Congratulations to former Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg John Means, who on Wednesday tossed a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles, and narrowly missed the rarest of the rare, a perfect game.
Means, who spent one summer in Herkimer County as member of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, retired all 27 Seattle Mariners he faced in Wednesday s game, a 6-0 Orioles win, and the first individual no-hitter for the O s in over 50 years!.
A couple of follow up notes on the above sentence. First off, Means would have hurled a perfect game had it not been for a wild pitch. He actually struck out Sam Haggerty in the third-inning, but that third strike got away from the catcher, allowing Haggerty to advance to first base. Soon after, he was thrown out trying to steal second, which is how Means was able to face the nine-inning minimum of 27 batters. Had that third strike not gotten away , it would have been a perfect game, something that s only been done 23 times in MLB history.
Congratulations to former Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg John Means, who on Wednesday tossed a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles, and narrowly missed the rarest of the rare, a perfect game.
Means, who spent one summer in Herkimer County as member of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, retired all 27 Seattle Mariners he faced in Wednesday s game, a 6-0 Orioles win, and the first individual no-hitter for the O s in over 50 years!.
A couple of follow up notes on the above sentence. First off, Means would have hurled a perfect game had it not been for a wild pitch. He actually struck out Sam Haggerty in the third-inning, but that third strike got away from the catcher, allowing Haggerty to advance to first base. Soon after, he was thrown out trying to steal second, which is how Means was able to face the nine-inning minimum of 27 batters. Had that third strike not gotten away , it would have been a perfect game, something that s only been done 23 times in MLB history.
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Ex-Utica Brewer Stings Yankees with 2 Home Runs
Published: April 27, 2021
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 26: Cedric Mullins #31 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a home run against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 26, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
New York Yankee fans in the Utica-area may have not realized that the player who helped sink the pinstripes with a pair of home runs on Monday night once played for the Utica Brewers.
Cedric Mullins was 3-4 in Monday s contest in the Bronx, the opener of a three-game series against the AL East rival Yankees. He had two dingers, a double and two RBIs propelling the Baltimore Orioles to 4-2 victory.
Oneida County offers to host Buffalo Bisons at Utica stadium
Minor League Baseball may be returning to Utica’s Donovan Stadium, if the Toronto Blue Jays take Oneida County up on the offer to use Murnane Field.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 12:18 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2021 5:26 PM
Posted By: WKTV
UTICA, N. Y. Major League Baseball team The Toronto Blue Jays will be playing their opening home games in Florida due to an on-going border closure. Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says the Jays will likely be playing a mix of games in Dunedin Florida, Buffalo and Toronto. Sahlen Field is currently the home of Toronto s Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.