Michigan Baseball
Michigan alum Barry Larkin voted into Baseball Hall of Fame
- Rusty Kennedy/AP
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The former Michigan baseball player and longtime Cincinnati Reds shortstop was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday after being named on 86 percent of the Baseball Writers' Association of America's ballots. The threshold for a call to the hall is 75 percent.
Michigan baseball struggles to beat under-18 Canadian team in exhibition
BY LIZ NAGLE
Ray Fisher Stadium was reminiscent of this past spring in last night’s exhibition game against the Ontario Blue Jays, an under-18 travel team from Canada. The Michigan baseball team had many months of training ahead of it, but it seemed as though the Wolverines were ready for the season to start tomorrow.
Q&A: JJ Putz discusses Michigan; his MLB career
- Al Behrman/AP
BY NEAL ROTHSCHILD
It’s not a stretch to say JJ Putz is the most successful active Wolverine in professional baseball.
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Q&A: Jake Fox shares his road to the majors
BY NEAL ROTHSCHILD
Perhaps one of the most self-aware and reasonable personalities in baseball, utilityman Jake Fox, is in his ninth season in professional baseball, now in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
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Mills reflects on being drafted, unsure if he will sign pro contract
BY NEAL ROTHSCHILD
The Mills family gathered around the computer for much of the afternoon on Tuesday in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. And after more than three hours, they saw what they were looking for: Michigan pitcher Tyler Mills had been drafted in the ninth round of the MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Trading in Blue for Gold: Mike Matheny's path to and from Michigan
BY DANIEL WASSERMAN
Long before former catcher Mike Matheny was racking up Gold Gloves while earning the nickname, “The Toughest Man Alive,” he donned the maize and blue and starred at Michigan.
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Michigan looks to play spoiler to finish disappointing season
BY ZACH HELFAND
With just a three-game series against Penn State remaining, the Wolverines (6-14 Big Ten, 16-35 overall) are mathematically eliminated from contention for a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. They need a sweep to have a prayer at moving out of the Big Ten's basement.
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For first time since improbable comeback, 'M' faces Northwestern
BY ZACH HELFAND
The Michigan baseball team was on the ropes. In their previous meeting with Northwestern, the Wolverines trailed 14-0 after three innings and the game looked all but over.
Roller-coaster season to continue for Blue against Minnesota
- Haley Hoard/Daily
BY ZACH HELFAND
With all the sweeping and digging the Michigan baseball team has been involved in recently, you’d think it was part of a grounds crew.
Blue lose two extra-inning walk-offs as Buckeyes sweep
- Jake Fromm/Daily
BY ZACH HELFAND
COLUMBUS — Some members of the Michigan baseball team collapsed to the infield dirt at Ohio State’s Bill Davis Stadium on Saturday. Others just put their hands atop their heads with expressions that seemed to indicate they had seen this before.
• ANALYSIS: A not-so-friendly homecoming for three Michigan players
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