Baseball

The West Michigan Whitecaps will change their name...temporarily. They announced the new identity in order to bring awareness towards restoration of the Grand River. The West Michigan Whitecaps will become the Grand Rapids Dam Breakers in August.

Someone broke in and vandalized the Northeastern Little League concession stand. The group posted the news on their Facebook page.

Grand Rapids Community College is taking on Kellogg Community College in an upcoming double header at LMCU Ballpark- the home of the Whitecaps. The double header is free to attend.

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani threw a 101 mph fastball

I know. I know. These lists come out one after another, and it can be overwhelming. But our lives are so slow these days, due to pretty much everything being shut down by the pandemic, that we need something, even if it's for bragging rights. So here goes.

After 27 seasons as the title sponsor of the West Michigan Whitecaps, Fifth Third Bank announces they won't be renewing their sponsorship.

The West Michigan baseball team went from a low-A Minor League team to a High-A affiliation, which means better baseball is coming to West Michigan.

Two dropped balls and an army crawl to the home plate? It's almost as if they were doing a comedy sketch rather than playing baseball.
Source: YouTube, MLB
 

Well, it's funny...but then you kind of feel bad for the teddy bear.
The good news: Dave Kaval says the bear still got to keep the ball afterwards.
Source: Mashable

Jose Alvarez took a 105 mph line drive to the groin and had to be carted off the field, and it looked absolutely brutal.
Source: Bro Bible

Thom Brennaman heard using a homophobic slur over his mic during a game against the Kansas City Royals, in his apology he says that he doesn't know if he'll ever be putting his headset back on.
CNN reports that Brennaman was pulled off the air during the second game of the double heade…

The Braves organist decided to play 'Beat It' as Reese McGuire walked up to the plate since he was arrested for masturbating in his car outside of a strip club in Florida.
The New York Post reports that McGuire told police that he had checked to make sure that "no one was…