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Grotz makes MLB debut with Seattle Mariners
After four years and a trip through the Independent baseball circuit, Zac Grotz made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners. Grotz was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 28th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from …
Travis Snider making serious noise in Reno
There’s not much else I can say about Travis Snider. The last time I checked in, he was lighting up Atlantic League pitching as a member of the Independent, Long Island Ducks. The former first-round pick of the Toronto Blue …
Retirement short-lived for Chris Colabello
It wasn’t that long ago that I spoke with the Sugar Land Skeeters’, Chris Colabello. In the weeks since, he’s retired. But not for that long. Since retirement or perhaps strategic scenery change, the former Blue Jay fan favorite has …
Like father, like son: Bichette Jr. inks deal with Nationals
Dante Bichette Jr., son of ex-big leaguer Dante Bichette, signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals earlier this month. We’re all familiar with the younger Bichette, Bo. He’s in the early stages of his Toronto Blue Jays career …
A baseball journey like no other: An exclusive interview with Chris Colabello
There really hasn’t been anyone that’s epitomized the trek through independent baseball and minor league baseball like Chris Colabello. Colabello went undrafted after his senior year at Assumption College in Worcester, MA and from there unconventional became commonplace. He spent …
Former Blue Jay Colabello returns to his Indy roots
After spending 2018 in T&A San Marino last year in the Italian Serie A1 League, Chris Colabello is back stateside playing for the Independent Sugar Land Skeeters. Before inking the deal with the Skeeters, the former Blue Jay, who surprised …
Travelers’ Zac Grotz is lights out
The past year has been one heck of a ride for Arkansas Travelers right-handed pitcher, Zac Grotz. Originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 28th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Grotz is …
Skeeters give former Cardinals catcher one more shot
The Sugar Land Skeeters announced they have signed former big league catcher, Cody Stanley. Stanley was a 4th round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of North Carolina at …
After a career year, Valdespin is your MVP
After a career year, Jordany Valdespin was named the Long Island Ducks MVP. There really nothing that he hasn’t done in the game. In all, Valdespin has appeared in over 1300 games at the professional level including four years with …