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Florida BaseballBiz

Florida is the incubator for great baseball. Little League players to High School Heroes and some become Major League HOF"ers.Florida BaseballBiz shares the stories of the leagues, teams, players, coaches and the great people that daily celebrate baseball with a bit of a citrus tang.

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40:01

Wes Singletary, The Tampa Roots of a Baseball Historian

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2025/11/21

Wes Singletary talks about growing up in Tampa, Al Lopez, neighborhood ballfields, American Legion Baseball, The Negro Leagues, Red Barber & Meeting Red BarberWes shares a memorable story of meeting legendary broadcaster Red Barber while at Florida StateBarber’s weekly Friday show with Bob Edwards on NPR Morning EditionFlorida’s First Big League Baseball PlayersAl Lopez sparked Wes’ research into the earliest major leaguers born in FloridaTampa Baseball Museum & Wes’ Books...

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54:58

Jamie Urso, Baseball Family legacies & a Catcher's...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2025/09/12

🏙️ Deep Tampa Roots: Jamie shares his family’s history coming from Sicily and Cuba in the early 1900s and their place in Tampa’s rich cultural and baseball heritage.⚾ A Grandfather’s Impact: Stories of his grandfather Emilio Almeida — a true baseball guru — who taught generations of kids the finer points of the game and inspired a lifelong passion for baseball.🧢 Little League Champion: How Emilio turned a ragtag team of “misfits” with no uniforms into league champions through strategy,

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16:33

Florida Bolts Girls Baseball return with BFA Champions

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2025/09/01

Brooke Mrozek, Team Manager of the Florida Bolts Baseball Champions joins Mat Germain & Mark Corbett on Florida BaseballBiz Florida Bolts OrganizationAll-girls baseball organization serving ages 7–18 across FloridaTeams compete in national tournaments, including Sparks, Nevada where:12U team won 1st place (minor division)16U team finished 2nd place (minor division)Brooke’s daughter served as a coach for the 12U teamGrowth of Women’s BaseballIncreasing opportunities with 10 collegiate wome...

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32:32

West Tampa Baseball, Music & Faith with Mike Baluja

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2025/08/20

Mark welcomes guest Mike Baluja, who Mark calls, Mr. West Tampa”Baluja businessman, songwriter, and baseball historian.Conversation centers on the Little League World Series and the rich baseball history of West Tampa.The Alessi Bakers baseball team & Joe MagadanThe rise and changes of West Tampa Little League since the 1960s.Community roots in immigrant cigar families and neighborhood culture.Legendary players from the area, including Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa, Tino Martinez, Luis Gonz...

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41:14

Tony Ciccarello & West Tampa Little League World Series

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/10/30

Tony Ciccarello, a West Tampa native with deep baseball roots, talks about the role of baseball in the West Tampa community, where it’s woven into the local culture and heritage.Excitement of Baseball in Tampa with the RaysGrowing Up with Baseball: baseball was integral to his upbringing, with influences from his father and community leaders"Baseball Was My Life" Book Discussion: Mark and Tony discuss the book Baseball Was My Life, by Mary Jo Melone and Art KeebleWest Tampa’s Baseball

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23:48

Tony Saladino - Godfather of Tampa & Ybor baseball

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/07/30

Mark introduces Tony Saladino, an educator, historian, baseball enthusiast, and advocate of the gameTony is highly respected in Tampa's baseball community and known for his contributions, including the Tony Saladino Senior Tournament.Tony's Baseball Beginnings:Tony fell in love with baseball in Ybor City, inspired by Al Lopez. He played in a recreational league before Little Leagues existed, directed by Andrew Espolita, who also influenced Lou Piniella and Tony La Russa.Hillsborough Coun...

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30:34

Buddy Baseball - building friendships, breaking...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/07/25

Buddy Baseball, Executive Director, Russ Oberbroeckling, shares the history & joyful stories of the Buddy Baseball League, a league for children with special needsDave Wills' contributions to Buddy BaseballA non-competitive, recreational sport experiencePlayers age range: 8-22, Buddies age range: 10-22Establishment of Buddy Baseball 16 years of Buddy Baseball in Temple TerraceCurrent participation: 20 teams, 160-180 players, similar number of buddiesFirst year Buddy Baseball had 6 te...

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55:23

Author, Rick Vaughn shares stories on Cubs, Smokers,...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/07/02

Rick Vaughn’s book "Tampa Spring Training Tales," brings the past to life & opens up a wealth of enjoyable stories including the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Smokers, Reds, White Sox & Red Sox @ historic Plant & Al Lopez FieldsTed Williams, Wade Boggs, Pete Rose and Al Lopez are just a few of the people we discuss this week on Florida BaseballBiz with Rick.“Chubby” Cubs owner is enamored with Tampa100th years of Spring TrainingTampa Mayor McKay was also PublisherWrigley moves Cubs fr...

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49:17

Coach Miguel Menendez - Building Champions in life at...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/06/26

Florida Baseball State Champs Tampa Jesuit Coach Miguel MenendezGrew up in Key West.First introduction to baseball through his grandfather and father.Grandfather coached Little League and had the first batting cage and pitching machine on the island.Playing and Coaching Career in Key WestPlayed on successful high school teams, winning a state championship in his senior year. Attended University of Tampa to play baseball Key West to start coaching & teaching, eventually becoming ...

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31:32

Florida Bolts Girls Baseball - Opening the Future for...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2024/03/25

Florida Bolts 5 teams give young girls from 8 to 18 the opportunity to play in all girl baseball tournaments. Brooke & Lily Greene share their stories about their team and more possibilities for women in the game like the BFA Nationals. Brooke and Lily Greene, who are involved with the Florida Bolts girls' baseball organization, discussing their passion for women and girls' baseball.Brooke Greene took over the Florida Bolts organization in January 2022.She was introduced to gi...

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57:29

Al Lang, the Babe & a St. Pete journey with Rick...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2023/07/28

Author, Rick Vaughn, "100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City" discusses Al Lang & the evolution of MLB Spring Training in St. Pete. Rick’s front office career spans the Orioles, Redskins & Vice President of Communications with the Tampa Bay Rays. #RaysUpBaltimore, rolling out Camden Yards Rick's book of baseball stories - "100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City"Al moved to ...

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40:12

Josh Weaver - April 1, 2023 Opening Days Tampa Bay...

Florida BaseballBiz ·

2023/04/01

Josh Weaver, Managing Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Museum & Fan Host with the Tampa Bay Rays shares his Opening Day at the Trop and a visit to the Tampa Baseball MuseumOpening Day with the Tampa Bay Rays Start with dropping the banner for the 2022 AL Wild Card “Big Game” James Shields – throwing out the opening pitch Shields, Carl Crawford & Joe Maddon were pivotal to the franchise turnaround Opening Day talent brought the excitement - Wander Franco, Jose Siri, Ma...

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