Eight years have passed since the last Cubs position player to pitch, Doug Dascenzo, who pitched in four games for the team ...

KISSIMMEE, FLA. - When trying to determine the criteria for what makes a successful hitting or pitching coach in the major leagues, there are few certainties. "At the minor-league level, the emphasis ...

TAMPA, Fla. — There was a time when, after a tough loss, you didn’t want to be within a hundred miles of Gary Gaetti. No sir. One of my least favorite duties while covering the Minnesota Twins was ...

Gary Gaetti already can see it in his two sons, especially in his eldest, 5-year-old Joseph. ”He was sleeping the other day, right?” Gaetti said. ”You know when you`ve got to pick them up and carry ...

Gary Gaetti played major league baseball for a long time, and for a lot of teams. He won four Gold Gloves, was an all-star twice and played every position but catcher. On Sunday he was inducted into ...

CENTRALIA — Gary Gaetti played nearly 20 years in the Majors, and soon he will have a place where he can teach the game. Gaetti and his new teammates broke ground on the Gaetti Sports Academy in his ...

Gary Gaetti has learned plenty from his failures - be it ones made as a major league player to those in his first two seasons as manager of the Sugar Land Skeeters. "Failure can determine what kind of ...

Twins career: Gary Gaetti was drafted in the first round of the 1979 draft by Minnesota and broke into the majors in 1981 with the Twins. During his first full season, he batted .230 with 25 home runs ...

The Cubs re-signed third baseman Gary Gaetti and outfielder Glenallen Hill to one-year deals Monday while waving goodbye to Mark Clark. Gaetti, who turns 41 next August, will receive $2 million in ’99 ...

offense Wednesday night by firing hitting coach Gary Gaetti. The Astros have the second-worst batting average in the National League and their run total (408) ranks 23rd in the majors. Earlier ...

We’ve got some time on our hands, so please join me for a position-by-position look at the best seasons by individual players in Twins history. Note that each season will be evaluated independently ...

PEORIA — What to do when your tennis team is on a road trip for a match-three hours away and it gets canceled after you get there? See a movie? Eat dinner? Find a hotel with a swimming pool? The ...