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WITCHITA, Kan.– The Kansas City T-Bones announced prior to tonight’s game in Wichita that right-handed pitcher and former Major Leaguer Cody Martin has been sold to the New York Mets.  Cody Martin was scratched from his opening night start last night, but the move was not official until earlier Saturday. The T-Bones roster now stands at...Read More

Cleburne 3, Winnipeg 2 — Full Box The Cleburne Railroaders opened their season in style and LF Axel Johnson played the hero as his double in the bottom of the ninth gave Cleburne a 3-2, walk-off win against the Winnipeg Goldeyes. The game was tied at 2-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth but after 2B Trevor...Read More

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Texas AirHogs are proud to announce an exciting and historic partnership with the Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) and Shougang Sports for the 2018 season. Thirty members of the Chinese National Baseball Team (known as the Beiiing Shougang Eagles) will train at AirHogs Stadium and rotate as players on the Texas...Read More

Sioux City 7, Lincoln 4 The Sioux City Explorers topped the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-4 in the opening game of the 2018 American Association season. Jay Baum led the Explorers, going 3-4 at the dish while hitting the season’s first home run and picking up three RBIs. Sioux City had 14 hits on the night. Luis...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz What is it about 33-year-old rookies from the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks? Catcher Chris Coste was the original, one would say, since he grew up in the area and played four seasons for the RedHawks before eventually breaking into the major leagues with Philadelphia at that not-so-young baseball age in...Read More

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – The Texas AirHogs are proud to announce that former Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals skipper John McLaren will serve as the team’s manager for the 2018 season. McLaren served as Mariners manager from 2007-2008 and also managed the Nationals during the 2011 season. He will bring 48 years of professional playing and...Read More

  Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz James Paxton’s no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners at Toronto Tuesday night raised the question of how many other pitchers who have spent even one day in the American Association have been involved in a major league no-no.  For that matter, how many who have played in any...Read More

(Via Railroaders) CLEBURNE, Texas – The Cleburne Railroaders have signed former Major League great Rafael Palmeiro and his son Patrick Palmeiro, the club announced Wednesday. Rafael Palmeiro, 53, is one of only six members of the distinguished 500-homer, 3,000-hit club, joining the likes of Hank Aaron, Alex Rodriguez, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray and now Albert...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Junior Guerra and Chaz Roe are not likely to be thought of as among the glamour names in major league baseball. But now in their 30s–Guerra is 33, Roe will turn 32 this fall–the right-handed pitchers are grinding their way to very respectable major league careers where they...Read More

GARY, Ind. — The Gary SouthShore RailCats announced the Boston Red Sox purchased the contract of shortstop Ryan Fitzgerald on Wednesday. Fitzgerald is likely to report to the Greenville Drive, the Class-A affiliate of the Red Sox. Fitzgerald is the 33rd RailCat to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization and the first...Read More