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Covington Red Sox
The Covington Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Covington, Virginia Covington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,737, making it the second-least populous city in Virginia. It is surrounded by Alleghany County, of which it is also the county seat. .... In 1966, the Covington Red Sox played as members of the Rookie (baseball), Rookie level Appalachian League, placing fourth in their only season of play, while hosting home games at Casey Field. The Red Sox were succeeded in Covington minor league baseball by the 1967 Covington Astros. History Minor league baseball began in Covington, Virginia, when the 1914 Covington Papermakers became charter members of the four–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Virginia Mountain League, winning the league championship in their only season of play. Covington was without minor league play until 1966. The 1966 Covington Red Sox became members of the five� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rookie (baseball)
A rookie is a person new to an occupation, profession, or hobby. In sports, a ''rookie'' is a professional athlete in their first season (or year). In contrast with a veteran who has experience and expertise, a rookie is usually inexperienced and prone to making mistakes. Throughout sports In some sports there are traditions in which rookies must do things, or tricks are played on them. Examples in baseball include players having to dress up in very strange costumes, or getting hit in the face with a cream pie; a traditional rookie's "hazing" procedure in American football involves taping players to a goalpost and dousing them with ice water, Gatorade, and other substances. In Major League Baseball, the MLB has cracked down on hazing by enacting an Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Policy which prohibits players from dressing up as the opposite sex, or wearing offensive costumes based on race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, and gender identify. American football In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
