扣扣传媒

Laredo 5, Fargo-Moorhead 4 (14 Innings) – Box Laredo C Matt Koch gets hit by a pitch with the bases loaded聽in the bottom of the 14th inning as the defending champion Lemurs open up the 2016 season with a 5-4 walk-off win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Fargo-Moorhead had a 3-0 in the top of the...Read More

The Laredo Lemurs will begin their American Association title defense tonight, as they host the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at 7:05 PM at Uni-Trade Stadium. The Lemurs will give the game one ball to RHP Ryan Beckman (pictured) against the RedHawks’ LHP Tyler Alexander. Two other teams coming off stellar 2015 seasons open at home tonight. The...Read More

A blend of new faces and familiar ones always mark a new American Association season, and Thursday’s round of openers which kick off the second decade of play will be no different. The most prominent of the newcomers, at least in terms of a name, belongs to Wichita manager Pete Rose Jr., who emphasized to...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Brandon Kintzler‘s first game with the Twins made a strong impression on his Hall of Fame manager, Paul Molitor. 鈥淗e (Kintzler) came in in a tough spot there (bases loaded) and faced a couple of really good hitters,鈥� Molitor told The Minneapolis Star-Tribune. 鈥淗e got (Jose) Abreu to...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz This story should be required reading for Cody Satterwhite, Geoff Broussard, Derek Eitel, James Hoyt, Ian Thomas and perhaps several other former American Association hurlers who are just short of realizing their major league dream. Two of the league’s other graduates, although far from prominent names in the...Read More

By George Von Benko/MLB.com PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Tim Adleman聽(Lincoln/El Paso 2012) only found out the night before he would be making his Major League debut, but gave the Reds a strong spot start in place of right-hander Raisel Iglesias on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. With Iglesias on the 15-day disabled list with an impingement...Read More

Courtesy Sioux City Explorers Media Relations Sioux City, Iowa聽鈥� The Sioux City Explorers announced on Friday聽that the Boston Red Sox have purchased the contract of Explorers INF Ryan Court. Court will report to Double-A Portland within the Red Sox organization. Court was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB...Read More

Phillips Could Become First South African Big-Leaguer While somewhat difficult to believe, a player who grew up in South Africa has never played in the major leagues. Anthony Phillips, an everyday infielder with last season’s powerful St. Paul Saints, is trying to change that situation. The 5-foot-9 switch-hitter is in the lineup daily for the...Read More

Durham, N.C. — For the second time in three years, the American Association lost a valuable member of their fraternity to melanoma.聽Scott Miller, the voice of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks passed away in late February and Brian Rose, the bench coach for the Wichita Wingnuts, passed away in late January, 2013.聽 The league will honor these...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Mike Zouzalik only got 33.2 innings divided between two Texas Rangers farm clubs before the right-hander found himself getting released pitching for Wichita two summers ago and St. Paul last season where his 2.06 earned run average along with a 4-1 record and three saves earned him Rookie...Read More