Aruban catcher Shawn Zarraga has been released by the Cincinnati Reds according to a MiLB transaction overview of Baseball America. In the offseason, Zarraga signed a minor league contract with the Reds because they gave him the best feeling. After a season that he split between AA Tulsa Drillers and AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers, Zarraga…
According to a Tweet of the Cincinnati Reds, nineteen minor league players have been invited to the 2017 spring training camp. One of the nineteen minor leaguers is 27-year old Shawn Zarraga. #Reds minor leaguers invited to Major League spring training camp: pic.twitter.com/kXNF6vizYT — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) December 9, 2016 After seven years in the…
Unlike many teams the Philadelphia Phillies and their AAA farm team, the Leghigh Valley IronPigs have extended their player development contract with four years through the 2020 season. Both clubs announced the news in an on field presentation before the final game of the season at Coca Cola Park. The four years is the maximum number of…
Great news for fans from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruban Catcher Shawn Zarraga has been called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last night he was spotted in the dugout of the Dodgers during the game vs arch rival San Francisco. Shawn played a big chunck of last season for the Oklahoma City Dodgers,…
And the PDC news keeps coming in… This time the Philadelphia Phillies extended the player development contract with their A Full Season affiliate, the Lakewood BlueClaws. As you may have guessed, the contract has not been extended for two years through the 2018 season 😉 but with four years through the 2020 season. Phillies Assistent Director…
In the final of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Panama City, the host natino took on neighbour Colombia. In what would become a close game, Panama could not clinch the championship for the second time in a row. Four years ago, the team fell to underdog Brazil Panama 1 – …
In the night cap of the World Baseball Classic, played at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City, Colombia and Panama pulled up a nice game that wasn’t as lopsided as the night game in Mexicali. Colombia 6 – 3 Panama Both teams kept each other in check rather…
On Thursday March 17, the WBC Qualifier 3 started with a matchup between Colombia and Spain. Later Panama and France would face each other in the night cap No surprises on this day as both favorites won easily. But also the games of this qualifier were restricted by black outs. How on earth does MLB want to…
