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Saquon? McCaffrey? Brewers prospect hits must-see juke move to score a run

@allisonmast13
July 19, 2025

According to the musical My Fair Lady, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. But when Biloxi’s Garrett Spain traversed the plane from third base to home in Friday night’s game, the plane could not contain Garrett Spain. As such, Spain danced his way to a run in

Holy cow! Orioles affiliate honors the Milkman with must-see bobblehead 

@allisonmast13
July 5, 2025

Typically, the Chesapeake Bay area is associated with scenic shorelines, but it felt more like Home on the Range when the Chesapeake Baysox unveiled an udderly one-of-a-kind Colton Cowser bobblehead. Nicknamed the Milkman, the Orioles outfielder stands atop a “COW-SER” pedestal, primed to bulldoze the next pitch. The twist? Cowser

Hop to it: Rabbit throws out first pitch at Minors game!

@allisonmast13
June 28, 2025

You’ve probably seen a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat, but have you seen a rabbit throw out a first pitch? On Saturday night, Alex the Great, a Flemish Giant rabbit, kicked off Reno’s Harry Potter night with his own bit of magic. With the help of a

Double-A club throws no-hitter on the same day in back-to-back years!

Cardinals No. 3 prospect spearheads historic milestone no MLB club has achieved
@allisonmast13
June 21, 2025

June 20 -- the start of summer, the longest day of year … and the day that the Springfield Cardinals throw no-hitters. Add in some Margaritaville-themed threads, and the vibes, as they say, are immaculate. On Friday night, the Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate threw a no-hitter on June 20 for the

497-foot slam is the latest jaw-dropping feat for MLB's No. 1 prospect at Triple-A

@allisonmast13
June 7, 2025

Occasionally, a baseball feat leaves us in a state of disbelief. On Saturday night, Roman Anthony did just that. MLB's top prospect blistered a 497-foot grand slam that left Triple-A Worcester's Polar Park on a trajectory toward Boston. It’s safe to say that many of the fans in attendance at

Minors' RBI leader Caglianone pulverizes homer in third straight game

@allisonmast13
May 25, 2025

Jac Caglianone has been electric throughout his young pro career, and his home runs seem to defy the laws of nature. It’s only fitting then that the Royals' top prospect has rumbled into Triple-A with the Omaha Storm Chasers and in a flash, has strung together a three-game home run

Duck delay at Double-A! This gives fowl territory a whole new meaning

@allisonmast13
May 3, 2025

There are a lot of birds in baseball. In the big leagues, we have Cardinals, Orioles and Blue Jays. In the Minors, some lesser-known species inhabit the ballparks like Loons and Sky Carp. But when a pair of ducks interrupted Saturday’s Double-A Springfield game at Hammons Field, they made a

You've got to see this circus-style catch made at Triple-A!

@allisonmast13
April 26, 2025

With bat dogs, wacky mascots and colorful alternate identities, many Minor Leagues ballparks resemble the circus. But Jacksonville’s VyStar Ballpark supplied the on-field act to go with the atmosphere on Saturday night when in the sixth inning, Jumbo Shrimp infielder Jack Winkler showcased a skill typically reserved for between-inning entertainment

'Spokane needed a title': Indians snap championship drought

@allisonmast13
September 15, 2024

For the first time since 2008, the Spokane Indians took home the Northwest League title after a back-and-forth Championship Series against the 2023 victors, the Vancouver Canadians. After three one-run games, Game 4 followed the same script. Knotted at 1 after nine innings, Vancouver struck first in the top of

Davis' Springfield introduction a powerful one

@allisonmast13
September 8, 2024

In the words of Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” In the span of approximately 15 months, Davis has called his baseball home: Tucson, Ariz; Palm Beach, Fla.; Peoria, Ill., and now, Springfield, Mo. Five

Former college roommates clash at Triple-A

Pitchers Henry, Kauffmann journey from Ann Arbor to Albuquerque
@allisonmast13
September 4, 2024

College football season officially kicked off on Saturday, and at its Midwest epicenter in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the reigning national-champion Wolverines toppled Fresno State. Fifteen hundred miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a pair of former Michigan athletes celebrated the victory and their own momentous occasion. Tommy Henry and Karl

Mighty Quinn: Springfield southpaw racks up 11 K's

Cardinals' No. 3 prospect reclaims Minor League lead in strikeouts
@allisonmast13
August 18, 2024

For many, a debut professional season played with three teams in three different cities at three different levels would be overwhelming. For Quinn Mathews, it’s the Cardinal way. The 6-foot-5 lefty, who spent four years as part of the Stanford Cardinal, has shot up the St. Louis Cardinals' system since

Chandler's Triple-A debut a smashing success

Bucs' 2021 third-rounder spins seven scoreless in first Indy start
@allisonmast13
August 10, 2024

This season, Indianapolis has been no stranger to fast-rising pitching prospects. Mere months after Paul Skenes' ascension from Indy ace to National League All-Star Game starter to potential Rookie of the Year, another Pirates top prospect was dominant in his Triple-A debut in the form of Bubba Chandler. The righty

Rocker dials it up in Double-A debut for Frisco

Rangers' No. 3 prospect shines in first full-season start in 14 months
@allisonmast13
July 27, 2024

It had been 442 days since Kumar Rocker last pitched in a game for a full-season affiliate. With a layoff of that length, any sort of comeback performance would be deemed an accomplishment. But on Friday night, the Rangers’ No. 3 prospect made a statement, striking out four batters in

Storm coming: De Vries flashes pop, tees off twice

Padres' No. 4 prospect, just 17, posts career-best night at Single-A
@allisonmast13
July 6, 2024

Leo De Vries has perhaps never deserved his nickname of “El Mutante” more than on Friday night when he left the yard twice for the first multihomer game of his very young pro career. But that’s not where his otherworldly abilities end -- the 17-year-old homered from both the right

Wilson presses luck in Vegas, tees off twice

A's top prospect delivers first multihomer performance as a pro
@allisonmast13
June 30, 2024

In a city full of pressing your luck, Jacob Wilson wasn't satisfied with hitting just his first Triple-A home run -- so he hit his second too, giving him his first multihomer game as a pro in one fell swoop. The top Athletics prospect lifted the Aviators to a 12-4

Reno's Lalli honored for selfless organ donation

Aces manager a perfect match for girlfriend's life-saving transplant
@allisonmast13
June 29, 2024

Six times every season, the Reno Aces hold a Home Run for Life game, presented by Donor Network West, to honor a Nevada community member who has been impacted by organ, eye and tissue donation. On Friday night, the event took on even more meaning as the club had an

June 15: Fitzgerald Inside-the-Park Home Run Day?

River Cats' utility man accomplishes rare feat at Triple-A
@allisonmast13
June 16, 2024

Holidays and the traditions that surround them give a comforting predictability to our lives. Every time the calendar flips to a new month, small text or icons indicate the upcoming dates of note. After Saturday night’s unique feat, it would be no surprise if Tyler Fitzgerald had a circle around

Newest Sky Carp Meyer stymies, K's 6 in club debut

Marlins' No. 1 prospect follows in flock path of No. 3 talent, White
@allisonmast13
June 2, 2024

They say it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond, but for the second time in the past two days, one of the top Marlins prospects joined a larger talent pool in the form of High-A Beloit. Noble Meyer, the organization’s top prospect, made his first start

Teel caps red-hot month with clutch homer

Red Sox No. 3 prospect comes through with game-tying clout
@allisonmast13
June 1, 2024

On the first day of the NCAA Regionals last season, Virginia coasted to a 15-1 victory over Army thanks in part to a two-hit performance by Kyle Teel. Fast forward 364 days, and it’s clear that while a lot changes over the course of a year, some things stay the

Band of Horses, RiverDogs unite for unique merch

Rays' Single-A affiliate gets rocking new look in limited line collab
@allisonmast13
May 24, 2024

Every collaboration has a thread that binds two entities or ideas together, and for one iteration of the MiLB x Music Capsule Collection, that theme might be No One’s Gonna Love the Charleston RiverDogs More Than Band of Horses Does. The Charleston-based rock band partnered with Official League on a

Knights' Kuhl makes his most emotional start

Right-hander pitches in honor of his wife on breast cancer night
@allisonmast13
May 24, 2024

In his 11-year professional career, Chad Kuhl has pitched in 239 games, from the lower level of the Minors to the Majors. None of them held the same significance as his May 17 start for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. Kuhl took the mound for Charlotte against Durham in a pink-sleeved

Shell games: Turtle makes mad dash across outfield

St. Lucie, Bradenton interrupted by curious crawling visitor
@allisonmast13
May 11, 2024

It’s typically the hare that comes up short against the tortoise in fables, but on Saturday night, neither the St. Lucie Mets nor the Bradenton Marauders stood a chance against a turtle. In the top of the second inning at LECOM Park, the Single-A St. Lucie (Mets) were at-bat with

Sugar Land slugger: Loperfido's out of this world

Astros' No. 6 prospect slugs three homers, collects seven RBIs
@allisonmast13
April 13, 2024

Prior to Friday night, Joey Loperfido sat atop professional baseball’s home run leaderboard alongside three-time American League MVP Mike Trout, among others. Just a few hours and three big swings later, the 24-year-old slugger has sole possession of pole position with nine home runs for Triple-A Sugar Land. In Sugar

Price was right after act of faith at Vanderbilt

Five-time All-Star went No. 1 overall after storied college career
@allisonmast13
February 12, 2024

It’s January 2005, and David Price is on the cusp of his freshman season at Vanderbilt. But he’s also a few bad games away from quitting baseball and working at a local McDonald’s. “It was a January or February day. There was a big part of him that was going