RJ Hamster
Is this heaven? No, it’s MiLB in Iowa
The latest news, interviews, highlights and more from Minor League Baseball
Tuesday, August 11
★★★★ TOP NEWS
MiLB returns to the Field of Dreams
Triple-A Iowa and St. Paul face off tonight in the famed cornfields of Dyersville, Iowa, with top Twins prospect Walker Jenkins and second-ranked Cubs counterpart Owen Ayers headlining the two talented rosters. The game will air on MLB Network with limited tickets still available.
★★★★ TOP PERFORMANCES
Zac Veen, OF, Albuquerque (COL): Radioactive performance at the plate
Slashes .478/.556/1.174 with 7 extra-base hits and 10 RBIs in 6 games
Mitch Voit, SS/2B, Binghamton (NYM): Five-hit game highlights week
Racks up 11 knocks while batting .611 with 3 doubles over 5 contests
Brendan Beck, RHP, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY): Runaway train of K’s
Strikes out 20 and yields 1 run in 10 2/3 frames across 2 starts
★★★★ The hotter it gets, the wackier it gets
One Triple-A lineup that featured two MLB MVPs? An undefeated pitcher with a 19.44 ERA? A final score of 22-21? Crooked Numbers presents the weirdest and wildest stats and plays of the past month.
★★★★ MUST-SEE PLAY: Homer No. 1 for this year’s No. 1
Roch Cholowsky homers have arrived in the Minors. The top pick in this year’s Draft launched his first pro homer in just his third game for High-A Winston-Salem. It was just part of a mammoth five-RBI night too.
★★★★ STAFF PICKS
An open-and-shut case for this promotion
Double-A Corpus Christi didn’t rest in peace on Día de los Hooks, a Copa de la Diversión homage to the “Day of the Dead,” which included the honoring of play-by-play announcer Michael Coffin with a bobblehead sponsored by a local funeral home.
Jumbo-sized debut
Jace Beck made quite the first impression on his new org, tossing a rain-shortened no-hitter for Triple-A Jacksonville in his Marlins debut.
Stalk of the town
Mr. Celery has become an unlikely icon for High-A Wilmington, storming the field after every run scored since his mysterious debut in 2000.
Rumbling right along
Mets prospect Billy Amick is on a heater with his new organization. The slugger has gone deep five times in seven games in August.
★★★★ ONLY IN MiLB: Going nuts for this fan favorite
The Show Before the Show has a fun conversation with Erik “The Peanut Guy,” the High-A Tri-City fan favorite who has visited every ballpark in the affiliated Minors. The podcast crew also breaks down the biggest storylines from the MLB Trade Deadline.
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