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Reds’ Ervin Player of the Week
Cincinnati Reds prospect Phillip Ervin was named the Arizona Fall League’s Player of the Week after batting .333 with a homer, eight RBI and two stolen bases during the AFL’s most recent week of play. Ervin, a 23-year-old outfielder, smacked 14 homers, plated 71 RBI and stole 34 bases between High-A and Double-A last season; […]
Pitcher of Week for Brew Crew’s Hader
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Josh Hader has been named the Arizona Fall League’s Pitcher of the Week for Week 4. The lanky lefty allowed just one hit and struck out seven batters in four innings over the course of two relief appearances this week; his Arizona Fall League ERA now stands at 0.90 through 10 innings. […]
New Scorekeep
There is a new scoreboard on Field Two at the Toronto Blue Jays Mattick Complex at a cost of approximately nine thousand dollars. This appears to be just one small step in the Blue Jays plan to stay in Dunedin, their only spring training site, after their present contract expires on December 31, 2017. Another project at the […]
Baltimore’s Bundy
Dylan Bundy, the supremely talented but oft-injured pitcher who was the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft, made his second appearance in the 2015 Arizona Fall League November 6. The 22-year-old hurler underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2013, and he missed a big chunk of the 2015 season due to shoulder inflammation. MLBPipeline.com […]
Roy Smith Loves Baseball
He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners but made it to the show with Cleveland and still Roy Smith loves baseball. Here Smith fly’s out to right playing for the New Era 35+ team in the Men’s Senior Baseball Fall Classic at the Blue Jays Mattick Complex. Smith still lives […]
Hero Breaks up No-No
When a player get carried off the field it usually means he got the winning hit or threw a perfect game but not this Venezuelan player. This gentlemen entered the game against the Raleigh Red Sox with two out in the bottom of the ninth down and his team down 7-0. All that he did was […]
Oil Can Swings Away
Former Montreal Expo, Boston Redsox and Texas Ranger hurler Oil Can Boyd still enjoys playing the game even if some of the players are 20-years younger. The 56 year old Boyd is shown here grounding out to short in the 35+ Men’s Senior Baseball League Fall Classic. He also played half the game at second. The game […]
Schugel Cuts
Former Twins minor leaguer Jeff Schugel still is getting in his cuts at the plate at the MSBL Fall Classic at the Mattick Complex in Dunedin. Playing in the 52+ division for the Blues Schugel during his senior off season is a scout for the Cincinnati Reds. His son AJ is a pitcher for the […]
Yanks Sanchez Hot in Desert
New York Yankees prospect Gary Sanchez continues to swing a hot bat in the Arizona Fall League, batting .328 with a league-leading six homers and 17 RBI through the conclusion of play on November 4. The young backstop, who is the Yankees’ No. 5 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, also leads the league in slugging, and […]
Oil Can, Bichette and Creedon
CLEARWATER, FLA.– (above, EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO) Hurler Oil Can Boyd (L) greets Dante Bichette prior to the two former major leaguers teams playing against each other in the Men’s Senior Baseball League Fall Classic. Boyd didn’t pitch against Bichette because he had pitched on Monday and played second in an earlier game on Tuesday at age […]
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