Category Archives: Chattanooga Lookouts

Former Cedar Rapids hurler Hoffman elected to Hall of Fame

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Trevor Hoffman, who pitched for the Cedar Rapids Reds in 1991, is the eighth former Midwest Leaguer to be elected as a player into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hoffman received 79.9 percent of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America … Continue reading →

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Toby Gardenhire to manage Cedar Rapids in 2018

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

(Read my update to this post here.) A Gardenhire will be managing for the Minnesota Twins again next year. Multiple reports say Toby Gardenhire will manage the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2018. He is the son of Detroit Tigers manager … Continue reading →

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Ex-Kernels pitcher earns win in MLB debut

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Former Cedar Rapids Kernels righty Felix Jorge pitched five innings and got the win in his major-league debut for the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Jorge started the second game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals. He gave up three … Continue reading →

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Kernels get familiar face as new manager

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

The Cedar Rapids Kernels will have a new manager this year for the first time since 2013. But despite being a new skipper, he will be a familiar face to the Midwest League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The Twins announced … Continue reading →

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Mauer to return as Kernels manager in 2016

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Craig Wieczorkiewicz

Jake Mauer will return for a fourth season as skipper of the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2016. It will be his ninth season as a manager in the Minnesota Twins organization. The Kernels reached the playoffs in all three of … Continue reading →

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