Perched in a tree (that vaguely resembles a baseball bat) nibbling on who-knows-what that it found who-knows-where, the Ballpark Possum is the Australian Baseball League's newest colour correspondent for the 2016/17 season.
The global baseball community lost a bright star and vibrant personality this morning, when Cuban-born Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was tragically killed after a boating accident in Miami Beach. More at MLB.com.
With Opening Day of the 2016/17 ABL season less than two months away, the reigning Claxton Shield Champion Bandits announced that Phil Stockman, Jim Bennett, Adrian Lamb and Shayne Watson will round out the club's coaching staff in the new season.
League Headlines
- Meet the ABL's newest correspondent
- Bandits announce 2016/17 coaches
- Nilsson to lead Bandits again in 2016/17
- Veteran outfielder Roeger re-signs with Bite
- Cozens, Hoskins earn Eastern League honours
- Veteran Big Leaguer Moylan signs with Aces
- Beresford's debut years in the making
- Bite RHP Smith called up by White Sox
- Aces' Beresford called up to MLB with Twins
- ABL in AFL: alumni headed to Arizona Fall League
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Australia qualifies for World Baseball Classic
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MLB.com Headlines
- Inspired night: Dee, Marlins win the Jose way
- Tribe clinches Central in Motown showdown
- 100 Grand! Slam seals century mark for Cubs
- With 5-run 9th, Yanks stun Jays, cut their WC lead
- Cano's 2 HRs put Seattle 2 back in Wild Card
- Shortstops, right fielders are guys you gotta glove
- Cardinals fall back in WC race with lopsided loss
- Plenty of Wild Card questions with 6 days to go
- Boston goes for AL East crown on MLB.TV
- In seven days, this 2016 MLB regular season will be over. The postseason will be here, and all the focus will turn to the late-night insanity of every night for the next month. But let's not breeze past the regular season just yet.
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