Category Archives: Great Lakes Loons

Baez goes yard four times, drives in seven

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Javier Baez reminded us Monday why many consider him the Chicago Cubs’ top prospect, slugging four homers and driving in seven runs for the Daytona Cubs. Baez is only the second Florida State League player to hit four home runs in a single … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 All-Star Game, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Chattanooga Lookouts, Daytona Cubs, Florida State League, Fort Myers Miracle, Great Lakes Loons, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Bend Silver Hawks, Southern League, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

TinCaps’ Twitter followers are all over this jersey

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

The jersey you see above is what Fort Wayne TinCaps players will be wearing on Social Media Night (Thursday, June 13) at Parkview Field. Printed across it are the Twitter handles of all the team’s followers (as of March 11). … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Lake County Captains, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Atlantic League, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps | Leave a comment

16-year-old pitcher makes pro debut with Loons

Posted on May 26, 2013 by

Julio Urias, a 16-year-old left-handed pitcher from Mexico, made his professional debut with the Great Lakes Loons today. It was an aggressive assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers — players that young are far more likely to be in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinton LumberKings, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Midwest League, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 1 Comment

Snappers complete first sweep of Kernels this season

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

The streaking Beloit Snappers finished off a three-game sweep of the first-place Cedar Rapids Kernels on Friday, winning 5-4 for their seventh straight victory. The Snappers (28-18) now trail the Kernels (30-16) by only two games in the Midwest League’s Western … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Dayton Dragons, Eastern League, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Four TinCaps no-hit Loons at Parkview Field

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Fort Wayne TinCaps SP Max Fried combined efforts with three relievers to no-hit the Great Lakes Loons on Thursday. It was the first 9-inning no-hitter for the franchise, which began play as the Fort Wayne Wizards in 1993.* Fried, one of … Continue reading →

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My doubleheader day: Two games in two cities

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

It’s a good thing I saw Carlos Correa play last week, because the notable Houston Astros prospect was placed on the disabled list today. (LHP Joe Bircher also was put on the DL.) I was looking forward to Wednesday’s game … Continue reading →

Posted in Cedar Rapids Kernels, Great Lakes Loons, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Quad Cities River Bandits | Leave a comment

Three Midwest League players on April all-MiLB team

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Last week on MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive blog, Ashley Marshall put together a lineup of minor-league players who excelled in April. Three of them currently play in the Midwest League: Bowling Green Hot Rods 2B Tommy Coyle, Cedar Rapids Kernels CF Byron … Continue reading →

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Midwest League players to watch: Hot Rods, Lugnuts, Loons and Whitecaps

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

In this post, the third installment of a four-part series, I’ll look at notable players assigned to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Lansing Lugnuts, the Great Lakes Loons and the West Michigan Whitecaps. (Previously I wrote about the Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 All-Star Game, Beloit Snappers, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Great Lakes Loons, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, South Bend Silver Hawks, West Michigan Whitecaps, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Snowbound Midwest League stadiums in Michigan

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

Two of the three Midwest League teams in Michigan shared photos of their ballparks looking extra white after the big snowstorm that made its way through the Mitten State earlier this week. Above is Cooley Law School Stadium, home of … Continue reading →

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