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This Week In Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Baseball (August 11-14)
With another rough four-game stretch, the Ballers drop to 58-51. They’re slowly eating away at that substantial first-half success when they were 16 games over .500.
The Colorado Rockies place All-Star catcher on waivers, what comes next?
The Colorado Rockies placed veteran catcher Elias Díaz on waivers Wednesday per reports from Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. He is now available to be claimed by all 29 other teams for roughly $1.5 million owed on his contract until Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Should he go unclaimed, the Rockies could choose to retain… read more
Rangers Win Wild 9-7 Extra Innings Contest Over Red Sox To Snap Skid
Entering play on Wednesday, seemingly nothing was going the Texas Rangers’ way. Since the all-star break, Texas was just 9-15 had lost 8 of their first 12 games in August, and were on the verge of being swept by the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. Adolis Garica was one of the big stories in… read more
Cobb Cruises as Cleveland Crushes Chicago Cubs
The Cleveland Guardians had some offensive highlights in last night’s 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs, but it was all about the pitching. Alex Cobb won his first game in a Cleveland uniform since arriving in a deadline trade with the San Francisco Giants. Cobb pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up just three hits and… read more
Yankees 10, White Sox 2: Aaron Judge Makes The History Books
The South Siders get crushed by the Bronx Bombers. Aaron Judge blasted his 300th career home run as the Sox drop to 29-92 on the season.
White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (August 5-11): Tim Elko
The Barons and Dash led the way this week, taking four games in their six-game series. The other affiliates did not have their best weeks, but as usual, all of the weekly award winners were quite impressive. Charlotte Knights Record 2-4 (last week), 51-60 (overall), 18-19 (second half) Knights Player of the Week Tim Elko… read more
This Week In Winston-Salem Dash Baseball (August 7-13)
The Dash had a solid week, winning their series against the Drive and opening their series against the BlueClaws with a victory. During this time frame, the Dash outscored their opponents by a score of 29-22, Samuel Zavala had a 1.015 OPS, and Tommy Vail pitched four shutout innings to build on his great resume at this level.
Class A Closer: Cleveland Guardians Are Best in Baseball Again
Can a closer win the Cy Young Award? Cleveland Guardians fans are happily asking this question after last night’s 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Progressive Field. Emmanuel Clase saved his fourth game in four days. Of course, that means Cleveland has won four in a row after a seven-game losing streak. The last… read more
It might be time for Colorado to give Kris Bryant the Russell Wilson treatment
The spring of 2022 is a time that will live in infamy in Colorado sports history. Looking to right their respective ships, the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies made blockbuster moves to acquire a star player with the hopes they would be the ones to foster in a new era for their respective franchises. The… read more
A Pittsburgh Pirates podcast
The Pirates are now losers of nine games in a row
“Ball eight!” Wasn’t that how fictional play-by-play man, Harry Doyle, described Ricky Vaughn’s pitching debut in the baseball classic comedy, Major League? Vaughn went on to throw 12 straight balls before things really got interesting. As for your 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates? They’re now up to nine-straight losses after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of… read more
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