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17-year-old Genevieve Beacom pitched for the Melbourne Aces in the Melbourne Challenge Series

Melbourne teen blazes trail as first female to pitch in Australian Baseball League

On the weekend, Mornington Peninsula teenager Genevieve Beacom made history when she became the first woman to pitch and play in the Australian Baseball League.

  • Russell Bennett

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Hawaiian sensation Shane Sasaki scored two home runs in Perth Heat’s win over the Adelaide Giants in the Australian Baseball League playoffs.

Victorian lockdown sees Perth Heat shoot through to last-minute season decider

Victoria’s lockdown has thrown a spanner in the works of the late stages of the Australian Baseball League season, but the cards have unexpectedly fallen in favour of Perth Heat.

  • Chris Pike
Perth Heat's Ford Proctor.

Brisbane lockdown sends Heat to Adelaide early as teams play border cat-and-mouse

Brisbane’s lockdown last week threw the Australian Baseball League fixtures into chaos and sent the Perth Heat to Adelaide, where they now face eight matches in seven days in an already-disrupted season.

  • Chris Pike
Manny Ramirez is heading home to the US after being cut loose by the Sydney Blue Sox.

'I just got released because I got injured': Manny Ramirez cut loose by Blue Sox

Baseball megastar Manny Ramirez is heading home to the US without having played a game for the Sydney Blue Sox, but insisted drugs were not a factor in his sudden departure.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Perth Heat pitcher Warwick Saupold.

2020 gives Saupold no respite as Perth Heat head east for belated season opener

Local product Warwick Saupold will star in the belated opener to Perth Heat’s Australian Baseball League season in Melbourne on Thursday.

  • Chris Pike
Manny Ramirez is one of the most iconic players in baseball history, and a major coup for the Australian Baseball League.

‘Bro, I love the game’: How Manny Ramirez is changing the face of Australian baseball

He’s 48 and battling injury - but even if Sydney Blue Sox recruit Manny Ramirez never makes it onto the field, his impact on the Australian Baseball League is already being felt.

  • Vince Rugari
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Perth Heat recruit Grant Witherspoon, who flew over from America for the Australian Baseball League season.

Perth Heat’s US recruit ready to take to pitch after pandemic-driven 15-month hiatus

COVID-19 has interrupted Perth Heat’s start to the Australian Baseball League season, but not before the club’s new recruit arrived in WA from America.

  • Chris Pike
Future star ... Rachel Balkovec

How Sydney’s hitting coach smashed through US baseball’s glass ceiling

Rachel Balkovec was once told by a Major League franchise she would not be hired because she was female. So she changed her name on her CV to “Rae”.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Californian relief pitcher Nate Gercken can't wait to represent Perth Heat this season.

Californian hopes to light up Heat after Perth quarantine stint

Having heard so many good things about Australian baseball, Californian relief pitcher Nate Gercken couldn’t help but want to get back to the place where he returned to the sport for the first time in a year.

  • Chris Pike
Boston Red Sox legend Manny Ramirez is still going at 48.

Why baseball great Manny Ramirez is making Sydney his next project at the ripe old age of 48

One of the biggest stars in US baseball history is out of hotel quarantine and ready to be the new face of the Australian Baseball League.

  • Vince Rugari

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