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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Katie Krall (left) poses for a picture on her first day of work at the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft. Krall joined the three-year MLB Inaugural Fellowship program this summer.

Q&A: NU alumna Katie Krall joins Boston Red Sox as minor league coach in historic signing

February 15, 2022

Baseball Four years after graduating from Northwestern, Katie Krall (Weinberg ’18) has already made strides in professional baseball. The Park Ridge native signed with the Boston Red Sox in January...

Katie Krall (left) poses for a picture on her first day of work at the 2018 MLB First Year Player Draft. Krall joined the three-year MLB Inaugural Fellowship program this summer.

NU grad earns fellowship with MLB commissioner, hopes to become league’s first female GM

July 3, 2018

Billy Beane. Theo Epstein. Dave Dombrowski. They’re the names that come to mind when you think of Major League Baseball general managers, architects of teams that have competed for World Series championships...

Former Northwestern pitcher George Kontos has become a key reliever in the San Francisco Giants bullpen.

Q&A: George Kontos, former Northwestern pitcher and World Series winner

June 15, 2015

When George Kontos pitched a third of an inning in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, he became the third Northwestern alumnus (along with Joe Girardi and J.A. Happ) to ever appear on baseball's biggest...

Paul Stevens is the winningest coach in Northwestern baseball history. The veteran announced Thursday he will retire after the conclusion of his 31st season as a Wildcat.

Baseball: Coach Paul Stevens to retire after 31 years

April 2, 2015

Baseball Coach Paul Stevens will retire at the end of the 2015 season after 31 years, Athletic Director Jim Phillips announced Thursday. “We are incredibly grateful that Northwestern has been...

Hayes: Baseball’s unwritten rules hold it back

Hayes: Baseball’s unwritten rules hold it back

April 23, 2014

In the past week, Major League Baseball players, managers and analysts have made a fuss about the sport’s “unwritten rules.” It seems that every year we have a discussion about the merits and purposes...

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