It just doesn’t look right. There’s something about the No. 42 on a baseball uniform that will always seem out of place. But there’s still a place for the number that has been retired across MLB, minor league baseball and UCLA Athletics: college baseball. Read more...
Photo: No UCLA baseball player will ever wear the No. 42, which is also retired across professional baseball. But other teams in college baseball have players who wear the storied number. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Six UCLA baseball players were selected in this year’s MLB draft from June 12-14, one more than in last season’s draft. Ace Griffin Canning, a projected first-round pick, slid to the second round and was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 47th pick overall. Read more...
Photo: Junior Friday starter Griffin Canning was the first of six Bruins off the board at this year’s MLB draft. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
It was a sunny day in late February, and the Bruins were in the midst of their second preseason weekend series. In the first inning of Saturday’s matchup against Gonzaga, Sean Bouchard slugged a first-pitch home run to give UCLA an early lead. Read more...
Photo: (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Bruin baseball families discuss game traditions and their unique support networks. Mothers Pat Rosica and Kim Stephens weigh in on their favorite rituals. Read more...
Monday marks the beginning of the 2017 MLB draft. Junior pitcher Jake Bird, junior pitcher Griffin Canning and junior first baseman Sean Bouchard reflect on their UCLA careers and their futures as potential major league players. Read more...
Griffin Canning’s college career is over, but his pitching career isn’t. The UCLA baseball ace wasn’t a touted prospect in either high school or college. But after enjoying a career season in 2017, the junior is a projected first-round pick in Monday’s MLB Draft. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning went 7-4 this season and led the UCLA baseball team with a 2.34 ERA. He also threw four complete games and led the Bruins with 140 strikeouts in 2017. Canning is projected to be a mid-first-round pick in the MLB Draft, which starts Monday. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
As his second-grade year came to an end, an 8-year-old Jake Bird signed his friends’ yearbooks. “Save this autograph for when I’m playing in the major leagues,” he told them. Read more...
Photo: Junior pitcher Jake Bird appeared in 18 games for the Bruins in 2017 and finished the season with a 5-5 record to go along with a 2.75 ERA. Bird also managed to strike out 42 batters in just under 56 innings. Bird is projected to be an early-round pick in the MLB Draft which starts June 12. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
