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LB In MLB: Jeff McNeil 51st Dirtbag In MLB

From statistical anomalies to streaks ending, this month has been historic for Long Beach representatives in Major League Baseball. Last week, Long Beach Poly’s Chase Utley and Long Beach State’s Mike Marjama announced their retirements. This week, Garrett Hampson and Jeff McNeil became the 50th and 51st former Dirtbags to be called up to The […]

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LB In MLB: Garrett Hampson 50th Dirtbag In MLB

From statistical anomalies to streaks ending, this month has been historic for Long Beach representatives in Major League Baseball. Last week, Long Beach Poly’s Chase Utley and Long Beach State’s Mike Marjama announced their retirements. This week, Garrett Hampson became the 50th former Dirtbag to be called up to The Show. Hampson, 23, made his […]

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Long Beach State Update: Hampson 50th Dirtbag In MLB

Garrett Hampson made history today by getting called up by the Colorado Rockies. He is the 50th Long Beach State Dirtbag to make a Major League Baseball roster. The Dirtbags now have 12 former players on MLB rosters, and have had more former players in the league than any other college or university since 2010. […]

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Former LBSU Dirtbag Mike Marjama Leaving Baseball Behind

Mike Marjama made his Major League Baseball debut less than a year ago, but the former Long Beach State Dirtbags catcher has decided to hang up his cleats and give back to a community that also shaped his life. “I am more than an athlete,” Marjama wrote in his official retirement letter released via Twitter. […]

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Long Beach Poly Alum Chase Utley Retiring To Become “Full-Time Dad”

In a brief press conference at Dodger Stadium on Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley announced he will retire at the end of this season, his 16th in Major League Baseball. “I just wanted to let you know I’ve signed a five-year extension,” he cracked at the beginning of the press conference, to […]

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Long Beach State Summer Update

Catch up on everything that’s happening this summer with Long Beach State athletics. MEN’S BASKETBALL Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Releases Schedule MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Long Beach State, Wilson Volleyballers Win Bronze With USA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL This year’s Long Beach State women’s volleyball season isn’t far away, and the 49ers schedule has officially been set. Second-year […]

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LB In MLB: Long Beach All-Star Streak Ends

The streak is dead, long live the streak. Last year, Long Beach had a representative from one of its schools in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the 12th consecutive season. It doesn’t look like that streak will continue after the MLB fan vote was released over weekend. Long Beach Poly alum Chase Utley […]