Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
Former MLB Players in Men’s Senior League
DUNEDIN, FLA.–Some former pro ball players still enjoy playing a bit of baseball in their later years but one wants to get back in the game as a coach in Australia. While chatting with former Houston Astro Anthony Walker on Thursday November 7th prior to his Men’s Senior Baseball League game at the Englebert Complex he […]
Bichette still Plays
DUNEDIN, FLA. –When some major leaguers pro careers are over they might just hang up the cleats and enjoy their retirement but not Dante Bichette. At age 50 was taking to the field on Monday the Men’s Senior Baseball League tournament at the Toronto Blue Jays minor league complex. The photo shows Bichete hitting a […]
Another HBP?
DUNEDIN, FLA.–Rocket Sports and Entertainment, the leader in catching those taking one for the team, did it again today! Roemon Fields of the Blue Jays Instructional League squad got plunked on the brain bucket. Fields did trot down to first before being checked out by the team trainers. If you check out the second picture […]
Hoffman at Mattick
DUNEDIN, FLA.–Toronto Blue Jays 2014 first round pick Jeff Hoffman is in his third week of long toss (60′) at the team’s Mattick Complex. Hoffman has been working out with the team’s prospects during Instructional Camp.
NHL Opens Tonight and Atkinson takes another Hard Knock
Dunedin, Fla.–One day he is hit by a pitch another he makes his catching debut and on Wednesday and a fellow Canadian tries to run him over at the plate. So goes the life of Blue Jays Instructional League catcher and fellow Canadian Justin Atkinson. The Surrey, BC native Atkinson got the starting assignment on […]
Debut for BC Native Atkinison
DUNEDIN, FLA.–Surrey, BC native Justin Atkinson made his catching pro debut for the Instructional League Blue Jays against the Phillies at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium on Friday October 3, 2014, Atkinson caught four innings handling two different pitchers. “He looks like he knows what he is doing,” said Vancouver Canadians pitching coach Jeff Ware, “He […]
Hard Knocks at Instructional League
DUNEDIN, FLA.–It seems that when a camera from Rocket Sports and Entertainment is leveled at a ball player they have a tendency to “Take One For The Team.” It was no different on Wednesday October 1, 2014 at Grant Field when Blue Jays Instructional League catcher Matt Morgan took a glancing blow off his uniform. […]
Atkinson takes one for the Team
TAMPA, FLA.–Surrey, BC native Justin Atkinson gets ready to take one for the team when the Blue Jays Instructional League Squad took on the Yankees at Steinbrenner Field. The ball is coming in on Atkinson and then hits him and goes straight up the bat. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTOS)
Scary Moment for Jagielo
TAMPA, FLA.–A 87-MPH fastball from Blue Jays LHP Grayson Huffman felled Yankees infielder Eric Jagielo on the right side of his head during an Instructional League game between the Blue Jays and Yankees at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday September 27, 2014. Jaqielo did lay motionless on his back for about 10-minutes as Yankee trainer Alfonso […]
Mesa and Chavez make Debut
DUNEDIN, FLA.–When one 16-year old makes his professional debut in baseball one might want to stop and take it in but two in the same game and in consecutive innings it does get ones attention. This of note that they are both Mexicans who like Robert Osuna were sign at age 16. The first […]
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