Category Archives: 2017 All-Star Game

Two former MWL All-Stars involved in Twins-Marlins trade

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The Minnesota Twins acquired RHP Sergio Romo from the Miami Marlins on Saturday in a four-player trade including two former Midwest League All-Stars. The Twins parted with 2017 MWL All-Star first baseman Lewin Diaz to get Romo, 2019 MWL All-Star … Continue reading →

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Dodgers announce Loons’ Opening Day roster

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The preliminary Opening Day roster for the Great Lakes Loons includes Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Starling Heredia and last year’s Midwest League Home Run Derby champion, Carlos Rincon. Baseball America ranks the Dodgers farm system as the ninth-best in baseball, … Continue reading →

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits walk-off homer in Montreal

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Just when it seemed Toronto Blue Jays fans couldn’t get more excited about their top prospect, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did something to further cement the idea he could be the second coming of his Hall-of-Fame father. Continuing a new tradition … Continue reading →

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Twins trade Palacios to Rays for Odorizzi

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The Twins and the Rays swapped former Midwest Leaguers in a two-player trade Saturday, as Minnesota sent shortstop Jermaine Palacios to Tampa Bay for RHP Jake Odorizzi. Palacios played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2016 and the first half … Continue reading →

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Duplantier earns MLB Pipeline’s Pitcher of the Year award

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Former Kane County Cougars RHP Jon Duplantier is the recipient of MLB Pipeline’s Pitcher of the Year award this year, after he posted Minor League Baseball’s second-lowest earned-run average in the last 25 years. Duplantier pitched for the Cougars in the first … Continue reading →

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