The Frisco RoughRiders will organize a State Fair of Texas promotion on September 2nd when they face the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Texas based Frisco RoughRiders are the AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Texas League (how much Texas do you want?). During this promotional night, there will be a video homage to the…
The Dixie Association was a cooperation between the Southern League and the Texas League in 1971. As both leagues lost a team after the 1970 season, both leagues were left with an uneven number of teams. To overcome this problem the leagues decided to join forces and to have an interlocking schedule. The problems arose…
After becoming a minor league free agent after the 2015 season, Juan Carlos Sulbaran from Curacao signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, the cross state rivals of his former MLB organization, the Kansas City Royals. Last season, Sulbaran played most part for the Royals’ AA farm team, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals…
Big news for Dutch baseball fans. Two Dutchies have been added to a roster of a new club. Sharlon Schoop, the older brother of…., has been promoted from AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk. The 28-year old infielder struggled last year with the BaySox as he hit .217. The Orioles did resign him and placed him…
The Baltimore Orioles have signed Sharlon Schoop to a minor league contract. Sharlon is the older brother of Orioles’ infielder Jonathan Schoop. Sharlon played for the Bowie Baysox in the Eastern League (O’s AA affiliate) last season. In 77 games and 267 at bats he collected 58 (.217)hits of which thirteen doubles and three homeruns….
