Spring Training is officially underway for Major League Baseball teams across the country, which means Opening Day is coming up quickly. So, what better time than the present to take a look at North Dakotans who made it all the way to the 'big leagues?'
Lucas Duda had five RBIs and series MVP Daniel Murphy homered in a record sixth straight postseason game, as the New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago on Wednesday night.
The Bismarck Americans capped off an undefeated run to the Cal Ripken World Series Championship with an 8-2 win over Bronx, NY in Alachua, Florida Tuesday night, August 12th.
Congratulations are in order for the Bismarck 10-year-old Americans baseball team, who have done something no other team from the Capital City has ever done: They're headed to the Cal Ripken World Series in Ocala, Florida!