The Chicago Cubs and the Eugene Emeralds (A Short Season, Northwest League) have extended their Player Development Contract with two years. Now the contract runs through the 2018 season. It is not the first time that the Cubs and the Emeralds joined forces. In the 1999 and 2000 seasons, both clubs teamed up as well….
By now this is old news already, but I have totally missed it. Bad news for L&D Amsterdam Pirates, good news for the rest of the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Baseball website Grand Slam Stats & News announced this on June 12. Kevin Heijstek injured himself during the final of the European Champions Cup as he covered first…
The Dutch baseball hangout and Strike Zone have agreed on teaming up in a tactical partnership. Strike Zone is a soon to build indoor baseball and softball facility where you can practice your hitting all year. Right now Strike Zone needs an additional €20,000 to realize the plans. Therefore the owners have started a crowd…
Today, on day one of round two of the second part of the season, Kinheim hosted Curacao Neptunus, Pickles UVV faced HCAW, Vaessen Pioniers took on De Glaskoning Twins and L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted DSS . Curacao Neptunus 4 – 5 Kinheim In a game in which the score went back and forth Kinheim took…
The soap of Dunkin’ Donuts Park continues. About a week and a half ago, you could read here that the city of Hartford gave construction companies Centerplan Cos. and DoNo LLC the boot for not reaching the May 17 target in the construction of Dunkin’ Donuts Park, future home of the Hartford YardGoats. But now it…
Just a few days after he was drafted by the Wasthington Nationals, Carter Kieboom signed a contract with the Nationals. Kieboom (pronounce boam, not boom) was the Nationals’ first round pick as he was drafted as 28th overall pick. According to a source, Kieboom took his physical on Monday and will head to the team’s Spring Training…
The Memphis Redbirds, AAA farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals, now offer the best seats in their stadium, Autozone Park. For $75 you can buy a ticket for what they call “owner seats”. These premium seats are located right next to the Redbirds’ dugout. Can you imagine, sitting right on top of the action…
In the ever changing Minor League landscape, the affiliation between the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Cleveland Indians was extended for two more seasons. The contract would expire after this season, but apparently both teams are happy with each other and extended the cooperation through the 2018 season. Since 1999, the inaugural season of the…
In 1913 there were two Empire State Leagues. One in the state of New York and one in the southern part of Georgia. It is commonly known that New York is known as the Empire State, but Georgia was also promoted as the Empire State of the South by business promoters. Cities represented: Americus, GA:…
On the final day of the first round of the second half of the season, Thursday’s and Saturday’s road teams were now having the home field advantage. UVV hosted DSS, L&D Amsterdam Pirates took on Vaessen Pioniers, Kinheim faced HCAW and De Glaskoning Twins hosted Curacao Neptunus. DSS 18 – 17 Pickles UVV Quite…
