Hope grad DJ Reyburn umpires MLB All-Star Game
Hope College graduate DJ Reyburn umpired his first Major League Baseball All Star Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland as the left field umpire. The former Flying Dutchmen athlete, who earned a sociology degree in 1999, has worked for MLB full time since 2014 after rising from umpire school in 2000 and grinding through the minors. He now lives in Nashville with his wife Cherie and their three children.
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Peel leaves Hope for Alabama after national runner-up season
Meg Peel, a former Hope College swimmer and NCAA Division III national runner-up in the 200-yard back, transfers to Alabama for the fall semester. The Holland native cited the chance to swim at a Division I program and join teammates now at Alabama, expressing excitement for the new challenge and her goals to compete among elite swimmers.
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Jim Bouton dies at 80 in Massachusetts
Former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four, died at 80 in Great Barrington after battling brain disease linked to dementia and two strokes in 2012. He rose to stardom in 1963 as an All-Star, later faced ostracism for Ball Four, and co-created Big League Chew with a former teammate.
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