Eddie Barrios of Monterey Park, California, has a mind for numbers, whether they are in Excel files in his office computer or playing out on the ball field. Now 56, Eddie started keeping score at Dodgers games when he was just eight years old, with his enjoyment of statistics transforming into a career as an […]
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Our Major/Minor: Heartland, scheduled from June 8-14, will feature seven games involving 13 major and minor league teams and three museum tours spread out across four states. We will visit three major league parks: Great American Ball Park, Comerica Park and Progressive Field. Here is a look at what you might explore while you’re there. […]
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Greg R. Takehara has been actively involved with Tourism Cares since the nonprofit’s first volunteer restoration project was held back in 2003. Now a member of the Tourism Cares Board of Directors, Greg is excited that his favorite organization is partnering with Sports Travel and Tours to host a volunteer event at Doubleday Field this […]
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Kiwi fell in love with baseball when she was 10. She watched as two boys in her class traded baseball cards and got a peek at a card featuring Jose Conseco, an Oakland A’s outfielder. Kiwi’s brother was happy to point Jose out for her when an A’s game was on TV, and Kiwi’s been […]
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Fifty-eight-year-old Gary Laprade of Easthampton, MA is not your average baseball fan. The retired postal clerk has traveled to 96 ballparks throughout the United States—sometimes as a spectator and sometimes as a tour guide. He’s visited 45 major league fields and 51 minor league parks. The triumph of visiting at least 30 major league parks […]
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