By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bobby Grich suffered a back injury in 1977 that cut short his season. After having 80 percent of the disc between his fourth and fifth lumbar removed, doctors gave the California Angels' second baseman a 20 percent chance of returning to play baseball at the Major-League level. The former Red Wing great went on to appear in four … [Read more...] about ‘Those two years here catapulted me to the Major Leagues’ Grich recalls time with Wings
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House Call; Red Wings walk-off Omaha
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Brady House plated Jake Alu with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to cap a late-inning rally as the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers, 3-2 in front of 7,570 at Innovative Field, Wednesday afternoon. The win was the third straight for the Wings including the past two over Omaha while the walk-off was the ninth of … [Read more...] about House Call; Red Wings walk-off Omaha
Former Newark standout, Ben Cowles traded to Cubs
By PAUL GOTHAM Former Newark Red and Section V standout, Ben Cowles is on the move. A 10th -round pick of the New York Yankees in the 2021 MLB Draft, Cowles was part of a trade between the Yankees and Chicago Cubs, Tuesday afternoon. Originally announced by ESPN's Jeff Passan, New York will send Cowles and right-handed reliever, Jack Neely in exchange for … [Read more...] about Former Newark standout, Ben Cowles traded to Cubs
Rochester Olympic Update: Musnicki and Team USA to Repechage
BY DAN GLICKMAN Naples' Megan Musnicki and the Team USA Women's Eight boat finished second in their heat on Monday, sending them to the repechage of their event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The USA boat finished the 2000 meter course in 6:19.00, 6.69 seconds behind Romania in Heat 2. Only the top team from each heat qualified straight to the final, so Team USA instead will … [Read more...] about Rochester Olympic Update: Musnicki and Team USA to Repechage
Rochester Olympic Update: Sheffield and Penev compete on Day 1
BY DAN GLICKMAN Two of the five Olympians with Rochester connections competed Saturday in Paris on the first full day of competition in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Pittsford's Magnus Sheffield, a cyclist, opened his Olympics with the first of two events: the Time Trial. Racing against the clock on a rainy and slippery Paris afternoon, the 22-year-old finished 16th out … [Read more...] about Rochester Olympic Update: Sheffield and Penev compete on Day 1