Category Archives: West Michigan Whitecaps

Kenny Rogers in the Midwest League

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Country music legend Kenny Rogers died Friday at age 81. Upon seeing the news, I automatically thought of former baseball player Kenny Rogers, who pitched in the major leagues for 20 seasons. Before making his MLB debut for the Texas … Continue reading →

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Hot Rods clinch 2nd-half Eastern Division title

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

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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Greene, Abrams make Midwest League debuts

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Two of this year’s top draft picks — No. 5 overall Riley Greene and No. 6 overall C.J. Abrams — made their Midwest League debuts this week, for the West Michigan Whitecaps and the Fort Wayne TinCaps, respectively. Greene was … Continue reading →

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TinCaps strike out 13 in one-hit win over Whitecaps

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Joey Cantillo pitched six hitless innings and combined with two other TinCaps pitchers to strike out 13 in Fort Wayne’s 8-0 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps at Parkview Field on Sunday. Cantillo walked three and struck out seven in … Continue reading →

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Betts wins Home Run Derby, is named MVP of All-Star Game

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Bowling Green Hot Rods catcher Chris Betts won the Midwest League Home Run Derby on Monday, then was named the MVP of the MWL All-Star Game a day later after he blasted the game-winning homer for the East Division team. … Continue reading →

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