Two national championship guards. A World Series champion. A quarterback who led a top-10 team. And a hometown hero who helped launch a women's basketball powerhouse.
Basketball and football drive the sports conversation in this town. But they are no longer the sports that have produced the most major leaguers.
There are numerous players with local connections who made MLB rosters to start the season. Here’s a look at some of the players heading into the 2024 season.
Before the injury with the Red Sox, Duvall was 15-for-33 at the plate (.455) with four home runs, five doubles, a triple and 14 runs batted in.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — With baseball, you learn to keep your eye on the ball and the transaction wire.
The Louisville Slugger Factory made pink bats for more than 100 MLB players this year, including some former University of Louisville Cardinals.
When you get to the 24th pick of the 11th round of the Major League Baseball draft, the sexy bonus money and television coverage has disappeared.
There are more extravagant additions to the jewelry collection of the thoroughly modern man than a second World Series ring. But nothing at Cartier compares to a World Series ring.
Adam Duvall is 19 games away from leading the National League in runs batted in this season, but Major League Baseball has a history of pitching Duvall high and tight.
The University of Louisville does not have the perfect mix of players to field a major-league baseball team with only guys from the Cardinals’ program. But it’s getting closer.