After a record-tying low total of five in last year’s World Series, the Golden State has very strong representation of former high school players in this year’s series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Not only does nine easily lead the way among all states (and other nations), star power, both Game […]
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World Series Alums: LA 6, Boston 1
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Mark Tennis
Adding pitcher Scott Alexander, a graduate of Santa Rosa’s Cardinal Newman High, gives the Los Angeles Dodgers six players on their World Series roster who are from California high schools. That’s good because the American League champion Boston Red Sox only have one. The state’s total of seven is lower than usual, but once again […]
World Series Alums: CA Back On Top
By
Mark Tennis
A thumb injury to the Houston Astros’ Jake Marisnick prevents California from having one school with two players (and former teammates) in this year’s World Series. It wouldn’t have been that unusual for that to have happened as it did just last year. The state, meanwhile, returns to its customary position with more World Series […]
