Anthony Castrovince

He left his friends, his father and all that was familiar. With his mother, his sister and his stepfather, he traveled on foot and on bus for thousands of miles, along winding mountain roads, across flash-flooded rivers and through the dense rainforest, the jungle and the dangerous regions controlled by

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with its growing legacy for producing MLB players, would seem to be a magnet for a young, aspiring ballplayer like Gio Rojas. His family was willing to uproot from his native Colorado to better his chances of being seen by pro scouts, and so the

Justin Lebron has smashed his share of baseballs and watched his share of ballgames. But the best bat flip he’s ever seen belongs to his brother, Jayden. Born with Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes high risk for heart and blood vessel issues, Jayden Lebron was not able

They threw an oversized men’s jersey on 11-year-old Landon Thome and pointed him toward home plate. It was the 2019 All-Star Celebrity Softball Game in Cleveland’s Progressive Field, the ballpark where Landon’s father, Jim, hit 190 of his 612 career home runs. But he wanted his young son to take

PHILADELPHIA -- It was in his rented quarters at 7th and Market Streets that Thomas Jefferson drafted the majority of the Declaration of Independence back in 1776. And 250 years later, it was just a handful of blocks away, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, that MLB teams drafted the next

PHILADELPHIA -- Sparked by speed and sustained by teenage talent, the American League Futures shone brightest Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. A sixth-inning homer from 19-year-old Rays catching prospect Nathan Flewelling (TB’s No. 2 prospect, MLB Pipeline’s No. 72 overall) gave the AL youngsters separation in a 6-1 victory

PHILADELPHIA -- The Flewelling family farm in Central Alberta, Canada, was a place to train, feed and wash cattle. It was no place to be seen by big league baseball scouts. Still, Nathan Flewelling found a way. He applied the work ethic instilled in him on the farm to the

PHILADELPHIA -- America’s birthplace and America’s pastime are about to put on a Semiquincentennial showcase. The 2026 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night (8 p.m. ET, FOX) will double as a 250th birthday bash for the United States, featuring the stars who earned their stripes, a heavy dose of red,

PHILADELPHIA — It was a celebration of America. And a celebration for the American League. The 2026 All-Star Game defied the regular-season standings that

This story originally ran before Gio Rojas was drafted with the No. 16 pick by the Rangers.