Another day, another announcement from the Atlanta Braves of players being reassigned to the minor league camp. Today, utility-man Eddy Alvarez and right-hander Chad Kuhl are the players sent out from the big league side of camp. With this move, Atlanta’s major league camp roster is down to 48 players. Alvarez, who was added this … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord February was the quietest month of the season, game wise, for the Hershey Bears. The Chocolate and White played just six games, going 4-2. The Bears won three of their four home matchups and went 1-1 on the road. Hershey remains in first place of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Atlantic Division … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have added two more players to camp as they have signed right-handed pitcher Kodi Whitley and infielder Jamie Westbrook to minor league deals, bringing the total spring training roster to 74 players. Whitley, 30, has big league experience in three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally selected in the 27th … Read more
The Royals announced they have signed catcher Luke Maile to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The 34-year-old Maile is a nine-year MLB veteran as a backup catcher with a lifetime line of .208/.274/.319. Maile was originally drafted by the Rays in 2012 out of Kentucky. He made his MLB debut … Read more
The Dink Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) has kicked off in China with unprecedented success! Prior to the MiLP entrance into China, the only pickleball tournaments were divided by age group, not skill level. This series is the first of its kind in the country to divide pickleball competition categories by Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) … Read more
Perhaps the most famous minor league baseball player isn’t real. Kevin Costner’s Crash Davis from Bull Durham is a fictional icon who shined in the minors but only had a cup of coffee in “The Show.” There have been plenty of real-life Crash Davises. Whether struggling in the majors or never getting the chance to … Read more
The Royals announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Thomas Hatch to a minor league deal. The 30-year-old has pitched in parts of four seasons in the big leagues with the Blue Jays and Pirates, with a 4.96 ERA in 39 career relief appearances. Hatch is a Tulsa native who pitched at Oklahoma State before the … Read more
The Atlanta Braves took another step to bolster their pitching depth on Wednesday evening, as Aram Leighton of Just Baseball is reporting that the Braves and RHP Chad Kuhl have come to an agreement on a minor league deal for the upcoming season. Additionally, MLB Trade Rumors made sure to note that Kuhl will likely … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord Coming off a bit of a rough month in December, the Hershey Bears rebounded in January by losing only twice in regulation and earning points in 10 of their 12 games during the month. The Chocolate and White posted a record of 8-2-2-0. Six of those wins came in the first seven … Read more
The man, the myth, and the legend Jesse Chavez signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers the team announced Monday afternoon. Chavez has been a stalwart in the Braves bullpen the last 4 seasons, posting a 2.87 ERA over 190 innings despite consistently only procuring minor league deals in free agency. Chavez was … Read more