Last night, the San Diego Padres unveiled their new uniforms. With a promotional campaign #BrownIsBack the team prepared its fans for the upcoming change. The change was so much anticipated that tickets for the promotional show were sold. With the presentation of the club’s new manager, a few days ago, the new cap was shown…
Hensley Meulens, the Curaçao-born bench coach of the San Francisco Giants made his first step in Major League Baseball, today 30 years ago. With the New York Yankees, Meulens became the first player from Curaçao to make it to the bigs. Meulens was signed by the Yankees as an undrafted free agent in 1985. After…
According to the Las Vegas-Review Journal, the Las Vegas suburb Henderson has made a pitch to lure the Arizona Diamondbacks to the city. The intention is that the D-Backs would be part of a ballpark development à la Suntrust Park and surrounding The Battery. As the Diamondbacks ownership has expressed its dissatisfaction with how Chase…
More affiliation news. The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended their Player Development Contract with the Visalia Rawhide with two years. The new contract will run through the 2020 season. Several MLB players have called Visalia home for a while: Paul Goldschmidt, Max Scherzer, Archie Bradley, Trevor Bauer and Mitch Haniger. From 2013 through 2016, the Rawhide…
Last night, Didi Gregorius played his 700th MLB game. In the 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, Didi went 1 for 4. With that 700th game, Didi set a record of most MLB games played by a Dutch-born player, overtaking Bert Blyleven, who participated in 699 games in his extensive career. Next, to the 692…
Through Twitter, the Reno Aces announced the extension of their Player Development Contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks through the 2020 season. Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Happy to announce that we have signed a two-year renewal of our Player Development Contract, extending the Triple-A partnership with the @Dbacks through the 2020 season. pic.twitter.com/MAQ9ZxAyws — Reno Aces (@Aces)…
Didi Gregorius, the Amsterdam born shortstop of the New York Yankees who is residing on Curaçao, is having a helluva start of the 2018 season. In the previous seasons, Didi always was a slow starter but from his second game this year, he is hitting very well. What a difference this season is compared…
It was a phenomenon that started in the 50s and disappeared after 1995: The bullpen car. But since MLB is trying everything to speed up the game, bullpen cars came to mind not so long ago when commissioner Rob Manfred proposed to bring them back. Now the Arizona Diamondbacks will bring back the bullpen car. The…
The Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays will celebrate an anniversary this season. The Marlins will celebrate their 25th season and the Rays their 20th. But next to these two clubs, the Rockies (also 25) and the Diamondbacks (20) will also celebrate a milestone. With the firesale fresh in their memory, it is likely…
Finally, the cat is out of the bag. Maricopa County has freed $3.75 million for the much-needed repairs of Chase Field. The Maricopa County Stadium District has approved a $3.75 million contract for additional improvements to Chase Field. The contract was approved Wednesday and will contain steel and concrete repair work which is expected to…
