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Six-run ninth key as PCL escapes with win in Triple-A All-Star game
Louisville, KY (Sportsbooks) - Matthew Brown and Mark Saccomanno's back-to-
back RBI hits highlighted a six-run ninth inning which propelled the Pacific
Coast League over their International League counterparts, 6-5, at the Triple-
A All-S...
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Futures game rosters announced
New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Major League Baseball announced the rosters
for the 10th annual All-Star Futures Game on Thursday.
Tino Martinez, a two-time All-Star, was named to manage the World Team while
Davey Johnson, a four-time...
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O'Connor new MILB President
Nashville, TN (Sportsbooks) - Pat O'Connor became the 11th president of
Minor League Baseball on Wednesday, as he was unanimously selected to take
over for Mike Moore, who is retiring after 16 years.
O'Connor, who will assume the role whe...
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Minor league coach dies during game
North Little Rock, AR (Sportsbooks ) - Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh
died Sunday after being hit in the head by a line drive while he was serving
as the team's first base coach against the Arkansas Travelers.
Tulsa is the Double-A a...
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Perez helps International League to All-Star victory
Albuquerque, NM (Sportsbooks) - Timo Perez had three hits and drove in two
runs, assisting the International League to a 7-5 victory over the Pacific
Coast League in the 20th edition of the Triple-A All-Star Game.
Mike Hessman belted...
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Parra perfect for Triple-A Nashville
Round Rock, TX (Sportsbooks) - Milwaukee Brewers farmhand Manny Parra threw
a perfect game for Triple-A Nashville in a 3-0 victory over Round Rock Monday.
The 24-year-old left-hander, a 26th-round selection of the Brewers in 2001,
stru...
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Minor league player hits in 43 straight games
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbooks) - Brandon Watson extended his hitting streak to 43
games on Sunday, breaking a record that stood for 95 years in the
International League.
Watson was only 1-for-5 in a 9-8, 11-inning Clippers loss ...
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Devil Rays minor leaguer dies in canoe accident
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The body of Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor
league pitcher Erik Walker was found Thursday after he was involved in a canoe
accident last weekend. He was 23.
Walker had been missing since Saturday followi...
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Witt powers IL to All-Star victory
Toledo, OH (Sportsbooks) - Kevin Witt crushed a two-run homer and seven
pitchers allowed only two hits to lead the International League to a 6-0
victory over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game at
Toledo'...
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Canseco signs with minor league team
Pleasanton, CA (Sportsbooks) - Jose Canseco is making a return to
competitive baseball after coming to terms on a contract with the independent
San Diego Surf Dawgs.
The 41-year-old Canseco not only will be the everyday desi...
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Minor league umpires reject 12 percent raise
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The umpires for Minor League Baseball,
on strike since the beginning of the season on April 6, rejected a tentative
agreement on a six-year contract.
Representatives of Minor League Baseball and th...
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