Tag: MLB

The Long Island Ducks Sign Ex-Met Pitcher Akeel Morris

by jdelpriore1, posted in baseball, Minor League Baseball, SPORTS

Prior to joining the Ducks, the 29-year-old spent parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues. He made one appearance with the Mets in 2015, eight with the Atlanta Braves in 2017 and nine with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

MiLB Announces The Nine, a New Initiative to Celebrate, Engage and Welcome Black Fans

by jdelpriore1, posted in baseball, Minor League Baseball, SPORTS

The Nine is named after the number Jackie Robinson wore during his only season playing in MiLB with the Triple-A Montreal Royals in 1946

Lexington Legends Join Atlantic League Pro Baseball

by jdelpriore1, posted in baseball, Minor League Baseball, SPORTS

Legends join Gastonia Honey Hunters, Long Island Ducks, York Revolution, Lancaster Barnstormers, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, and High Point Rockers in the Atlantic League.

West Point, UK Pitcher Cam Opp Inks Minor League Deal with Mets

by jdelpriore1, posted in baseball, Minor League Baseball, New York Mets, SPORTS

Opp, a United Kingdom native who attended West Point, and has pitched for the British national team, recorded a team-low 2.66 ERA to go along with his 5-2 record.

MLB Designates Atlantic League as Partner League, Announces Extension of Partnership on Experimental Rules, Equipment

by jdelpriore1, posted in baseball, Minor League Baseball, SPORTS

During the 2019 campaign, MLB and ALPB partnered to successfully test the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which used radar tracking technology to assist home plate umpires in calling balls and strikes called Trackman.