High School Sports
Gerald Laird admitted “feeling nervous” Tuesday, as he waited to find out if his name would be called in the first day of Major League Baseball’s free agent draft.
June 3, 1998
Gerald Laird, a tall, lithe, happy-go-lucky young man who plays baseball as if he invented the game, will have an exceptionally busy senior season.
Sept. 23, 1997
Sports
Gerald Laird must decide today if he is going to sign with Oakland or reenter the baseball draft, which starts Wednesday.
June 1, 1999
Amanda Freed and Gerald Laird Are Honored for the Second Year in a Row
June 9, 1998
Gerald Laird, the Times Orange County’s two-time baseball player of the year, is recovering after being hit in the helmet by a pitch during the Connie Mack state regional championship game July 26, his mother, Vicky Laird, said Monday.
Aug. 4, 1998
Baseball: La Quinta catcher, Athletics far apart on money, his agent says.
July 22, 1998
Gerald Laird La Quinta, Junior; Baseball/Catcher With power, speed and outstanding catching skills, Laird is one of the county’s best all-around players.
April 8, 1997
Baseball: La Quinta catcher Gerald Laird left his mark both offensively and defensively.
June 10, 1997
Gerald Laird broke the Southern Section career record for runs as top-ranked La Quinta defeated Los Amigos, 13-4, in a Garden Grove League baseball game at Los Amigos.
May 7, 1998
Gerald Laird, the second-round pick of the Oakland Athletics, has decided to play baseball at Cypress College, he said Friday.
Aug. 29, 1998