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Aug. 28
No. 1 overall pick Holliday connects on first homer
That didn't take long. No. 1 overall pick Jackson Holliday hit his first professional home run Friday in the Florida Complex League to lead his FCL Orioles to a 7-1 win over the FCL Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader in Bradenton. The homer -- a solo shot
Four arms combine on FCL Marlins no-hitter
Jared Pettitte was just finishing up his post-outing routine when Florida Complex League Marlins manager Luis Dorante Sr. told him the news: Pettitte and three other pitchers had combined on a seven-inning no-hitter of the Astros Blue team in a 4-0 victory on Saturday. Pettitte, who was making a rehab
Around the Minors: The week of Aug. 8-14
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Around the Minors: The week of Aug. 22-28
Aug. 28
Sequera, Rojas named FCL's top players for September
Minor League Baseball has announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for September in each of the 14 leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system. Triple-A East Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) outfielder Gregory Polanco led the league in home runs (nine) and total bases (68) and
Deson, Perdomo honored as FCL's best for August
Minor League Baseball announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for August in each of the 14 leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system. Triple-A East Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. led the league in runs (25), RBI (29), total bases (66), doubles
Johnson, Encarnacion voted FCL's top players for July
Minor League Baseball has announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for July in each of the 14 leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system. Triple-A East Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) first baseman Aderlin Rogriguez batted .360 in July and led the league in slugging percentage
Cardinals deal for Rays lefty Liberatore
It may be the middle of winter, but the hot stove has reignited.In the first major trade of the calendar year, the Cardinals acquired 2018 first-rounder Matthew Liberatore from the Rays. Catching prospect Edgardo Rodriguez and a Competitive Balance Round B selection (66th overall) also will head to St. Louis,
Tigers' Carpenter leads GCL All-Stars
The Gulf Coast League announced its 2019 end-of-season All-Star Team, Most Valuable Player and Manager of the Year on Wednesday.Tigers West outfielder Kerry Carpenter was named the league's Most Valuable Player. In 43 games, Carpenter batted .319 and led the league in home runs (nine), total bases (100), slugging percentage
GCL cancels remainder of 2019 season
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Gulf Coast League today announced it has canceled the final two games of the season and the league playoff series as Florida prepares for the impact of Hurricane Dorian.
GCL Phillies no-hit ... GCL Phillies
The complex leagues can be a little different. After months of Spring Training followed by extended spring training, Minor Leaguers at the lowest levels start playing games on the back fields of Florida and Arizona in late June that count as part of the Gulf Coast and Arizona League season.
O's sending Rutschman to GCL, Aberdeen
Adley Rutschman has signed. His place in the Orioles system has been sealed. Now, he knows where he'll first be delivered.The top overall pick in the 2019 pick will first report to the Gulf Coast League before moving on to Class A Short Season Aberdeen, Orioles general manager Mike Elias
Tigers' Greene debuts with bang
Riley Greene made an indelible first impression in his professional debut..The Tigers prospect -- and fifth overall pick in this year's Draft -- fell a triple of the cycle, collecting two home runs and five RBIs to lead Rookie-level GCL Tigers West to a 9-4 victory over the GCL Blue
Gulf Coast League announces 2018 All-Star Team
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Gulf Coast League today announced its 2018 All-Star Team, Most Valuable Player and Manager of the Year.The Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays each had three players named to the 12-man All-Star squad, which features six teenagers and players from four different
Fernander, bats lead GCL Tigers West to title
The Tigers West are the 2018 Rookie-level Gulf Coast League champions.The GCL Tigers West were pushed to a decisive Game 3 in the championship series, and unlike the first two games where the squad received a solid performance from either the pitching or the offense, both facets shined on Wednesday