Good news about Jonathan Schoop. The 23-year old infielder has started his rehab games. He has been appointed to the Bowie Baysox, where his older brother Sharlon played before he was promoted (again) to AAA Norfolk on June 17. Since his first rehab game at AA level, Jonathan wasn’t hitting very well. In his first…
On April 27 Cuban Antonio Becalli Garrido, president of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) announced that there would be a friendly game between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles. But now Heriberto Suarez Pereda, National Commissioner of Baseball, announced at www.trabajadores.cu (Cuban website that means workers) that a friendly match…
Rick van den Hurk’s adventure in the NPB didn’t last long. According to the website Yakyu Baka, he has been removed from the Hawks’ active roster. Rick was called up about a week and a half ago from the Japanese minor leages, where he posted very impressive numbers. In ten starts, he won five games and lost…
On day three of round two in the second half of the 2015 season, the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus @ Corendon Kinheim; Pronto DSS @ Mampaey the Hawks; Vaessen Pioniers @ UVV and L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ HCAW. Due to heavy rainfall, the game between Vaessen Pioniers and UVV was cancelled. It will…
Yesterday Dutch catcher Rodney Daal was released by the Evansville Otters. Daal, Amsterdam native signed a deal with the Otters in February, hardly played for the club from the independent Frontier League. After spring training he was placed on the DL and it took him until June 11 to get back on the roster. He only…
On the second day of round two of the second half of the season, the following games were played. HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates; UVV @ Vaessen Pioniers; Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS and Corendon Kinheim @ Curacao Neptunus. Would UVV and Corendon Kinheim be able to get another surprising score? HCAW @ L&D…
Well, it was hard to ignore as most media wrote about it in the last few days. A-Rod got his 3000th hit in grand style with a solo homer to right field in his first at bat of the game vs the Tigers. The first pitch that Justin Verlander delivered to him was a 95…
After a long wait, most of the low Minor Leagues started their season will start their season around these days: Northwest League, New York-Penn League, Pioneer League and the Appalachian League. The Northwest League and the Pioneer League both started yesterday, the Appalachian League will start coming Monday and the New York-Penn League will play…
On the first day of round two in the second half of the season, the following games were scheduled: UVV @ Vaessen Pioniers; Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS; HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates; Corendon Kinheim @ Curacao Neptunus. Only one game did not have a surprising outcome. UVV @ Vaessen Pioniers 10 – 2…
Yesterday it was exactly 100 years ago that Bosse Field in Evansville Indiana opened it’s doors. It replaced the wooden Louisana Street Ballpark in which the final game was played the day before the Evansville River Rats moved in to Bosse Field. The stadium opened with a unique double header. In the afternoon a ballgame was…
