Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods are thrilled to introduce the 2026 Hot Rods Hall of Fame Ballot. This is the third time the voting has opened, and the first time since 2019 when Blake Snell was inducted. Prior to Opening Day on April 3, 2026, at

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Craig Albernaz, manager of the 2018 Midwest League Championship team for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, has been named the manager of the Baltimore Orioles. This is the second former manager in Hot Rods history to be named manager at the MLB level. Albernaz’s managerial career

Bowling Green, Kentucky - Another season has come and gone, and it is time to peek in the rearview mirror. Over 66 home games, you, the fans, had a chance to see an amazing on-field product that the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Tampa Bay Rays put together each season.

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (0-2) season came to a close with a crushing 10-5, 10-inning loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers (2-0) on Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Hub City started the scoring in the top of the second with

Spartanburg, South Carolina – Angel Mateo knocked in the only run for the Bowling Green Hot Rods (0-1) in the series-opener, dropping the first game of the SAL Divisional Series, 1-0, to the Hub City Spartanburgers (1-0) on Tuesday at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Bowling Green plated

Bowling Green, Kentucky – A pair of big days at the plate from Emilien Pitre and Angel Mateo spurred the Bowling Green Hot Rods (35-31, 69-61) to a 6-2 victory over the Asheville Tourists (23-40, 52-76) in the regular season finale on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green,

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (34-31, 68-61) mustered just two hits in an 8-0 loss to the Asheville Tourists (23-39, 52-75) on Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Asheville kicked off the scoring in the top of the second off Bowling Green starter

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Powered by a six-run seventh inning and 5.0 shutout innings from Gary Gill Hill, the Bowling Green Hot Rods (34-30, 68-60) cruised to a 10-0 win over the Asheville Tourists (22-39, 51-75) on Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bowling Green opened the

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Carlos Colmenarez went deep twice, while Garrett Gainey logged a career-high 6.0 frames, catapulting the Bowling Green Bootleggers (33-30, 67-60) to a 9-4 win over the Asheville Tourists (22-38, 51-74) at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bowling Green kicked off the scoring with three

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Ryan Spikes belted a game-tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning, while Blake Robertson tallied a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods (32-30, 66-60) to a 6-5 win over the Asheville Tourists (22-37, 51-73) on Wednesday at Bowling

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Nathan Flewelling collected a two-run triple in his High-A debut, propelling the Bowling Green Hot Rods (65-60, 31-30) to a 2-1 victory over the Asheville Tourists (51-72, 22-36) on Tuesday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Asheville started the scoring in the top of

Greenville, South Carolina – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-30, 64-60) dropped the series finale, 9-3 on Sunday to the Greenville Drive (30-30, 63-63) at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. Greenville plated the first run of the game in the top of the second inning against Bowling Green starter

Greenville, South Carolina – Gary Gill Hill tossed 7.0 inning for the third time this season, while Bryan Broecker and Carlos Colmenarez powered the offense with homers, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-29, 64-59) to a 7-3 win over the Greenville Drive (29-30, 62-63) on Saturday at Fluor Field

Greenville, South Carolina – Late home runs from Angel Mateo and Daniel Vellojin forced extra innings, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (29-29, 63-59) fell 8-5 to the Greenville Drive (29-29, 62-62) on Friday at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. Bowling Green broke onto the scoreboard first, plating a

Greenville, South Carolina – Aidan Smith collected four hits, including two home runs, while Marcus Johnson tossed 6.0 scoreless innings, guiding the Bowling Green Hot Rods (29-28, 63-58) to a 8-2 win over the Greenville Drive (28-29, 61-62) on Thursday at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. The Hot Rods

Greenville, South Carolina – Angel Mateo logged his third multi-hit performance for the Bowling Green Hot Rods (28-28, 62-58), but the offensive effort wasn’t enough, falling to the Greenville Drive (28-28, 61-61) by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. The Hot Rods started

Greenville, South Carolina – A four-run third inning, including back-to-back homers from Aidan Smith and Mac Horvath, led the Bowling Green Hot Rods (28-27, 62-57) to a 5-2 win over the Greenville Drive (27-28, 60-61) on Tuesday at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. The Drive brought in the first

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-27, 61-57) dropped the series finale, 4-1, to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (37-16, 82-37) on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Greensboro started the scoring in the top of the first against Bowling Green starter Santiago Suarez. Jesus Castillo

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-26, 61-56) fell behind early and failed to recover, falling 6-1 to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (81-37, 36-17) on Saturday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Greensboro started the scoring in the first inning off Hot Rods starter Gary

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Spurred by a five-walk, three-run fourth inning, the Bowling Green Cavemen (61-55, 27-25) captured their third consecutive win with a 5-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (80-37, 35-17) on Friday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bowling Green opened the scoring in the

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Marcus Johnson shined over 6.0 frames as the Bowling Green Bootleggers (60-55, 26-25) grabbed the series lead with a 4-2 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (80-36, 35-16) on Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bowling Green kicked off the scoring with two

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Garrett Edwards tied a career-high with nine strikeouts, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods (59-55, 25-25) to a thrilling 4-3 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (80-35, 35-15) on Wednesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Greensboro began the scoring in the fourth off

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (58-55, 24-25) fell behind early and could not recover, dropping the series-opening contest to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (80-34, 35-14), 7-2 on Tuesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Greensboro started the scoring in the second off Bowling Green

Rome, Georgia – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (24-24, 58-54) dropped a fifth consecutive game, losing 7-4 to the Rome Emperors (20-27, 50-63) on Sunday at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome, Georgia. For the first time in the series, Bowling Green brought in the first runs of the game, scoring three

Rome, Georgia – Angel Mateo was the only Bowling Green Hot Rods (24-23, 58-53) hitter to log a hit in the 4-0 loss to the Rome Emperors (19-27, 48-63) on Saturday at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome, Georgia. For the fifth consecutive game, Rome brought in the first run of the