Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now has exactly the same number of at-bats his dad had before his MLB debut. Through 1,055 AB's,
Vlad Sr: .343 AVG, 45 HR, 184 RBI, 95 BB, 115 K in 285 G
Vlad Jr: .332 AVG, 42 HR, 206 RBI, 149 BB, 137 K in 283 G
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre resumed a game from July 17 today. Luis Gil was the starting pitcher.
Luis Gil got the start for the Yankees in Game 2 today.
So, Luis Gil appears as the starting pitcher at two different levels tonight.
The pitcher who got the win was born in Japan.
The pitcher who got the save was born in Australia.
The player who was named MVP was born in Canada/grew up in the Dominican Republic.
It's a global game.
Who's the highest-ranked active Minor Leaguer?
1. Adley Rutschman - MLB
2. Riley Greene - en route to MLB
3. Grayson Rodriguez - injured list
4. Gabriel Moreno - MLB
You're up, No. 5 Anthony Volpe (Double-A Somerset)
TIL from the official MiLB Stats people, if a pitcher has a perfect game going and the extra innings automatic runner scores on a SB/WP/PB/SF, the perfect game is still in tact.
Therefore, a Minor Leaguer can now throw a perfect game and get the loss.
There are a lot of victims in this Astros mess. But I actually do feel bad for some Houston fans, especially the kids. They have to reconcile with the idea their favorite players and coaches purposely broke the rules.
Yes, there are warnings on idolizing celebs but this is hard.
The celebration took a brief pause when
@memphisredbirds
manager Stubby Clapp informed pitcher Giovanny Gallegos that he's been called up to the
@Cardinals
. The right-hander posted a 2.57 ERA with 4 K's, 1 BB in five playoff games. Also he got a clutch hit
Today marks 10 years at MLB -- the only company I've ever worked at (excluding internships).
From Chelsea Market to midtown to now being remote, it's been a ride. Thankful for the people I've loved working with and the game that makes it so special.
A day after Chace Numata passed away, his favorite baseball player -- and fellow Hawaiian catcher -- Kurt Suzuki hits a walk-off homer.
I don't know if Suzuki knew him, but what a special moment
"This is way better than that Spongebob shirt I wore yesterday" - Larry Walker upon putting on HOF jersey.
"It's really not" - Derek Jeter with a laugh
Scottsdale -- which includes Cleveland prospects -- just finished its final home game of the AFL season.
So that should be the last time you ever see an MLB Indians jersey in a game.
When I told manager John Schneider that 10 of the 12
#BlueJays
Org All-Stars played for
@DunedinBlueJays
this year, he laughed and said, “No wonder we won. Man, my job was easy.”
In the Minor Leagues, we don't have narwhals, prairie dogs, moose, tree frogs nor raccoons.
We have Sea Unicorns, Sod Poodles, PaddleHeads, AquaSox and Trash Pandas
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. now has exactly the same number of at-bats his dad had before his MLB debut. Through 1,055 AB's,
Vlad Sr: .343 AVG, 45 HR, 184 RBI, 95 BB, 115 K in 285 G
Vlad Jr: .332 AVG, 42 HR, 206 RBI, 149 BB, 137 K in 283 G
Today is my work-iversary!
In my eight years at MLB, so much has changed. My hours, my coworkers, our department name, the Minor League teams, the rankings, the office location, the candy jars.
But I can honestly say I love the Minor Leagues now more than ever.
For
#NationalDogDay
, I'm reminiscing about that time I got to write about a pair of talented golden retrievers, the late and great Derby, and his son,
@BatdogRookie
.
Love seeing a G League guy do well in the NBA slam dunk contest.
Not a 1-for-1, but it would be cool if whoever is leading the Minors in dingers at the break was in the MLB HR Derby.
Some pretty fun names on this River Cats roster:
Jacob Heyward (Jason's brother)
Ryan Howard (not *that* Ryan Howard)
Peter Maris (no relation)
Joe McCarthy (not *that* Joe McCarthy)
@RKalland
When I do this, I always think about my friend's dad who would like his own Instagram posts. His reasoning was, "Of course I like it, I posted it!" haha
Cristian Javier's longest MiLB no-hit bid: 6 IP in 2018 w/ A+ Buies Creek.
"When he's attacking the strike zone and mixing off-speed pitches in and locating as well as he does, he has a shot to get anyone out -- and not just in the Carolina League."
Ever wonder why the MiLB HR award is called the Bauman? It's because one time "Big Joe" Bauman hit 72 HRs with 224 RBIs in 138 games.
@JoshJacksonMiLB
chronicles the monster season.
In this story from 2016,
#Brewers
' Brandon Woodruff talked a lot about learning from Holder while on
@HailStateBB
together. Now, they could meet in the World Series.
#Yankees
I told Courtney Hawkins that we in the MiLB. com offices still talk about his homer that landed on a moving train. Asked if he ever thinks about it.
"I'll be honest with you, I don't."
But if you would like to reflect on the wild 2015 blast ⬇️
The Las Vegas Aviators were just announced as the host team for the 2020 Triple-A National Championship Game between the International and Pacific Coast leagues.
Today's been tough for many, many reasons. On a somewhat insignificant level, not having baseball for however long sucks.
But I promise to work to make sure
@MiLB
. com and social continue to provide you w/ stories on the players, people (and dogs) that make the Minors so great.
In January, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Jim Thome and Chipper Jones reflected on their time in the Minor Leagues en route to Cooperstown.
#HOFWKND
Vladimir Guerrero Sr.'s MiLB experience before MLB debut:
1,055 AB
285 G
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s current MiLB experience:
1,030 AB
276 G
So curious to see how close that will end up.