Category Archives: Bowling Green Hot Rods

Midwest League cancels 2020 All-Star Game

It remains to be seen whether Midwest League teams will play games this year, but one thing that definitively won’t happen is a 2020 MWL All-Star Game. It was announced Tuesday that the 2020 All-Star Game will not take place … Continue reading

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MWL playoffs: LumberKings, Cubs advance to 2nd round

The Clinton LumberKings and the South Bend Cubs completed series sweeps Thursday to advance to the second round of the Midwest League playoffs. Both teams have to wait until Friday to learn who their opponents will be, as the remaining … Continue reading

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MWL playoffs: Cubs, Loons, LumberKings, Bandits win

The first round of the Midwest League playoffs began Wednesday, with the four winners taking 1-0 advantages in their best-of-three series. South Bend Cubs 2, Bowling Green Hot Rods 1 Nelson Maldonado and Jake Slaughter drove in runs for South … Continue reading

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Hot Rods clinch 2nd-half Eastern Division title

The Bowling Green Hot Rods beat the South Bend Cubs 5-4 Saturday to clinch the second-half Eastern Division title. That makes the Cubs the second-half Eastern Division wild-card team; the two teams will face each in the opening round of … Continue reading

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Thomas, Franco win top Midwest League awards

The Midwest League announced its year-end award winners Friday, with former Kane County Cougars outfielder Alek Thomas and former Bowling Green Hot Rods shortstop Wander Franco being named the league’s Most Valuable Player and Prospect of the Year, respectively. Thomas … Continue reading

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