By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The day Luis García sent his first major league home run into Nationals Park’s right-center field seats, launching a Jake Arrieta sinker that didn’t sink, was viewed as the dawning of Washington’s new baseball era. The Nationals traded the best pitcher in franchise history along with their star shortstop earlier that day, sending Max Scherzer and Trea Turner … [Read more...] about García returns to Triple-A to gain more experience
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Noll named Triple-A East All-Star
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jake Noll was the constant in a year of Rochester Red Wings inconsistency, playing 118 of Rochester’s 126 games and leading the team with 131 hits and 69 RBI while maintaining a .300 batting average. Noll was recognized for those efforts as a Triple-A East All-Star on Tuesday, Minor League Baseball announced. Noll is the Red Wings’ first postseason award … [Read more...] about Noll named Triple-A East All-Star
Cavalli pulled in first inning as Red Wings lose to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Dirt caked the front of Cade Cavalli’s Rochester Red Wings uniform as he trotted off the pitcher’s mound for the start of his personal offseason. Cavalli’s last appearance of 2021 was littered with bounced pitches and basepath traffic. He retired just two of the seven Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders he faced, tagged for four earned runs in just two-thirds of … [Read more...] about Cavalli pulled in first inning as Red Wings lose to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Robles scores “Little League home run” in Red Wings’ loss to Worcester
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Victor Robles’s first Red Wings at-bat would have been deemed a success even if he’d stopped at second. Robles, who the Washington Nationals optioned to Triple-A on Monday after a 1-of-14 slump over the last week dropped his batting average to .203, sent the first pitch he saw from Worcester Red Sox starter Daniel Gossett into the left-center field gap. The … [Read more...] about Robles scores “Little League home run” in Red Wings’ loss to Worcester
Keibert Day in Washington: Ruiz promoted to Nats as torrid Red Wings tenure concludes
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO In Keibert Ruiz’s third inning as a Rochester Red Wing, he caught Mark Payton trying a delayed steal of second base. Payton is a hit-or-miss base stealer, reaching safely on just 56 percent of his career attempts, but the Red Wings had thrown out just 23 of the 80 runners to that point. Ruiz not only sent Payton to the dugout to end the inning, he did so on … [Read more...] about Keibert Day in Washington: Ruiz promoted to Nats as torrid Red Wings tenure concludes