The fifth annual Hot Springs Baseball Weekend will take place Aug. 26- Aug. 27 at the Convention Center. According to a news release, this event was created in order to celebrate Hot Springs’ status as The Birthplace of Major League…
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Robert Moore Receives Rawlings Gold Glove Award
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIt’s been a major postseason for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball as they announced on social media that second base player Robert Moore has received the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Moore is the first player in the history of Arkansas Razorback…
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Arkansas Travelers Rusty Meeks Says Travelers Are Here to Stay in NLR
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIt’s been a good season so far for Dickey-Stephens Baseball Park and the Arkansas Travelers in North Little Rock. Concessions and attendance are up for the season and the outlook for the remainder of the season looks promising. Travs fans…
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Editor’s Letter: Of Majestic Park, Bathers and Babe
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArguably the state’s most historic baseball site — many would contend there’s no debating it — will return to action this spring in Hot Springs as the revamped and renovated Majestic Park baseball complex. The five-field complex is set up…
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Kopps to Conduct Free Pitching Camp at Hot Springs’ Majestic Park
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFormer Arkansas Razorback Kevin Kopps, now a pitcher for the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team, will conduct a free pitching camp for kids on Saturday, January 22, at Hot Springs’ new Majestic Park baseball complex. There is no…
As a pitcher, Arkansas baseball legend Kevin Kopps is as precise as they come. For the Razorbacks, he threw for a program-record ERA of .90 in 2021 and struck out 131 batters, the third-most in Hogs history. Kopps built toward…
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A Baseball Q&A with Darek Braunecker
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterDarek Braunecker’s Frontline Athlete Management exists very much off the radar in downtown Little Rock. Which is exactly how he likes it — off the radar in an off-the-radar town. Relatively speaking, of course. When it comes to pro sports,…
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MLB Opening Weekend Provides Happiness, Anxiety
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonMy youngest son, Luke, is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. But more than that, he’s a baseball fan. He’s played since he was four and, just turning nine, has played on all-star and traveling teams. So, like so many…
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Minor League Baseball Cancelled; Travs, Naturals Will Not Play
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe 2020 Minor League Baseball season has been cancelled, the organization announced Tuesday, meaning no baseball this summer for the Arkansas Travelers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The move was made after Major League Baseball informed the minor leagues that it…
Another Razorback baseball player has been snapped up by the big leagues. Casey Martin has been chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. Martin is the 87th overall pick in the…