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Gladiator Baseball is about the total development of the player. Our most important goal is to help our players reach their fullest potential, both on and off the field. On the field we will compete at the highest levels in the state. We teach confidence, a winning attitude, process, managing failure, professionalism, strategy, preparation, energy, and being a great teammate. Off the field we emphasize academics, leadership, communication skills, accountability, character, and honesty. We accomplish all of this with outstanding leadership from our coaches and mentors, as well as a vast network of successful people. We set the standard high and we keep it high.

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The Tampa Isotopes were founded in 2023 with the intention of providing advanced youth baseball players with the ability to thrive, through proper training, development and coaching. 

The Isotopes Baseball Organization is a community-based travel baseball organization for boys aged 11-16. Our mission is to promote athletic excellence, sportsmanship, and teamwork through competitive baseball.

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TAMPA (March 25, 2024) – The University of South Florida's John Montes (Toa Alto, Puerto Rico) has been named the American Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

Montes batted .400 (8-for-20) with two walks, a double, two homers, six runs scored and eight RBI over five games last week. Over three games against Memphis, the senior batted .500 (6-for-12) with two home runs, including a grand slam, and eight RBI to help lead South Florida to a series win as conference play began.

Montes homered in back-to-back games against Memphis, the second leaving the ballpark as a grand slam on Saturday in the eighth inning of a 9-5 win for the Bulls.

Montes leads USF this season in batting average (.405), slugging (.619) and doubles (9), while ranking second on the team in RBI (22) and OBP (.485), and third in home runs (3). He ranks second in the AAC in doubles, third in OBP and third in batting average.

Montes and the Bulls will embark on a five-game road swing beginning on Tuesday, March 26 at Bethune-Cookman. Following that game, South Florida will travel to Charlotte for a three-game conference series against the 49ers on March 28-30.

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Florida Southern Baseball Overpowered by #1 Spartans in Series Opener

Florida Southern College baseball team lost 11-2 to No. 1 University of Tampa in the series opener, with the Spartans dominating early on and securing the victory despite a brief tie in the second inning.

The defeat highlights the challenge faced by Florida Southern against the top-ranked opponent and the implications for their conference standing.

• Florida Southern had 4 errors in the game.
• University of Tampa left 13 runners on base and had 10 hits.
• Florida Southern (9-14, 3-4 SSC) faced a formidable opponent in the Spartans (24-2, 6-1 SSC) and struggled defensively with 4 errors.
• The Mocs will play a doubleheader against the Spartans on March 23.

Florida Southern will seek redemption in the upcoming doubleheader against the Spartans, aiming to bounce back from the series opener defeat.

Florida Southern's baseball team faced a tough loss against the top-ranked University of Tampa, emphasizing the need for defensive improvements and a strong comeback in the following games to salvage the series.

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Spring training 2024 is winding down! Here's when MLB teams play last games in Florida

There's just about a week left in the 2024 spring training season in Florida. Whether you're visiting the Sunshine State on spring break or a full-time resident, it's time for one last look at the schedules before the Major League Baseball regular season gets underway with Opening Day .

Nothing in sports quite matches up-close look at baseball's biggest stars in the intimate stadiums around the Grapefruit League . There's just about a game every day from West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie to Fort Myers and Clearwater, and there's no telling who or what you might see (including, yes, some see-through pants and strange new uniforms ).

This weekend, MLB is rolling out Spring Breakout games showcasing each team's top prospects to introduce fans to the stars of tomorrow.

So whether you're in Jupiter or Lakeland, here's a look at the remaining spring training schedules in Florida:

Braves spring training schedule, tickets

The Atlanta Braves play their home spring training games at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: Spring Breakout at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.; vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.; at Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.

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Orioles spring training schedule, tickets

The Baltimore Orioles play their home spring training games at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.; at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 6:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Boston Red Sox, 6:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.; vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.

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Red Sox spring training schedule, tickets

The Boston Red Sox play their home spring training games at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Minnesota Twins, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: Spring Breakout vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.; at Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.; at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 6:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.; vs. Minnesota Twins, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.

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Tigers spring training schedule, tickets

The Detroit Tigers play their home spring training games at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.; at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: Spring Breakout vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.; at Pittsburgh Pirates, 4:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 6:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. New York Mets, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.; at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: at Tampa Bay Rays (Tropicana Field), 12:35 p.m.

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Astros spring training schedule, tickets

The Houston Astros play their home spring training games at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. New York Mets, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: Spring Breakout at St. Louis Cardinals, 10:05 a.m.; at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: at Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.; vs. Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. Miami Marlins, 6:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 12:05 p.m.

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Marlins spring training schedule, tickets

The Miami Marlins play their home spring training games at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: Spring Breakout at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:05 p.m.; at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:10 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: vs. Houston Astros, 1:10 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:10 p.m.; at Houston Astros, 6:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 6:40 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.

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Twins spring training schedule, tickets

The Minnesota Twins play their home spring training games at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: at Boston Red Sox, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.; Spring Breakout vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 4:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Washington Nationals, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.; at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at Boston Red Sox, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Twins spring training games .

Mets spring training schedule, tickets

The New York Mets play their home spring training games at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: Spring Breakout vs. Washington Nationals, 3:05 p.m.; vs. Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: at Houston Astros, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at Washington Nationals, 1:05 p.m.; vs. Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 6:10 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Houston Astros, 1:10 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. Washington Nationals, 1:10 p.m.; at Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Mets spring training games .

Yankees spring training schedule, tickets

The New York Yankees play their home spring training games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:35 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.; Spring Breakout vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 4:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:35 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. New York Mets, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.; at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: vs. New York Mets, 1:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Yankees spring training games .

Phillies spring training schedule, tickets

The Philadelphia Phillies play their home spring training games at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: at Houston Astros, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: Spring Breakout at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.; at Miami Marlins, 1:10 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.; at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: at Detroit Tigers, 6:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at Baltimore Orioles, 6:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 12:05 p.m.

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Pirates spring training schedule, tickets

The Pittsburgh Pirates play their home spring training games at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: at New York Yankees, 6:35 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. Detroit Tigers, 4:05 p.m.; at Atlanta Braves, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at New York Yankees, 6:35 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 6:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at Baltimore Orioles, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Pirates spring training games .

Cardinals spring training schedule, tickets

The St. Louis Cardinals play their home spring training games at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: Spring Breakout vs. Miami Marlins, 2:05 p.m.; vs. Miami Marlins, 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: at Washington Nationals, 12:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: Spring Breakout vs. Houston Astros, 10:05 a.m.; vs. Houston Astros, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. Miami Marlins, 1:05 p.m.; at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: vs. Houston Astros, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: at Miami Marlins, 6:40 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Washington Nationals, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Houston Astros, 12:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Cardinals spring training games .

Rays spring training schedule, tickets

The Tampa Bay Rays play their home spring training games at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: at Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.; Spring Breakout at Minnesota Twins, 4:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: at Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:05 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.; at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: at Philadelphia Phillies, 12:05 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: vs. Detroit Tigers (Tropicana Field), 12:35 p.m.

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Blue Jays spring training schedule, tickets

The Toronto Blue Jays play their home spring training games at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:07 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.; Spring Breakout at New York Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.; vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:07 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 19: vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:07 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: at Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
• Thursday, March 21: at Pittsburgh Pirates, 6:05 p.m.
• Friday, March 22: vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:07 p.m.
• Saturday, March 23: vs. Detroit Tigers, 1:07 p.m.; at Baltimore Orioles, 6:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 24: at Philadelphia Phillies, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 25: at Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.

Check out  ticket prices for Blue Jays spring training games .

Nationals spring training schedule, tickets

The Washington Nationals play their home spring training games at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida.

• Friday, March 15: Spring Breakout at New York Mets, 3:10 p.m.; at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 12:05 p.m.
• Sunday, March 17: vs. New York Mets, 1:05 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: at Houston Astros, 6:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 20: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 6:05 p.m.
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Rays trim roster by telling Uwasawa, 5 others they won’t make team

• Marc Topkin Times staff

PORT CHARLOTTE — Though Friday’s game was rained out, the Rays continued to progress toward setting their 26-man opening day roster.

Six players in camp on minor-league contracts were told they won’t make the major-league team to start the season, including Japanese right-hander Naoyuki Uwasawa.

The other five are catchers Rob Brantly and Francisco Mejia, outfielder Jake Mangum and right-handed relievers Joe Record and Burch Smith.

Three of the players, including Uwasawa, have assignment clauses that allow them to seek a big-league job elsewhere, with the Rays either having to put them on their roster or let them go if they do. The others are Brantly and Smith.

Manager Kevin Cash said the Rays would like to keep all six in the organization to provide depth that is likely to be needed.

“Some of them have some outs in their contracts that they have to work through their agent, but we definitely like all of them to stay in (Triple-A) Durham and feel like they could help us throughout the course of the season,” he said.

Final roster decisions are not expected until next week, with the 26-man list due at noon on Thursday, four hours before the season opener versus Toronto.

The Rays, having lost four players to spring injuries, are deciding on the final starter and bullpen spots (likely two from the group of Tyler Alexander, Kevin Kelly and Jacob Waguespack) and a second catcher.

The decisions on Brantly and Mejia would seem to make Alex Jackson likely to be added to the roster as the backup to catcher Rene Pinto.

Though Jackson, 28, has appeared to be the leading candidate all spring, the 2014 first-round pick by Seattle has caught only 55 games in the big leagues. So it is possible the Rays could seek a more experienced option this weekend as other teams make their cuts.

Similarly, the Rays could look outside for a proven bat as a replacement for lefty-swinging first baseman/DH Jonathan Aranda, who broke his right ring finger and will miss four to six weeks.

Among experienced options who became free agents on Friday were Eduardo Escobar; Mike Ford, who spent part of 2021 at Durham; and Dominic Smith.

The Rays also have an in-house option in Austin Shenton, who had been optioned to the minors on March 11, and will take another look at him over the next few days. Shenton is slated to play first base in the Port Charlotte exhibition Saturday.

Shenton, 26, was added to the 40-man roster in November after a tremendous season split between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, hitting .304 with 29 homers, 99 RBIs and a 1.007 OPS in 134 games.

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Starter Jake Odorizzi, the 33-year-old veteran of 11 seasons, had the right on Friday to opt out of the minor-league contract he signed March 15.

But given he has yet to throw in a game, he is expected to stay with the Rays to continue his buildup at least into next week. Whether he would go to Triple-A Durham or seek an opportunity elsewhere is unclear.

Uwasawa was a three-time All-Star in Japan with Nippon, but signed a minor-league deal with the Rays because he wanted to work with their pitching coach, Kyle Snyder, and the staff he had heard so much good about .

After a rough start to the spring in which he dealt with several adjustments to the major-league game, including the ball, pitch clock, between-innings timer and five-day schedule, Uwasawa has pitched better, including in a minor-league game on Thursday. In four major-league spring games, he is 0-1, 13.03.

“He made a nice adjustment after his first two outings; we anticipated there would be some challenges,” Cash said. “He really got the split going. (Thursday’s) outing everybody was encouraged by. (Baseball operations president Erik Neander) was on the back fields and said that there was just a lot of separation (between his pitches).

“He did some splits that dropped that looked like curveballs. So that pitch is a pitch that I know him and Kyle worked hard on, maybe altering the grip a little bit, and it seems to have taken off.”

The Rays went into Friday with 45 players on the camp roster.

They look to have nine opening the season on the major-league injured list (Aranda, Shane Baz, Taj Bradley, Jonny DeLuca, Josh Lowe, Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen, Jeffrey Springs, Taylor Walls) and another (Yu Chang) on the Durham IL. Plus Wander Franco (who is expected to be moved off the 40-man roster to the restricted or administrative leave list).

Taking off the six who were told they won’t make the team, they would have 28 left, including Odorizzi, Erasmo Ramirez (who declined to use his March 20 out clause and is headed to Durham) and Jackson.

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Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays. Reach him at [email protected].

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