Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina,after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast,the 41st-most populous city in the U.S.,and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro area. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees,which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 148.54 square miles (384.7 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau counted the city's population as 467,665 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The city of Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh,who established the now-lost Roanoke Colony in present-day Dare County.
The Durham Bulls are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. They are located in Durham,North Carolina,and play their home games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park,which opened in 1995.
In baseball,a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. For a home run to end the game,it must be hit in the bottom of the final inning and generate enough runs to exceed the opponent's score. Because the opponent will not have an opportunity to score any more runs,there is no need to finish the inning and the teams can walk off the field immediately. The winning runs must still round all three bases and be counted at home plate. A variant of the walk-off home run,the walk-off grand slam,occurs when a grand slam exceeds the opponent's score in the bottom of the final inning and ends the game.
Durham Athletic Park,nicknamed "The DAP",is a former minor league baseball stadium in Durham,North Carolina. The stadium was home to the Durham Bulls from 1926 through 1994,the North Carolina Central Eagles and the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs. The DAP sits north of the downtown area of Durham,on the block bounded by Washington,Corporation,Foster and Geer Streets.
Aaron Michael Heilman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Heilman was drafted by the New York Mets out of Notre Dame in 2001. He came up through the Mets system as a starting pitcher,but was converted to a relief pitcher in 2005.
Al Lang Stadium is a 7,500-seat sports stadium along the waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,United States which was used almost exclusively as a baseball park for over 60 years. Since 2011,it has been the home pitch of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship soccer league.
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School is a magnet high school in Raleigh,North Carolina,United States. It opened in 1997 as a magnet school with a focus on math,science,and technology. The current magnet theme is University Connections,which focuses on providing students with interactions and experiences with colleges,universities,and workplace environments while still in high school. The school operates on a modified calendar,with the fall semester usually starting in late July and with longer,more frequent breaks during the school year,completing classes before the end of May.
The Capitol Broadcasting Company,Inc. (CBC) is an American media company based in Raleigh,North Carolina. Capitol owns three television stations and nine radio stations in the Raleigh–Durham and Wilmington areas of North Carolina and the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team as well as the Coastal Plain League,a college summer baseball league. It is one of the few family-owned broadcasting companies left in the country,owned by four generations of the Fletcher-Goodmon family.
John Lowell McLaren is an American former professional baseball coach and manager. He is best known for his brief tenure as manager of the Seattle Mariners,from July 1,2007 to June 19,2008. A native of the Houston,Texas area,McLaren was a catcher in the Houston Astros minor league system from 1970 to 1976,and later managed in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system.
Otis Hinkley Stocksdale was an American professional baseball player who played four seasons for the Washington Senators,Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles. He pitched in the minor leagues after that until 1912. He coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Lynchburg Shoemakers He was born in Arcadia,Maryland,and died in Pennsville,New Jersey,at the age of 61.
The Pittsburgh Panthers baseball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Pittsburgh,often referred to as "Pitt",located in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. The Pitt baseball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays their home games at Charles L. Cost Field in the Petersen Sports Complex. It is the university's oldest recorded sport,dating to 1869. Prior to joining the ACC in 2013-14,Pitt had won both the Big East Conference regular season and Big East Tournament championships. The Panthers have also received four First Team All-American selections,and have appeared in three NCAA championships. 52 Panthers have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.
The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues:the KBO League and KBO Futures League (Korean: KBO 퓨처스리그since 1982. It is one of two major baseball governing bodies;the other is the Korea Baseball Association,which is the governing body for amateur baseball competitions.
Russell Michael Canzler is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians.
The Carolina Mudcats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Zebulon,North Carolina,a suburb of Raleigh,and play their home games at Five County Stadium. "Mudcats" is Southern slang for catfish.
Caleb John Raleigh is an American professional baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. His nickname is Big Dumper.
