In Major League Baseball history, just under 21,000 players have made the roster of a team. Countless others have toiled in the minor leagues for years, doing all they could to make their childhood dreams of playing in the Majors a reality. Most face the reality that it’s nearly impossible to get that call and […]
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Lunenburg tops Leominster to force deciding game
LEOMINSTER — The top-seeded Lunenburg 13–15-year-old squad erupted for 12 runs in the first inning and never looked back as it evened the Central Mass. Baseball League Championship Series at a game apiece with a 17-8 victory over Leominster at McLaughlin Park on Wednesday. The victory for Lunenburg (19-2 overall) sets up deciding game three […]
Local notebook: Santucci making strides in Brooklyn
He started his professional career 0-4, but it’s safe to say Jonathan Santucci has turned things around. Playing for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones, the Leominster native and 2024 second-round pick of the New York Mets has won his last five decisions on the hill. And each performance has been better than the previous one for […]
Montachusett Challenger Baseball League kicks off season
The Montachusett Challenger Baseball League opened its 2025 season Saturday morning at Coggshall Park, marking more than 25 years of supporting men and women with physical and intellectual challenges. In addition to teams sponsored by Miller Mechanical of Townsend, D’Ambrosio EyeCare in Lancaster, Fitchburg Knights of Columbus, and GAAMHA Inc, of Gardner taking the field, Fitchburg […]
Ash/West completes championship comeback
LEOMINSTER — Game, set, match for the Ashburnham/Westminster 13–15-Year-old baseball team. Ashburnham/Westminster claimed the Central Massachusetts Baseball League title with a 12-6 victory over Leominster in the third and final game of the championship series at McLaughlin Park on Wednesday night. Top-seeded Leominster captured game one in this championship series back on July 19 with […]
Ash/West sneaks past Leominster
WESTMINSTER — Down but certainly not out. The Ashburnham/Westminster 13-15 year-old squad found itself with its back against the wall in game two of the Central Massachusetts Baseball League Championship series Monday afternoon. Trailing 1-0 in the best-of-three series, Ash/West dug itself a 5-1 deficit after two complete innings to Leominster. Unfazed, Ash/West battled back […]
