by baseballunited | Jul 31, 2021 | Content, Update
Our resident genealogist, Tim Carr, has discovered that Eck is Irish! Hall-of-Famer Dennis Eckersley’s 5X Great Grandfather was Thomas Callahan from County Armagh. In his report, Tim notes: The surname Callahan is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Ceallagcháin....
by baseballunited | Jul 30, 2021 | Content, Featured Content (Front Page Banner), Update
The Chicago White Sox will take on the New York Yankees in Dyersville, Iowa, on August 12, 2021. The game will be played on the site of the famous film “Field of Dreams.” Over thirty years after its release, “Field of Dreams” is one of the most popular baseball movies...
by baseballunited | Jul 26, 2021 | Content, Update
Our parent organization, Baseball United, has just posted an awesome update on their program to teach baseball to children in Northern Ireland! Support The Northern Ireland Baseball Project There are three ways you can support the Northern Ireland Baseball Project:...
by baseballunited | Jul 25, 2021 | Content, Update
In this episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast: Boston Red Sox Minor Leaguer Ryan Fitzgerald talks to Jim Ward In this episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast Retired MLB Umpire Jim Joyce on His Friendly Notre Dame – Michigan State Rivalry with fellow umpire Tim...
by baseballunited | Jul 24, 2021 | Content, Featured Content (Front Page Banner), Irish Baseball TV, Update
MLB legend Tommy John had a blast talking with our Shaun Clancy on the latest episode of “Craic and the Bat” on Irish Baseball TV. The conversation was wide-ranging and covered a lot of ground about life, baseball, and Tommy’s legendary career:...
