By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Before Saturday’s game, Garrett Jones was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame. A familiar face, longtime Rochester favorite Trevor Plouffe, poked his head out of the Lehigh Valley dugout and came out and embraced Jones. The two had a few words and took a picture together. “When I first got to Rochester, he was here and a … [Read more...] about Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
Aaron Slegers
One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
Wings beat Bulls to complete series sweep
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Red Wings hit three home runs Thursday night as they beat the Durham Bulls 5-4 to earn their first ever sweep at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Rochester (27-23), who is now 17-8 away from Frontier Field, got homers from Jake Cave, Taylor Featherston and Kennys Vargas as they've now homered 17 times over the last 12 games after … [Read more...] about Wings beat Bulls to complete series sweep
Sano: 2 more games with the Wings, then back to the Twins
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Barring any setback, Miguel Sano's rehabilitation stint with the Rochester Red Wings will end while they are in Allentown, Pa., this week. The Minnesota Twins' slugging third baseman played five innings for the Red Wings on Sunday — this time at third after serving as the designated hitter on Saturday — and said his rehab is right on schedule. "I'm … [Read more...] about Sano: 2 more games with the Wings, then back to the Twins
Wings ground Baby Bombers for Mother’s Day win
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com The Rochester Red Wings rode a Nick Buss three-run, second inning homer to a 3-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Mother's Day. The win gave the Wings (16-15) a series win as they finished their road trip 4-2 and are only 2.5 GB of first-place Lehigh Valley. Rochester improved to an impressive 12-6 away from … [Read more...] about Wings ground Baby Bombers for Mother’s Day win