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Brandon Marsh has been an Angel since Los Angeles took him in the second round in 2016. He just felt a little bit more like one Friday night.
“Today, I felt free again,” he said, “and I just felt like they let my wings go.”
After missing a month with right shoulder inflammation, the top Angels prospect homered in his first at-bat and added a triple in his return to Triple-A Salt Lake during the Bees’ 10-7 win over Sacramento at Smith’s Ballpark.
Batting leadoff and playing designated hitter, the left-handed slugger made sure he proved the health of the shoulder by connecting on the third pitch he saw from River Cats right-handed starter Matt Frisbee and sending it over the fence in left field. Having gone up 2-0 in the count, Marsh admitted he was looking to get back to his old ways.
Nobody is cranking out home runs in minor league baseball quite like Jo Adell. After a rough start to his big league career, he s knocking on the door now.
Nobody is cranking out home runs in minor league baseball quite like Jo Adell. After a rough start to his big league career, he s knocking on the door now.
SALT LAKE CITY Much like everyone in the world, last year threw baseball players quite a curveball.
Spring training was nearing its end by the time sports shut down over concerns of the coronavirus spreading. When Major League Baseball restarted in the summer, teams were only allowed to have 60 players on their player pool.
There was no minor league baseball. It left guys like Utah native, BYU alumnus and Salt Lake Bees outfielder Brennon Lund temporarily out of a job.
For players lucky enough to make a 60-player pool, like Bees outfielder Jo Adell, the experience was also weird. He made his big league debut and hit his first career home run without family, friends and fans to celebrate it with.
December 18, 2020
As Major League Baseball prepares for 2021, teams are bracing for another season of COVID-19 related financial problems. There will undoubtedly be a smaller-than-usual capacity of fans at ballparks nationwide, and depending on the municipality, there might not be fans at all. Teams are hoping 2021 is not as bad as 2020. According to an analysis by the Tampa Bay Business Journal, the New York Yankees missed over $437 million in expected income. Near the bottom of the list, the Tampa Bay Rays lost only $67 million in expected income.
But the pandemic affected the Rays in additional ways, some of which could impair the ability of the team to stay in Tampa Bay. As the Rays recently appeared in the World Series, it is important to explore how the pandemic could impact the long-term sustainability of baseball in Tampa Bay.