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Nickname Knockout winner steamrolls the competition
The latest news, interviews, highlights and more from Minor League Baseball
Tuesday, June 02
★★★★ TOP NEWS
‘The Iowa Meat Truck’ delivers victory
The baseball landscape is littered with quirky and unique monikers, and there was no shortage of candidates for Nickname Knockout. In the end, the fans decided on Blue Jays prospect Peyton Williams’ unique moniker.
★★★★ TOP PERFORMANCES
Joshua Báez, OF, Memphis (STL): Week-long power surge
Goes 10-for-29 (.406) with 5 HRs, 7 XBH, 10 RBIs in 6 games
Ryan Sloan, RHP, Arkansas (SEA): Perfect in his own right
Retires all 18 batters, fanning a career-high 11 in lone start
James Tibbs III, OF, Oklahoma City (LAD): Out of this world
Slashes .444/1.125/1.569 with 6 HRs and 16 RBIs in 6 contests
★★★★ June kicks off with zany Minor League promos
As spring gives way to summer, the Minors’ promotional calendar shifts into overdrive. June brings a fresh wave of the weird, from sweaty celebrations in Louisville to dairy-fueled festivities in Wisconsin, proving once again that no idea is too outrageous at the ballpark.
★★★★ MUST-SEE PLAY: Hot Rod revs his engine
Caden Bodine took the scenic route and the express lane in the same game. The Rays’ No. 12 prospect raced around the bags for a rare inside-the-park grand slam and added a more conventional homer later in the game as part of a six-RBI night for High-A Bowling Green.
★★★★ STAFF PICKS
2021 vision: Each org’s best pick from 5 years ago
The 2021 Draft class has taken a winding path. Many players have established themselves while others are still finding their way. Here’s each club’s best selection from five years ago … with some definite surprises.
Double the fun at Double-A
Two swings, two homers for Dodgers slugger Josue De Paula. It was the first multihomer game in Tulsa for the organization’s No. 1 prospect.
Lookout! It’s a new ballpark
Double-A Chattanooga’s new home blends 19th-century industrial heritage with all the comforts that a 21st-century ballpark can provide.
Big Apple slugger
Ryan Clifford’s monstrous power has been on full display lately. The Mets’ No. 3 prospect has gone deep three times in his past four Triple-A games.
★★★★ ONLY IN MiLB: The main men of May
The latest The Show Before the Show podcast zeros in on the best Minor League performers of the past month on the mound and at the plate. Plus, Ben Hill gives some insight into some of the, shall we say, interesting promos around the Minors in June.
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