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The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University will host a public screening of “It Ain’t Over” (2022), a heartfelt and inspiring documentary about New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. The film will screen at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. Admission is free and open...

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At the Baseball for Babbo Day of Giving on Feb. 26, the community raised $203,501 to support pancreatic cancer research. Babbo Italian Eatery donated 100% of the profits from dine-in and take out, catering and gift card purchases, as well as proceeds from a raffle and auction featuring autographed MLB memorabilia to the Seena Magowitz Foundation, b...

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"The time has come to finally say enough with playing baseball and spend more time with my family," said the first athlete born and raised in Italy to play in the Major League. Added FIBS president Marco Mazzieri, "I want to thank Liddi for his role as the standard-bearer of our movement, which he has been able to play on and off the field at the h...

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Join us on March 11 and 12 for an IABF Spring Training Social in Tampa, FL. IABF will host two events: one Yankees spring training game with a suite and a social/dinner to celebrate Italian heritage. Be part of our first social outings in Florida. IABF will honor legendary University of Tampa baseball coach and Italian American Joe Urso for his ded...

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Among all the athletic luminaries honored at the 2024 Chicago Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame ceremony gala in November, Josh Colaizzi was the only one too young to enjoy a celebratory glass of wine. Colaizzi, 17, took home the evening’s Future Star Award for all the baseball accomplishments he’s managed to rack up as a teen. Colaizzi, a cente...

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The announcement is a sensational one, immediately drawing attention to how close the next World Baseball Classic is, where Team Italy will take the field in the first stage in Houston, Texas, from March 7, 2026, competing in Pool B along with the United States, Mexico, and Great Britain. The Italian team will have Ned Colletti, with an Italian hea...

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Francisco Cervelli has been named the manager of Team Italy, the Italian Federation of Baseball and Softball announced Friday. Cervelli, 38, was born and raised in Venezuela before turning pro with the New York Yankees in 2003. His father was Italian, though, so he played catcher for Team Italy in the 2009 and 2017 World Baseball Classics. Italy pr...

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The Yankees star, Yogi Berra, and one of his best pals, Joe Garagiola, had a special off-season gig, especially during the holiday season when baseball wasn't keeping them busy in the MLB. Berra and Garagiola grew up in a working-class Italian-American neighborhood in St. Louis, where they honed their sports skills on a vacant lot on Elizabeth Aven...

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Former Nevada baseball player Miles Mastrobuoni was acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations Tuesday. Mastrobuoni had been designated for assignment by the Cubs last week. Mastrobuoni joins Seattle's 40-man roster, taking the place of catcher Nick Raposo, who was designated for assignment by the Mariners. Mastr...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation awards college scholarships to deserving student-athletes who express pride in our culture and heritage. All awardees must follow the application process. Our goal is to honor graduating high school seniors or current college players. An IABF scholarship committee will select the winners each year. The schol...

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