OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland A’s Minor League Medical Coordinator Nate Brooks has been named the Athletic Trainer of the Year in the coordinator category by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS). The PBATS Minor League Baseball Awards are given annually to one member of each of the 14 leagues
Pitching remained the order of the day Sunday.
On Saturday, a pair of first-rounders recorded a couple of spring firsts. On Sunday, Alek Manoah joined the party in a big way.
The 2019 No. 11 overall selection fanned seven batters in a row over three perfect frames in the Blue Jays 5-1 loss to the Yankees at TD Ballpark.
After coaxing Mike Tauchman to ground out to third base to start the game, Manoah got Luke Voit to swing over the top of an 82.7-mph slider before setting down Jay Bruce on five pitches. The right-hander retired the side in order on 15 pitches in the second, before punching out Tyler Wade and Thairo Estrada to start the third. All seven whiffs were swinging, and the 23-year-old tossed 29 of his 44 pitches for strikes.
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Last year at this time, Khalil Lee was preparing for his first taste of big league Spring Training. On Wednesday, he found out he ll be preparing for his first taste of a whole new system. According to MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand, the 22-year-old outfielder is headed from the Royals
Last year at this time,
Khalil Lee was preparing for his first taste of big league Spring Training. On Wednesday, he found out he ll be preparing for his first taste of a whole new system.
According to MLB.com executive reporter Mark Feinsand, the 22-year-old outfielder is headed from the Royals to the Mets in a three-team trade sending
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It should come as no surprise that the man once commonly referred to as “King” by his teammates and fans remains perched on the home run throne in the Minor Leagues.
Mike Hessman played 19 seasons in the Minors, clobbered a towering 433 homers to set himself apart from the countless other sluggers who have played in affiliated ball in the United States. He split his career across the Braves, Tigers, Mets, Astros and Reds systems.
The road to the top began in 1996, when Hessman was drafted by Atlanta in the 15th round out of baseball-powerhouse Mater Dei High School in California. He got his first taste of professional ball later that summer, when he appeared in 53 games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and, ironically, homered just once.