Baseball players could be seen practicing on the UCLA Intramural Fields just over a year ago, after the lease on their home stadium was deemed to be illegal.

A baseball team’s best hitter can only bat once every nine times.
Collegiate starting pitchers often only take the mound once a week.
Even elite defenders have limits to their range.

This post was updated Feb. 11 at 5:46 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA baseball is just days away from its first pitch of the 2026 season following a 2025 campaign where the Bruins secured a share of the Big Ten title and a Men’s College World Series appearance.

UCLA’s 10-acre lease with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which includes Jackie Robinson Stadium, was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit on Tuesday.

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 12:37 a.m.
The baseball world was focused on game seven of the 2025 World Series on Saturday – the sport’s biggest possible stage.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:28 p.m.
UCLA Athletics is no longer the new fish in the pond. After its inaugural year in the Big Ten, UCLA made its name known, winning four Big Ten tournament championships.

This post was updated July 27 at 5:13 p.m.
The average American earns around $1.7 million in their lifetime, according to a 2011 study.
Almost no one would turn down the opportunity to earn around $2 million just to sign up for a job that – could – one day, earn them eight figures per year.