Rays’ Liberatore deals first complete game Rays No. 4 prospect Matthew Liberatore struck out a career-high 10 in his first complete game as Class A Bowling Green beat Great Lakes, 3-1, to complete a sweep of Friday’s doubleheader. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190629&content_id=308600016&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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Effectively Wild Episode 1396: Stars and Chubs Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Twitter commotion caused by the Pioneer League’s Grand Junction Rockies (who are definitely not named the Humpback Chubs), an Angels outfield sign and Mike Trout, the curious rise and fall of Yonder Alonso, the promotion of Rays rookie (and two-way…
DetailsMcConnell keeps rolling for Chukars Royals second-round pick Brady McConnell homered, drove in four runs and extended his season-long hitting streak for Rookie Advanced Idaho Falls, which rolled past Great Falls, 14-2. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308598598&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsCakes’ Diaz crushes homer on four-hit night Sixth-ranked Marlins prospect Isan Diaz skied a 477-foot home run in his first four-hit game of the season for Triple-A New Orleans, which outslugged Oklahoma City, 9-7, on Friday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308594844&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsSOLO SHOT FROM MARTINEZ LIFTS SAINTS IN 11 St. Paul 5, Fargo-Moorhead 4 (11 Innings) – Box Score The St. Paul Saints (27-12) rallied in the eighth and ninth innings to force extras and eventually earned 5-4 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in 11 innings. The Saints were trailing 4-2 heading into the eighth inning,…
DetailsPitcher Notes: Vazquez, Brewers, Luzardo, White Sox, Padres The Brewers expressed interest in Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez last summer, though talks didn’t go anywhere, Robert Murray of The Athletic reports. The left-handed Vazquez would have teamed with Brewers southpaw Josh Hader and righty Jeremy Jeffress to form a nigh-unhittable relief trio on paper, perhaps one…
DetailsMinor MLB Transactions: 6/28/19 Friday’s minor moves from around baseball… The Reds have released right-hander Nick Travieso, per Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com. This ends a long Reds tenure for Travieso, who had been a member of the organization since it selected him 14th overall in the 2012 draft. As Gray explains, though, the 25-year-old Travieso’s…
DetailsWilson Ramos bashes Gatorade cooler after Mets’ latest stinker This losing isn’t just getting to Mets fans, it’s boiling over to the players, too. The Post caught Wilson Ramos bashing a Gatorade cooler with his bat after the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Braves on Friday night at Citi Field. It was the sixth consecutive…
DetailsCubs To Place Cole Hamels On Injured List Cubs southpaw Cole Hamels exited his start Friday with a left oblique strain, manager Joe Maddon told Jordan Bastian of MLB.com and other reporters. The severity of the injury won’t be known until Hamels undergoes an MRI, but he will go on the injured list, according to…
DetailsAnderson fans 14 in M-Braves’ no-no Braves No. 3 prospect Ian Anderson struck out a team record-tying 14 over seven innings as Double-A Mississippi no-hit visiting Jackson, 2-0, in a 2-0 victory on Friday night. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190628&content_id=308591118&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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