Worcester Red Sox notebook: Meet the 2021 WooSox, headlined by Jarren Duran, Jeter Downs and Tanner Houck | Katie Morrison
Posted May 04, 2021
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The wait is finally over. After more than a year of simulated games and workouts, the alternate site has finally become a thing of the past, and the Worcester Red Sox begin their inaugural season Tuesday night on the road against Toronto Blue Jays affiliate Buffalo Bisons in Trenton, N.J.
Fans will get the chance to see three of the top prospects in the Red Sox’s system at Polar Park next week infielder Jeter Downs (No. 2), outfielder Jarren Duran (No. 3) and righty Tanner Houck (No. 6).
Boston Red Sox roster moves: Reliever Brandon Brennan added off waivers from Seattle; Ryan Brasier placed on 60-day injured list
Updated May 03, 2021;
Posted May 03, 2021
Seattle Mariners reliever Brandon Brennan delivers a pitch during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Seattle. The Mariners won the game 5-4 in 11 innings. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)AP
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The Red Sox made a minor move Monday afternoon, claiming reliever Brandon Brennan from the Mariners and optioning him to Triple-A Worcester. To make room for Brennan on the 40-man roster, the Red Sox placed reliever Ryan Brasier (left calf strain) on the 60-day injured list.
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The Mariners announced that they have claimed catcher
Jacob Nottingham off waivers from the Brewers. To make room for Nottingham, the Mariners designated right-hander
Nottingham, whom the Brewers designated last week, will now join his fourth major league organization. He entered the pro ranks as a fourth-round pick of the Astros in 2013 and has also spent time with the Athletics. The 26-year-old was a prospect of some note in his younger days, but he hasn’t gotten an extended look in the bigs. Nottingham has so far amassed 85 plate appearances, all from 2018-20, and batted a playable .203/.306/.432 with five home runs. He’s out of minor league options, so he’ll have to stick on a Seattle roster that has received bottom-of-the-barrel production from catchers
One Year Later: Honoring the 9 victims of the Calabasas helicopter crash
By Kelli Johnson article
LOS ANGELES - January 26, 2020, was a day that broke hearts beyond the world of sports. A year after a helicopter crash took the lives of nine California residents, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant, their legacies continue to live on.
Alyssa Altobelli, 14
Alyssa was an eighth-grader at Horace Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach.
During the memorial service for the Altobelli family, Keri Altobelli’s brother, Derek Sanders, said his niece had the most infectious laugh.
Her childhood friend Sammy Forbath added that she always did her best to make others happy.