BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings enter the final week of the first half of the International League season with a chance to do something no Red Wings team has done since 2013: make the playoffs. And their fate will be decided in two places: at home in ESL Ballpark, and over 850 miles away in Memphis, Tennessee. That's because the two teams that Rochester is … [Read more...] about Red Wings enter final week of first half with shot at first playoff appearance since 2013
Minor League Baseball
Red Wings’ series finale with Worcester rains out
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains. For the Rochester Red Wings, Sunday was one of those rain days, as a wave of storms mixed with a continued threat of severe weather forced the cancellation of their series finale with the Worcester Red Sox. The game will not be made up, and keeps the Red Wings at 42-25 … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ series finale with Worcester rains out
In “tremendous” showing, bullpen and Lipscomb propel Red Wings back into first
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The bullpen day. Few phrases make baseball fans more uneasy. No starter, no bulk guy, just a parade of relievers, none going more than two innings. If even one of them has a poor showing, the entire team may suffer. On Saturday, the Rochester Red Wings faced such a day. Zach Penrod took the ball first, just a day after some struggles as a … [Read more...] about In “tremendous” showing, bullpen and Lipscomb propel Red Wings back into first
Bottom of order helps Red Wings beat Worcester, 6-3, to keep pace in IL playoff race
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The 2026 Rochester Red Wings have, through much of what is rapidly becoming the best season so far of the Nationals era, often been headlined by the guys near the start of the lineup: Yohandy Morales, Abimelec Ortiz, Christian Franklin, and players like Andres Chaparro who have since gotten the call from the Washington Nationals. But one … [Read more...] about Bottom of order helps Red Wings beat Worcester, 6-3, to keep pace in IL playoff race
Red Wings play (and win) one of two, taking game one 6-4 before second game rains out
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A hot day brought a critical double-header for the Rochester Red Wings against the Worcester Red Sox on Thursday. With temperatures reaching into the 90s and both of Rochester's primary competitors for the International League first half title in also in action, a two-game sweep would be huge for the team in its quest for the squad's first … [Read more...] about Red Wings play (and win) one of two, taking game one 6-4 before second game rains out