By Chuckie Maggio Rochester baseball fans are witnessing a fair share of star power at Frontier Field this spring. Six-time MLB All-Star Jose Bautista visited last month with the Gwinnett Stripers, recording two hits and two runs scored in four games against the Red Wings. The Boston Globe is reporting that four-time All Star and 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia … [Read more...] about Pedroia to play at Frontier Field this weekend
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Bautista says he’ll need more at-bats before he’s MLB-ready
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Whether Jose Bautista can provide the right-handed power the Atlanta Braves desperately need won't be known for a month or so, not until he's had a chance to acclimate. But this much is already certain: once he joins the Braves lineup, the six-time American League All-Star won't be swinging his two-toned maple Marucci bat with any less ferocity than he did … [Read more...] about Bautista says he’ll need more at-bats before he’s MLB-ready
Wings top Stripers in 14 innings
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com Gregorio Petit drove in the go-ahead run and scored the eventual winning run in the 14th inning as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Gwinnett Stripers 7-6 in the first extra-inning contest for both teams under the new rules. The 14-inning affair is the longest game since Minor League Baseball adopted new rules which puts a runner on … [Read more...] about Wings top Stripers in 14 innings