Iowa Cubs batboy a valued part of minor league team
TOMMY BIRCH, Des Moines Register
July 10, 2021
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Craig McFarling stands next to the Principal Park manual scoreboard as the bottom of the third inning of the Iowa Cubs game begins. McFarling, who operates the scoreboard three days a week, watches Iowa first baseman Nick Martini lace a single to center field in this early June contest.
When the ball touches the green outfield grass, Scott Thompson, a friend of McFarling’s, reminds him it’s time to work.
“You’ve got a ‘one,’” Thompson yells to McFarling.
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Spencer Torkelson on West Michigan Whitecaps’ Opening Day roster
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Detroit Tigers Spencer Torkelson plays in a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla., Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarAP
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The West Michigan Whitecaps offseason promotion to the Detroit Tigers’ high A affiliate brought expectations of more top prospects to Comstock Park this season.
The move has already paid dividends now that infielder Spencer Torkelson will be on the Whitecaps’ Opening Day roster. It’s the first time in West Michigan’s franchise history, which dates back to 1994, that the Whitecaps will debut a player chosen No. 1 overall in the Major League Baseball Draft.