ORANGE, NJ — The late Monte Irvin, an Orange native and Hall of Fame baseball player, is part of the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame class. Irvin, who died Jan. 11, 2016 at the age of 96, played left field and right field in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball for the […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Queens/Nassau Comets from New York State captured the sixth annual Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat Championship with a 2-1 victory over the N.J. Bulldogs at Monte Irvin field at Central Playground in Orange. Eddie Ramos, the championship game MVP, dominated on the mound for the Comets. But the Bulldogs’ pitching was […]
ORANGE, NJ – On the July 6-7 weekend, the Orange Monte Irvin Giants 19u summer team traveled to the Bronx, N.Y. to participate in the Julio Carballo Memorial Baseball Tournament. After a semifinal win, the Giants lost to the N.Y. Vipers in the championship game Sunday afternoon, July 7. “I thought it was a good […]
ORANGE, NJ – Since 2008, the Orange Monte Irvin Giants have worked with community partners to arrange for Club Liga Deportiva Hector Delgado from San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic to travel to Orange for a series of youth baseball games against local area teams. This year the Delgado club brought two teams, a 12U […]
ORANGE, NJ – On Wednesday, August 1, the Monte Irvin Giants traveled to Boston, Mass. to participate in the 2018 Boston Urban Baseball Classic scheduled August 1 through 5. The classic featured teams from Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York; and provided a bunch of off-field activities for the players, including a College […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Jersey City Sharks captured the 4th Annual Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat Championship with an 5-4 victory over the Lodi Rams at Monte Irvin field at Central Playground. The Sharks went 3-1 in the tournament winning the Championship for the second time in four years. Edgar Martinez, the Championship Game MVP, […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange Monte Irvin Giants high school baseball team was defeated by the Newark Yankees, 7-5, for the Newark Baseball League Championship on August 21 at Weequahic Park in Newark. The championship game was called after five innings because of problems with the lights. Monte Irvin was the fourth seed in the […]
ORANGE, NJ – After spending three days not only hosting the 3rd Annual Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat Classic baseball tournament, but also winning all three games they played, the Orange Monte Irvin Giants 19U team were not going to let anything go wrong in the Championship game Sunday afternoon, July 30. The […]
ORANGE, NJ – The 3rd Annual Monte Irvin Giants 19U Wood Bat Classic baseball tournament will be held Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30 at Monte Irvin field at Central Playground in Orange, located at 401 Central Ave. In addition to the hometown Giants (the defending champions), teams committed to play include the Jersey […]