by TYLER HATHAWAY The New York Yankees traded Penfield product and pitcher Gage Ziehl to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Austin Slater on Wednesday morning. Ziehl was drafted by the Yankees in the fourth round in 2024 and has pitched 74.1 innings in 14 starts this year in the minor leagues, mostly at the Single-A level. Ziehl was previously drafted in the 2021 11th round … [Read more...] about Yankees trade Penfield’s Ziehl to White Sox
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Red Wings trounce Charlotte Knights, 16-1, giving Alvarez first win of season
BY DAN GLICKMAN The Rochester Red Wings started their two-week southern road trip with a 16-1 win over the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday. The 15-run win is the largest Rochester (39-61, 12-16 in the second half) margin of victory against Charlotte (49-53, 13-14 in the second half) since a 15-0 victory on June 22, 1997, according to the team. The victory provided the first … [Read more...] about Red Wings trounce Charlotte Knights, 16-1, giving Alvarez first win of season
American Legion Tuesday Wrap: Hamburg Post’s Putney leads offensive charge to final; Bonnell hurls scoreless game to lift Greece Post
CLINTON COUNTY MARINERS (39-3) 6HAMBURG POST 527 (16-5-1) 10Ashton Putney went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI including a two-run single to ignite a four-run fifth inning and give Hamburg Post a 10-4 lead it did not relinquish to advance to the New York State tournament championship. Down 2-0 in the second, Matthew King singled, driving in a run and tied the game at two … [Read more...] about American Legion Tuesday Wrap: Hamburg Post’s Putney leads offensive charge to final; Bonnell hurls scoreless game to lift Greece Post
Allen hurls shutout; Greece Post 468 continues to roll
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Last summer, Derrick Allen was part of a team looking to etch its name in the record book with a third straight New York State American Legion Baseball title. That squad's season ended in the semifinals, and perhaps provided just enough motivation for this year's run. Allen hurled a shutout as Greece Post 468 rolled to a third … [Read more...] about Allen hurls shutout; Greece Post 468 continues to roll
Four-run eighth inning sends Red Wings down in defeat, 6-2
BY DAN GLICKMAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Saturday's game between the Rochester Red Wings and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders was delayed for about a half-hour due to rain. The rain would return sporadically throughout the game, including the eighth inning. Sadly for the Red Wings, that was also the inning where the RailRiders' runs fell, as a four-run frame for the visitors sent … [Read more...] about Four-run eighth inning sends Red Wings down in defeat, 6-2