Headliner as Part of Blockbuster Trade

Share Tweet EDITOR NOTE: Some of the material in this article is from an earlier piece published about Alex Verdugo. It is...

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Support From Alex Verdugo’s Parents Nurtured Him Into One of Baseball’s Most Productive Players Today

Share Tweet EDITOR NOTE: Some of the material in this article is from an earlier piece published about Alex Verdugo. It is...

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Alex Verdugo to play in Triple-A All-Star Game; Nick Gonzales named Ohio Valley All-Star

Share Tweet Former Sahuaro standout Alex Verdugo (Oklahoma City) was one of six outfielders elected to the 2018 Triple-A All-Star game from...

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Major-league home run highlights for Tucson-area stars

Share Tweet Ian Kinsler’s home run for Detroit on Sunday, his third in four games at that point, increased the former Canyon...

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Sahuaro grad Verdugo hits first big-league home run, 14th Tucsonan to achieve feat

Share Tweet Former Sahuaro High School standout Alex Verdugo hit his first major-league home run today in Los Angeles’ 8-1 loss to...

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Verdugo to start in center field tonight in first big-league game with Dodgers

Share Tweet Alex Verdugo, who was promoted yesterday to the major leagues for the first time in his career, will start tonight...

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Sahuaro grad Verdugo 46th player from Southern Arizona to make big leagues

Share Tweet With Sahuaro High School graduate Alex Verdugo’s promotion today to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the list of Southern Arizonans who...

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Sahuaro grad Verdugo promoted to Dodgers

Share Tweet Former Sahuaro High School standout Alex Verdugo has been called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as was first reported...

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Maturing Verdugo handling physical and mental demands of long season in stride

Share Tweet LAS VEGAS — His locker was unlike any other in the Oklahoma City Dodgers clubhouse at Cashman Field during the...

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Support from Verdugo’s parents nurtured him into top baseball prospect he is today

Share Tweet Despite being only 21, and just three years removed from his graduation at Sahuaro High School, Alex Verdugo has come...

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Former Sahuaro standout Alex Verdugo to play in PCL All-Star game

Share Tweet Former Sahuaro standout Alex Verdugo was selected to take part in the Pacific Coast League All-Star game, slated to be...

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Alex Verdugo named Texas League All-Star again

Share Tweet FOLLOW @ANDYMORALES8 ON TWITTER! Tulsa Drillers standout Alex Verdugo (Sahuaro) was one of three outfielders named to the end of...

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