minor league baseball

9-year-old Bat Boy Honored at Team’s 1st Game Since His Death
9-year-old Bat Boy Honored at Team’s 1st Game Since His Death
9-year-old Bat Boy Honored at Team’s 1st Game Since His Death
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 9-year-old batboy who died after being accidentally struck by a follow-through swing in Wichita has been honored at the baseball team's first game since his death. Kaiser Carlile was struck Saturday by a warm-up swing by a Liberal Bee Jays player near the on-deck circle during a National Baseball Congress World Series game...
Minor League Baseball Has a New Home Run King
Minor League Baseball Has a New Home Run King
Minor League Baseball Has a New Home Run King
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Call him the real-life Crash Davis. Mike Hessman, an infielder for Triple-A Toledo in the Detroit Tigers' system, became the career home run leader for U.S.-based minor leagues Monday night, hitting his 433rd in the seventh inning of a game against Lehigh Valley...
Hillsboro Gives Approval on Yakima Bears Move
Hillsboro Gives Approval on Yakima Bears Move
Hillsboro Gives Approval on Yakima Bears Move
It’s almost official: the Bears are leaving the Valley. The Hillsboro City Council held a special meeting Tuesday and approved a conditional license agreement with the Short Season, LLC, the owners of the Yakima Bears. Though the agreement still needs to be approved by the Northwest League, the President of Minor League Baseball and the office of the Commissioner of Major League Basebal
Yakima Bears Will Honor Stadium Contract
Yakima Bears Will Honor Stadium Contract
Yakima Bears Will Honor Stadium Contract
Yakima County Commissioner Mike Leita does not anticipate any problems in releasing the Yakima Bears from the team's contract that runs through 2015. The Bears are set to move to Hillsboro, Oregon, next year after officials approved an agreement June 5 to build a new stadium for Single-A baseball...
Trahan Is A First Round MLB Draft Pick
Trahan Is A First Round MLB Draft Pick
Trahan Is A First Round MLB Draft Pick
The 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player’s Draft began June 4, and the Arizona Diamondbacks selected catcher Stryker Trahan 26th overall. Trahan is a six-foot-one high school player at Acadiana High School in Louisiana, where he bats left and throws right...
Yakima Bears 2012 Opening Day June 20th
Yakima Bears 2012 Opening Day June 20th
Yakima Bears 2012 Opening Day June 20th
Yakima Bears baseball opening day is June 20th at the Yakima County Stadium. KL Wombacher says they have lots of new promotions and a new kids club and the general manager says they don't have all the distractions they had last year with talk about a new stadium...
Minor League Baseball Poke Fun at LeBron
Minor League Baseball Poke Fun at LeBron
Minor League Baseball Poke Fun at LeBron
The Peoria Chiefs, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, have added their names to the growing list of people poking fun at LeBron James' NBA Finals defeat. The Single-A team announced that "the replica ring, which like LeBron's is non-existent," would be handed out to fans before the game on June 16 as a part of promotion honoring the 1990 Chicago Bulls.