Ron Morris

Birds: Cormorants are a coastal bird, but you can find them at Salem Lake, too  Winston-Salem Journal

This month, MiLB.com went to the movies, tuned into the television shows and watched worthwhile documentaries that spotlighted the quintessential qualities of Minor League Baseball, with fans chiming in on what else could’ve made the list and other d…

His best season as an outfielder with the Indians produced 33 home runs and 82 RBIs in 1987 despite a .236 batting average.

Remembering the talented early 1980s Montreal Expos trio of Wally, Anthony and Roy Johnson.

The Cubs drafted powerful South Carolina high school outfielder Earl Cunningham eighth overall in 1989, but he was stymied by strikeouts and never advanced past high Class A.

Barry Zito threw one of the best curveballs in baseball during the 2000s. Fittingly, “Curveball” is the name of his candid new memoir.

The Angels drafted Hernandez with the 16th overall pick. Five years later he was off on a career that included stops with 10 teams that concluded in 2007.

Jon Peters got considerable national publicity when he no-hit A&M Consolidated High of College Station, Texas, 10-0, for his 51st straight win. It broke the record of 50 set by Timmy Moore of McColl, S.C., in the late 1970s.

Sears store to close in Cape, ending an era of retail  Southeast Missourian

Frank Catalanotto, a batting title contender in 2001, is now coaching at Division II New York Tech.

The Twins drafted Todd Walker eighth overall in 1994 out of Louisiana State. He ranked as the system’s No. 1 prospect in 1996 and ’97.

Witt will represent his son, Bobby Witt Jr., who is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2019 MLB Draft.

Since the Wake Forest lab opened in October 2018, some 20 major league teams have visited to see how it works and determine whether it could be replicated at the professional level.

Four seasons into his career, Bielecki was on the verge of being released by the Pirates when he began to tinker with a forkball. Good results followed.

Bring hummingbirds to your garden with native plant life  Winston-Salem Journal

Basketball scoring machine Chris Clemons makes Campbell must-see TV  Raleigh News & Observer

Vance Wilson made it to the major leagues despite being drafted in the 44th round, and is now the bullpen coach with the Kansas City Royals.

NC Central’s ’89 title team will get together Saturday to remember their ‘incredible journey’  Raleigh News & Observer

Scouting staffs are shrinking as teams enhance analytics departments in an effort to build the perfect player evaluation machine. So what does the future hold for scouts?

Jeffrey Hammonds was an all-star in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies, and is now a special assistant for player services for the Major League Baseball Players Association.