By Kevin Oklobzija If Aaron Slegers is at some point going to make the jump from Triple-A to the Minnesota Twins, and have success when he gets there, it won't be because of his fastball. He doesn't throw it hard enough, or with enough movement, to be an out-pitch in Major League Baseball. Instead, the 6-foot-10, 245-pound right-hander will need to get outs with his … [Read more...] about Lucky 13 for Slegers as Wings win
International League
Red Wings mourn the loss of Don Baylor
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com ROCHESTER, NY – The Rochester Red Wings are mourning the passing of International League and Red Wings Hall of Famer Don Baylor at the age of 68. “The Red Wings are deeply saddened by the loss of Red Wings legend Don Baylor and will honor him with a moment of silence beforetonight’s game,” Red Wings General Manager Dan Mason said. “Don was … [Read more...] about Red Wings mourn the loss of Don Baylor
Wings cut wild card deficit to two
Kennys Vargas finished 3-for-4 including a home run, and the Rochester Red Wings used a late-inning rally to defeat the Syracuse Chiefs, 8-4 in International League action at NBT Bank Stadium. With the win Rochester (65-49) moved within two games of Lehigh Valley (67-47) in the IL wildcard race. Thruway rival Buffalo Bisons handed the IronPigs their fourth straight setback … [Read more...] about Wings cut wild card deficit to two
Sloppy Red Wings fall at Syracuse
Mitch Garver connected on 16th home run of the season, but the Rochester Red Wings fell to the Syracuse Chiefs, 9-4 in International League action at NBT Bank Stadium, Saturday night. Garver connected on a solo shot in the first inning as the Wings took a 2-0 lead. But it was the last lead Rochester had. Zach Collier, Brandon Snyder and Neftali Soto led with … [Read more...] about Sloppy Red Wings fall at Syracuse
Wings fall to ‘Pigs in series opener
Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com By Nick Sciarratta and Jim Erbland The Rochester Red Wings dropped a 3-1 contest to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Tuesday night at Frontier Field. The loss dropped the Wings 3.5 games behind the IronPigs in the International League wild card race. The Wings jumped out in front early. In the bottom of the first inning, ByungHo … [Read more...] about Wings fall to ‘Pigs in series opener