Kelyn Ikegami has always loved baseball. He was born and raised in Japan, where the sport enjoys immense popularity. When he moved to the Seattle area in 2001, the nearby Mariners were in the midst of ...

It’s been 20 years since the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., and became the Nationals, but the sadness surrounding their departure from the place they called home for 35 years still ...

This week, Major League Baseball saluted one of the sport’s all-time greats by nominating players for the Roberto Clemente Award. Clemente won Golden Gloves, Most Valuable Player awards, and two World ...

Members of the 1987 Salt Lake Trappers baseball team pose for a photo. An independent film named 'The Streak' documents the team's U.S. professional baseball record 29-game win streak and the people's ...

Anyone reading this page today grew up with a sports idol. It could have been Mickey Mantle, Yaz, Big Papi or even Tom Brady. We all had our idols. For me, I got to watch a documentary Tuesday night ...

In the summer of 1987, the Salt Lake Trappers were a scrappy, independent baseball team cobbled together with players no other teams wanted, and they pulled off something no one thought possible. They ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: November 11, 2025 | Last updated: November 11, 2025 Documentary spotlights former Lamar University coach Jim Gilligan and the minor league 1987 Salt Lake Trappers ...