Getting to know the Rebels

For today’s edition of Getting to know the Rebels, we will get to know Maddox McDonald and Brian Valigosky!

Brian Valigosky is a 6ft-1in, 202lb Lefty pitcher from New Orleans, LA. He is a Sophomore at Tulane University where he is majoring in Finance. If you’d like to learn more about Brian, you can follow him on Twitter @Bvaligosky7 and on Instagram @brian.valigosky.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Houston Astros

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: cookies

CATS OR DOGS: dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Cars and Peaky Blinders

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Yellow

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: I broke both of my thumbs

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Jumpshot

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Go to the College World Series

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Work in an MLB Front Office

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to Europe

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: Good.

Maddox McDonald is a 6ft-1in, 188lb Outfielder from San Antonio, TX. He is a Sophomore at the Univeristy of Louisiana Lafayette where he is also studying Finance. You can learn more by following Maddox on Twitter @AutoMaddox25 and on Instagram @maddoxmcd02.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Cubs

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Gum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE: Star Wars

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Yellow

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: I’m really good at wii sports golf.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): I was good at track.

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Make it to the MLB

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Make Money

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: See every ball park.

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: It has been fun!

■ Anna K Lawrence

Getting to know the Rebels

For today’s meet the Rebels installment, we will get to know Trey Cruz and Blayne Deaton!

Roberto “Trey” Cruz is a 6ft-3in, 200lb Infielder from Pearl River, NY. He is a Freshman at Harford Community College in Maryland where he is currently majoring in General Studies. You can follow Trey on social media @Treyyyyaaaa on Twitter and @Treyyyaaa on Instagram!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: The Yanks

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE: A Bronx Tale

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Red

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: I’m 6’3″ and I do a mean freestyle.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): My looks

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: To play this game until I can’t move.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Own a bitcoin

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Do a backflip

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: One word: Awesome!

Blayne Deaton is a 6ft-6in, 205lb Righty Pitcher from Lexington, KY. He is a Senior at Indiana Univeristy where he is studying Sports Marketing and Management. You can get to know Blayne a little more by following him on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @Blayne31.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Red Sox

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: TikTok

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Ozark

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Orange

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): My height

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Play professionally.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Have my own real estate company.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Skydive

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: Good teammates, fun time!

■ Anna K Lawrence

Getting to know the Rebels

Today we get to learn about pitcher Cristian Sanchez and Catcher Luke Lambert!

Cristian Sanchez is a 6ft-3in, 200lb Right-handed pitcher from not-too-far up the road in Centreville, VA. He is a Senior at Tulane University where he is majoring in Communications. You can learn a little more about Cristian by following him on Twitter @Cristiansan010 and on Instagram @Csan18.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Washington Nationals

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Both!

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: The Dark Knight, Peaky Blinders

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Yellow

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: My favorite food is oysters.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): I’m a wonderful cook!

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Win a championship!

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Win an Oscar.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Sky diving.

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: I love the fanbase and how passionate people are about Rebel baseball!

Luke Lambert is a 5ft-8in, 195lb Catcher from McDonald, PA. He is a Sophomore at the University of Pittsburg where he is also studying Communications. You can follow Luke on Twitter @Luke.Lambert24 and on Instagram @Luke_Lambert_

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Pittsburgh Pirates

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice cream

CATS OR DOGS: Cats

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: none

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Ozark

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Lime

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Lifing

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Play professionally

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Play professionally.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Sky diving

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: It has been a great time! Excited for the rest of the year!

■ Anna K Lawrence

Getting to know the Rebels

Hello Rebel fans! For today’s installment of our Rebel introductions, we will learn a little bit about pitcher Evan Byers, and outfielder Khi Holiday!

Evan Byers is a 5ft 10in 180lb left-handed pitcher from Nicholasville, KY. He is a junior studying Animal Science at the University of Kentucky! You can follow Evan on Instagram and Twitter @evan_byers21.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Cincinatti Reds

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: TikTok

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Yellowstone

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Red

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: This is the first summer I haven’t lived in Kentucky.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being short.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Become an equine veterinarian.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go out west and work on a cattle farm on horseback.

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: It’s a lot of fun and a great community.

Khi Holiday is a 5ft-9in 155lb outfielder from Belden, MS. He is a Sophomore at Northeast Mississippi where he is studying sports management. You can become one of Khi’s many social media fans by following him on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @KhiHoliday!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: None!

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Both

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: TikTok

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Ozark

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Blue

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: I run fast!

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being a good friend.

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: MLB!!!

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: MLB!!!

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Get to MLB!!!

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: GREAT!!!

■ Anna K Lawrence

Getting to know our Players

For our second installment of Meeting the Rebels, we’ll learn about Eduardo Mendoza and Bryce Fowler!

Eduardo “Eddie” Mendoza is a 6ft, 195lb Right-handed pitcher from Eagle Pass, TX. He is a Sophomore at Texas State University where he is majoring in Business. You can follow along with Eddie on Twitter @EdwardMdz19 and on Instagram @edwardmendoza_

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: LA Dodgers

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Cookies

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: TikTok

FAVORITE MOVIE: All the Marvel movies

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Orange

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): I am a follower of Christ.

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Throw a perfect game.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Playing pro.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Skydiving

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: Great team, and great coaches!

Bryce Fowler is a 6ft-2in, 180lb outfielder from Madison, Mississippi. He is a Sophomore at the University of Southern Mississippi where he is studying Business. You can learn even more about Bryce by following him on Twitter @BryceFowler_6 and on Instagram @brycef8

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Atlanta Braves

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Bubblegum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

TIKTOK OR YOUTUBE: TikTok

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: The Sandlot, and The Ranch

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Yellow

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS TRUE FACT ABOUT YOU: I have 11 toes.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Nothing.

TELL US ABOUT A BASEBALL GOAL: Make it to the MLB.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Make good money.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Skydive

TELL US HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT NEW MARKET AND THE REBELS SO FAR: It’s a great atmosphere!

■ Anna K Lawrence

New Player Introductions

Hello Rebel fans! We’ve lost a few more players from our opening day roster, but we’ve gotten a few more to replace them! Today we’re going to get to know Emilio Valdes and Trévon Smith!

Emilio Valdes

Emilio Valdes is a 6ft-7in, 210lb Lefty pitcher from Miami, Florida. He is a senior at ASA College where is is studying communications. You can follow Emilio on social media @EmilioV27 on Instagram and @EmilioV12345 on Twitter!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Yankees and Marlins

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Bubblegum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Both

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Star Wars for both.

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Grape

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I have a Youtube channel MilooSportsNet

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being really tall and basketball.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Play a pro sport/be famous.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to every MLB and NBA stadium.

Trévon Smith

Trevon Smith is a 6ft, 245lb Outfielder from Barboursville, VA. He is a Senior at Glenville State College where he’s majoring in Athletic Coaching and Coordinating. You can get to know Trévon even better by following him on Instagram @Smithboi24 and on Twitter @Smithboi24.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: The Nats

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Bubblegum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Netflix

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Talladega Nights

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Grape

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I’m terrified of snakes!

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Making it to the bigs.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Skydiving!

■ Anna Lawrence

Player Introduction for Today

Hello Rebel Fans! We have made our way through our start-of-the-season roster and gotten to know a lot of great boys! As seasons go though, some have to go home due to injury, life circumstances or innings limits and new players come to take their place! Today we get to meet our new catcher!

Brendan Roney

Brendan Roney is a 5ft-10in, 185lb catcher from Cudjoe Key, Florida. He is a Freshman starting at Virginia Commonwealth University this year. He plans to study Communications there. You can follow Brendan on social media @BrendanRoney31 on Twitter and @Brendon_Wells7 on Instagram!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Detroit Tigers

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: cookies

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

MORNING OR EVENING: Evening

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Creed 2/Power

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Grape

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I like to spear fish.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Pong

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Play in the MLB

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to every Major League stadium!

■ Anna Lawrence

Player Introductions of the Day

Hello Rebel fans! Hope you had a Happy 4th! We’re back today with introductions of Robert Antonetti and Jacob Starling!

Robert Antonetti

Rob Antonetti is a 5ft-10in, 190lb Catcher from Colleyville, Texas. He is a Sophomore at Texas A&M University where he’s majoring in Biomedical Science. You can follow Rob on social media @Robert.W.Antonetti on Twitter and @Robert_W_Antonetti on Instagram!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Rangers

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: gum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: ice cream

CATS OR DOGS: dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

MORNING OR EVENING: Morning

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Blue

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being smart.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Become a cosmetic surgeon.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Visit every MLB Stadium.

Jacob Starling

Jacob Starling is a 5ft-10in, 180lb infielder/outfielder from Orlando, Florida. He is a Sophomore at East Carolina University where he is studying Business Management. You can follow Jacob on Instagram @JacobStarling_10 and on Twitter @StarlingJacob.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Atlanta Braves

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Gum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

MORNING OR EVENING: Evening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Superbad, The Office

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Blue

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I knocked my tooth out in the tub as a kid.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Video game skills.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Do something I enjoy for a living.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Leave the country.

■ Anna Lawrence

Player Introductions of the Day

Hello Rebel fans! We’re more than halfway through the season and only have a few more players left to get to know for 2021! We do expect that we may have a few roster changes and may lose and add a couple players, but for today we’re going to get more acquainted with Cameron Dean and Theo Farynick who have been here since the beginning of the season!

Cam Dean

Cam Dean is a 6ft-4in, 195lb Infielder from Myrtle Beach, SC. He is a Junior at the College of Charleston (school of former Rebel and NY Yankee Brett Gardner), where he is majoring in Economics. You can follow Cam on Instagram @Camdean8!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: New York Mets

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Gum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Cookies

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

MORNING OR EVENING: Evening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: How I Met Your Mother

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Blue

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being healthy.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: A healthy family.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to Hawaii.

Theo Farynick

Theo Farynick is a 5ft-9in, 180lb Right-handed pitcher from Lloyd Harbor, New York. He is a sophomore at Bucknell University where he is studying Finance. You can follow Theo on Instagram @Theo_Farynick!

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: The Yankees

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Seeds

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: ice cream

CATS OR DOGS: dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

MORNING OR EVENING: Evening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Youtube

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: South Park

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Blue

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I only have 8 1/2 toes.

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Being short.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Become a billionaire.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to the Eiffel Tower.

■ Anna Lawrence

Player Intros of the Day

Today we meet Marcelo Saldana and JC Navarro!

JC Navarro

JC Navarro is a 6ft-2in, 215lb infielder/righty pitcher from Sahuaria, Arizona. He is a sophomore at Arizona Western College where he is majoring in General Studies. You can follow JC on Twitter @ItsJC_Navarro and on Instagram @el_JC_Navarro.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: LA Dodgers

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Bubblegum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Both

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Listening

MORNING OR EVENING: Both

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Both

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: Lone Survivor, The Office

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Cucumber lime

SOMETHING YOU’RE KNOWN FOR (OTHER THAN BASEBALL): Owning 2 ranches in Mexico.

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Be successful.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Travel to Spain.

Marcelo Saldana

Marcelo Saldana is a 6ft, 180lb Left-handed pitcher from Clovis, California. He ha studying Kinesiology at Fresno City Community College. You can follow Marcelo on Twitter @MarceloSaldana1 and on Instagram @M.S10.

FAVORITE MLB TEAM: Giants

BUBBLEGUM OR SEEDS: Gum

COOKIES OR ICE CREAM: Ice Cream

CATS OR DOGS: Dogs

TALKING OR LISTENING: Talking

MORNING OR EVENING: Evening

NETFLIX OR YOUTUBE: Netflix

FAVORITE MOVIE & TV SHOW: The Sandlot, Criminal Minds

FAVORITE GATORADE FLAVOR (COLOR): Yellow

WEIRD OR HILARIOUS FACT ABOUT YOU: I am from California

NAME ONE LIFE/CAREER GOAL: Retire my parents.

NAME SOMETHING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Travel all over the world.

■ Anna Lawrence