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By: Andrew Martin
@historianandrew
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Chicago Cubs fans enjoyed the play of mercurial shortstop Shawon Dunston for better than a decade in the 1980s and 1990s. Soon those same fans may think they have deja vu because Dunston’s son, Shawon Jr., has joined the organization and drawn the excitement of many throughout baseball because of his ability and potential at such a young age.
The right-handed throwing and hitting Dunston, Jr. has a build reminiscent of his father, but his position of centerfield shows that he is his own player. He was a star player in high school and set to play collegiately with Vanderbilt, but then the Cubs took him in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft. The signing bonus they dangled in front of him was too much and he decided to sign and start his professional career.
Dunston has yet to appear in his first professional game, but is expected to play in short season ball in 2012. If things go well “Dunston” should once again become a familiar name being announced over the loudspeaker at Wrigley Field in the near future. This past off-season, Dunston checked in to discuss his experiences in baseball. You can also follow his progress this season by giving him a follow on Twitter.

How much time did you spend around clubhouses and major league players when you were a kid?
When my dad was playing, quite some time. My dad is a coach with the Giants, so a little bit now as well.

How difficult was it for you to pass up your Vanderbilt scholarship for the Cubs?
Very difficult. The hardest decision I’ve made. It came down to the wire and I got first round money, so I took it.

Did you and your family/friends do anything special to celebrate after you signed with the Cubs?
Not really. I just got a lot of text messages through friends and family when they found out.

What kind of mental preparation have you been given about assuming the life of a minor league player?
It’s a long season and it’s a grind. You are going to have your good days and your bad days.

What are the main attributes of your game?
I’m a very athletic player.

Your dad was legendary for his throwing arm; how daunting was it to play catch with him?
When I was younger I used to be scared to play catch with him, but now it’s not as bad.

Growing up around Barry Bonds, did you pick up any good advice directly from or by watching him?
Yes, people do not realize how hard he works, and the work he put into baseball. Best player I’ve seen, hands down.

Be sure to check out Shawon Jr’s baseball cards. He’s got a whole bunch of cool ones.

Cool story from our friend Jason Bristol. Pitcher Chris Mathewson from NCAA Division III Franklin and Marshall College recently found out he was related to Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson. Check out the cool story via the video below.

Our friend the Batting Stance Guy (a must follow on twitter @BattingStanceG has nailed Bryce Harper’s first Major League at-bat. Watch Batting Stance Guy at his best below, and then check out the real thing below it.

Batting Stance Guy’s Bryce Harper:

Bryce Harper’s Debut At-Bat:

Talk about the stuff of legends. Check out the Dodgers fan that moons the camera on Bryce Harper‘s first Major League Hit. Enjoy (NSFW-ish if you don’t want to see some dude’s butt at work)

This will go down as a Fan on the Field Hall of Famer. A fan got loose on the field during the Baltimore Orioles game against the Oakland Athletics tonight. After running around the field, the guy decides to slide into home. After that the home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg destroys the guy with a takedown. Enjoy!!

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Minor League Baseball News and Notes For Games Of Thursday April 26th 2012:

#Dodgers Zach Lee went 6IP, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 5K, allowed 2HR’s and got a No Decision at High-A Rancho Cucamonga

#Dodgers C.J. Retherford went 3-3, 2B, RBI, BB tonight at High-A Rancho Cucamonga. Hitting .333 on the year

#DBacks Rough start for Alexander Carreras at High-A Visalia. 0.1IP, 5ER, 6H, 1BB, 0K, LOSS

#Rockies Solid start for Tyler Matzek at High-A Modesto. 6IP, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 8K, WIN. ERA sits at 3.28. May be turning a corner.

#Rockies Bryce Massanari went 3-5, HR, 4RBI tonight for High-A Modesto

#Tigers recalled Brad Eldred who was hitting an absurd .388 with 9(2B), 13HR, 35RBI in 20 games at AAA Toledo.

#Rockies Alex White pitched well in a loss at AAA Colorado Springs. 6IP, 2ER, 6H, 0BB, 6K

#SFGiants Travis Blackley improved to 3-0 with a 0.39ERA at AAA Fresno with 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K, WIN tonight. #Aussie

#Reds Billy Hamilton now has 23 stolen bases in 20 games after his 4 stolen bases tonight. Hitting .377 on the season at High-A Bakersfield

#Reds Tony Cingrani lowered his ERA to 0.39 at High-A Bakersfield after 6IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 8K, WIN

#LAAngels Donn Roach moved to 4-0 on the year with a 1.32ERA at High-A Inland Empire after 7IP, 1ER, 6H, 0BB, 5K tonight

#LAAngels Randal Grichuk went 2-3, 3B, 2RBI tonight. Hitting .237 at High-A Inland Empire

#Athletics Solid start for Graham Godfrey at AAA Sacramento. 7IP, 1ER, 4H, 2BB, 7K, WIN

#Athletics Derek Norris went 2-4, 2B, RBI today at AAA Sacramento. The former #Nats prospect pushed his average to .365 on the season

#Royals Sugar Ray Marimon went 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 5K in relief at High-A Wilmington

#RedSox Xander Bogaerts hit his 2nd Home Run for High-A Salem. Hitting .292 on the season.

#Nats Michael Taylor went 3-3, 3(2B), RBI, BB today at High-A Potomac

#Rangers Rougned Odor went 2-4, HR, 2RBI tonight at Low-A Hickory. Hitting .284 on the season.

#Phillies Matt Campbell went 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 6K, in relief today at Low-A Lakewood.

#Phillies Aaron Altherr went 3-4, 3B, RBI, SB tonight at Low-A Lakewood. Hitting .319 on the season

#Phillies Jesse Biddle’s line at High-A Clearwater: 6IP, 2R, 1ER, 6H, 4BB, 4K

#Phillies Anthony Hewitt hit his 2nd Home Run of the season. Has 6 hits this season but 3 of them are for extra bases Hitting .162 in High-A

#Tigers Wade Gaynor went 2-4, 2B, HR, 4RBI tonight for High-A Lakeland

#BlueJays Jake Marisnick went 3-4, HR, 2RBI, BB tonight at High-A Dunedin. Hitting .266 on the season.

#Reds Billy Hamilton is 3-4 tonight so far with 4 Stolen Bases. Now has 23 SB’s on the season and is hitting .377 in High-A. #Absurd

#LAAngels Garrett Richards got knocked around today at AAA Salt Lake. 3.2IP, 4ER, 8H, 5BB, 2K, LOSS

#DBacks Great start from our follower @BarryEnright54 tonight at AAA Reno. 6IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K, WIN. Improves to 2-1 with 1.75ERA

#DBacks Josh Bell is hitting .429 at AAA Reno since coming over from the #Orioles last week

#Astros Former #Mets prospect Fernando Martinez went 3-5, HR, 2RBI tonight for AAA Oklahoma City. Hitting. 315 with 4HR’s on season

#STLCards Allen Craig went 2-5 on rehab tonight at AAA Memphis

#Royals David Lough hit a pair of solo Home Runs for AAA Omaha tonight

#Dodgers Jerry Sands hit his 3rd Home Run of the season. He’s creeping ever closer to the Mendoza line. Now hitting .195 at AAA Albuquerque

#Marlins Matt Dominguez showing life at AAA New Orleans. 3-4, 2B, 4RBI tonight to run his average to .250

#Brewers Wily Peralta got roughed up at AAA Nashville. 5IP, 5ER, 4H, 4BB, 5K, LOSS

#Cubs Anthony Rizzo went 2-4, 2RBI tonight at AAA Iowa. Hitting .380 on the season. #FreeRizzo

#Cubs Adrian Cardenas continues to hit the ball well at AAA Iowa. 2-3, 2B, 4RBI, BB tonight. Average at .338 on the season.

#Yankees Francisco Cervelli is hitting .179 at AAA Scranton

#Pirates Robbie Grossman went 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB, SB tonight. Raised his average to .203 on the year. #SlowStart

#Mariners James Paxton was as advertised at AA Jackson. 6IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 9K, WIN. Improves to 2-0 with 3.09ERA

#Mariners Denny Almonte went 3-3, 2HR, 3RBI, BB at AA Jackson. Now hitting .359 with 6HR’s on the season

#Brewers Tyler Thornburg improved to 2-0 at AA Huntsville with 5.2IP, 4R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K. Also hit a 3 Run Home Run at the plate

#Reds Mark Serrano picked up a win in relief for AA Pensacola tonight going 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 6K

#Reds Henry Rodriguez went 4-5 with a RBI tonight for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos

#DBacks Trevor Bauer improved to 5-0 at AA Mobile going 6IP, 4R, 3ER, 6H, 3BB, 9K. ERA rose to 1.26

#DBacks Alfredo Marte went 2-3, 2B, HR, 5RBI tonight for AA Mobile.

#Royals Wil Myers went 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI tonight. Hitting .342 on the year now at AA NW Arkansas

#Rockies Nolan Arenado hit his 9th Double of the season and had 2RBI’s tonight for AA Tulsa. Hitting .342 on the season.

#Astros Austin Wates continues to rake. 3-5, RBI tonight. Hitting .346 on the season at AA Corpus Christi

#STLCards Minor League Guy On Third just blasted his 5th Home Run at AA Springfield

Former #Yankees farmhand Brandon Weeden was just picked by the Cleveland Browns with the 22nd pick of the NFL draft.

#Padres Jedd Gyorko has hit his 3rd Home Run of the year at AA San Antonio

#BlueJays Mark Sobolewski hit 2 Home Runs and drove in 6 RBI’s tonight for AA New Hampshire

#BlueJays Ryan Goins went 4-6, 2(2B), 3B, 3RBI for AA New Hampshire

#WhiteSox Josh Phegley ran his average at AAA Charlotte to .385 with a 3-4 night tonight.

#Mets Domingo Tapia who had a couple of solid starts this season got hammered tonight at Low-A Savannah. 1.1IP, 8ER, 8H, 1BB, 0K, LOSS

#SFGiants Clayton Blackburn went 7IP, 2R, 0ER, 4H, 3BB, 9K tonight at Low-A Augusta

#SFGiants Elliott Blair went 3-3, 2B, HR, 3RBI tonight at Low-A Augusta

#Yankees Tyler Austin went 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI tonight. It was his 6th Home Run of the season at Low-A Charleston. Hitting .377 on the year

#Orioles Solid start for Parker Bridwell at Low-A Delmarva. 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 6K, WIN

One night after giving up 24 runs to Hagerstown, the Rome Braves limited the #Nats Low-A affiliate to just 2 runs in a 6-2 win.

#BlueJays Noah Syndergaard with 3 more scoreless innings tonight. Went 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K at Low-A Lansing.

#Mariners Jabari Blash blasted 2 Home Runs and had 5 RBI’s tonight at Low-A Clinton

#RedSox Jackie Bradley Jr went 4 for 4 tonight with a RBI at High-A Salem. Pushed his season average to .371

#Rangers Solid night for Kyle Hendricks at High-A Myrtle Beach going 8IP, 2ER, 7H, 0BB, 6K. Got a no decision.

#Braves Matt Weaver went 3-4, 3B, HR, 3RBI tonight at High-A Lynchburg

#Rays Braulio Lara improved to 2-0 on the season following 5IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 6K tonight at High-A Charlotte

#Pirates Former big leaguer Daniel Cabrera went 6IP, 1ER, 7H, 0BB, 5K, LOSS tonight at High-A Bradenton

#Marlins Edgar Olmos went 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 7K tonight for High-A Jupiter

#Twins Marty Popham went 5.2IP, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 4K, WIN tonight for High-A Ft Myers

#Yankees Michael O’Brien went 6IP, 1ER, 5H, 0BB, 7K, tonight in a start for High-A Tampa

#Brewers Taylor Jungmann went 6.2IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K, No Decision at High-A Brevard County.

#Mets Erik Goeddel went 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K tonight for High-A St Lucie

#Royals Wil Myers has hit his 6th Home Run at AA NW Arkansas

#Brewers Tyler Thornburg has helped provide himself some run support by blasting a 3 run Home Run tonight at AA Huntsville

#WhiteSox Andre Rienzo who was off to a 3-0, 1.08ERA at High-A Winston Salem got dinged with a 50 Game PED Suspension

#Mariners Anthony Fernandez went 7IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 7K, WIN today in Game 2 of a Doubleheader for High-A High Desert

#SFGiants Shortstop prospect Joe Panik is hitting just .228 so far at High-A San Jose

#SFGiants Jack Snodgrass went 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K, WIN today for High-A San Jose

#Yankees Tyler Austin has blasted his 6th Home Run of the season at Low-A Charleston

#BlueJays Jake Marisnick has hit his 2nd Home Run for High-A Dunedin

#WhiteSox Nestor Molina picked up his 3rd win of the season at AA Birmingham. The former #BlueJays prospect went 6.2IP, 2ER, 10H, 1BB, 7K

#WhiteSox Jared Mitchell went 3-3, 3B, 3RBI, BB today for AA Birmingham. The former organizational #1 prospect is hitting .338 this year

#Mets Greg Peavey’s line at AA Binghamton tonight. 2.1IP, 11R, 9ER, 12H, 2BB, 3K. #RoughNight

#Mets Matt Den Dekker has hit his 2nd Home Run in as many nights for AA Binghamton

#SFGiants Gary Brown went 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB today to run his season average to .211

#BlueJays New Hampshire currently leads #Mets Binghamton 14-1 with 1 out in the top of the 4th in the AA matchup tonight. #InflatedERAs

#Tigers Jared Wesson with a solid start at AA Erie. 7IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 8K at AA Erie

#Tigers Niuman Romero went 4-6 with 3 RBI’s tonight for AA Erie

#Nats Erik Arnesen went 5IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 4K, WIN today at AAA Syracuse. ERA stands at 0.64 on the season.

#Nats Bryce Harper went 2-5, 2BB, RBI during today’s Doubleheader for AAA Syracuse. Raised his average to .250 on the season.

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Minor League Baseball News and Notes For Games Of Tuesday April 24th 2012:

#BlueJays Anthony Gose starting to pick it up. 2-4, 3B, 3RBI, BB, SB tonight.

#Rockies DJ LeMahieu went 3-6, 4RBI tonight for AAA Colorado Springs tonight

#Rockies Jordan Pacheco went 3-5, HR, RBI. Hitting .459 since demotion from Colorado

#LAAngels Mike Trout celebrated his return to Salt Lake lineup by going 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2RBI, 2BB tonight. AAA avg up to .419. #FreeMikeTrout

#SFGiants Skyler Stromsmoe who has a pretty cool name, hit a pinch hit Home Run tonight for AAA Fresno

#LAAngels Brian Hernandez went 5 for 5, 2B, RBI tonight for High-A Inland Empire

#Padres Huge night for Eddy Rodriguez at High-A Lake Elsinore 5-6, 2(2B), 2RBI. Ran his average from .255 to .316

#Reds Josh Smith went 5.2IP, 3ER, 7H, 1BB, 9K, WIN for High-A Bakersfield tonight

#Athletics Hitter turned pitcher Sean Doolitte went two scoreless innings in relief striking out 4 tonight at High-A Stockton. 0.87ERA on yr

#Athletics Miles Head blasted his 5th Home Run of the year as part of a 2-3, HR, 2RBI day at High-A Stockton

#Reds Billy Hamilton stole his 19th Base in 19 Games as part of a 2-5, 3B night. Hitting .356 on the season at High-A Bakersfield. #STUD

#Rockies Christian Bergman picked up his second win of the year at High-A Modesto going 8IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 5K

#Royals Wil Myers was 2-4, 2B, 2RBI, 2BB, SB tonight for Northwest Arkansas. Hitting .308 so far in his repeat of AA

#Royals The walk off single capped a 4-7 night for Christian Colon at AA Northwest Arkansas. He was HR shy of the Cycle.

#Royals Christian Colon with a Walk Off RBI Single in the bottom of the 13th to beat Springfield 7-6.

#SFGiants Freddy Sanchez went 2-4, 3RBI today on rehab at High-A San Jose

#Astros Bobby Doran went 7IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 7K, WIN tonight for High-A Lancaster.

#Astros One night after striking out 5 times. George Springer bounced back in a huge way. 4-4, 2 Triples, 3RBI’s at High-A Lancaster

#Braves Andrelton Simmons went 3-5, 2B, 2RBI at AA Mississippi. Run his average up to .295 on the season.

#Astros Jordan Lyles got hit around a bit but came out with a win for AAA Oklahoma City. 7.1IP, 4ER, 6H, 2BB, 6K, WIN. Improves to 4-0 on yr

#Dodgers Scott Van Slyke continues to rake at AAA Albuquerque 2-4, HR, RBI. Hitting .364 on the season

#Dodgers Jerry Sands is back under the Mendoza line. 0-4 night tonight sets him down to .192 on the season.

#Orioles Xavier Avery stole 3 bases as part of a 1-3, RBI, 2BB day at AAA Norfolk

#Orioles Joe Mahoney went 3-4, 3RBI today at AAA Norfolk

#Rays Will Rhymes went 3-5, 3B, HR, 2RBI today for AAA Durham

#Mets Rafael Montero went 6IP, 2R, 0ER, 5H, 0BB, 3K, WIN for Low-A Savannah

#Mets Big night for T.J. Rivera at Low-A Savannah. 4-6, HR, 4RBI, SB. Hitting .406 out of the leadoff spot on the year.

#SFGiants Jose Cuevas went 3-5, 2HR, 3RBI tonight for Low-A Augusta

#Yankees Caleb Cotham improved to 2-0 at Low-A Charleston with 5IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 2K, WIN

#Yankees Gary Sanchez went 2-4, 2B today at Low-A Charleston. Hitting .365 on the season

#Nats Line for Alex Meyer tonight at Low-A Hagerstown: 4IP, 2ER, 2H, 4BB, 6K

#Nats Matthew Skole blasted his 4th Home Run of the season as part of a 1-2, HR, 2RBI, 2BB night. Hitting .375 on the season

#Nats Adrian Nieto went 4-5, 2B, RBI for Low-A Hagerstown. Hitting .349 on the season

#Phillies Maikel Franco went 3-5, 3B, HR, 2RBI for Low-A Lakewood

#Rockies Samuel Mende went 4-5, 2(2B), RBI for Low-A Asheville. Hitting .302 on the season

If you missed it #Marlins 1st Rounder Jose Fernandez and two relievers threw a Combined No Hitter tonight for Low-A Greensboro.

#Braves Nick Ahmed and Chris Garcia each had 4 hits each tonight for High-A Lynchburg

#Braves High-A Hitting Machine Evan Gattis was at it again. 3-5, 2HR, 5RBI, BB. Hitting .424, 8HR’s, 26RBI’s on the year.

#Royals Yordano Ventura with a great start at High-A Wilmington 4.2IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 10K

#Royals Cheslor Cuthbert with 2 more hits tonight for High-A Wilmington. Has his average up to .276. Was under .200 about a week ago

#Nats David Freitas went 2-4, 2(2B), RBI tonight for High-A Potomac. Saw him play for Hagerstown last year and thought he was pretty solid

#Orioles Jeremy Nowak went 3-4, 3B, 4RBI for High-A Frederick

#Yankees big night for Ronnier Mustelier at AA Trenton. 3-5, 2(2B), 4RBI. Hitting .358 on the season.

#Indians T J McFarland picked up his 3rd win of the year going 5.2IP, 1ER, 5H, 3BB, 6K, WIN at AA Akron

#Indians Nice to see @TdaddyNeal swinging the stick at AA Akron. 3-4, 2B today. The former #SFGiants prospect is hitting .278 on the season

#Orioles Solid day for Manny Machado at AA Bowie 2-3, 2B, BB. Average up to .254 on the season

#Twins Deolis Guerra picked up the win in relief today at AA New Britain with 2 Hitless innings and 5K’s. ERA at 0.71.

#RedSox just like Boston, the AA Portland bullpen is rough. It blew Billy Buckner’s 6IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 11K day allowing 6ER in final 2.2IP

#RedSox Bryce Brentz went 0-4 tonight to drop his average back below .200. It stands at .195. He’s way better than his slow start indicates.

#RedSox Oscar Tejada went 3-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB tonight for AA Portland

#Rangers How good was Yu Darvish tonight. #Impressed

#Athletics Sonny Gray got knocked around a bit tonight at AA Midland. 6IP, 5ER, 7H, 2BB, 4K

#Astros Jose Cisnero with an solid start at AA Corpus Christi. 5IP, 2ER, 4H, 4BB, 12K, WIN

#Astros Jonathan Singleton with a monster night at AA Corpus Christi. 4-4, 3B, 2HR, 4RBI. Hitting .377 on the season.

#LAAngels Ariel Pena with a tough luck loss at AA Arkansas 6.2IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 8K, LOSS

#Rockies Dan Houston went 8IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 7K, WIN tonight for AA Tulsa

#Rangers Barret Loux improved to 4-0 with 6IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 5K, night at AA Frisco. 1.25ERA on the year.

#Rangers Mike Olt went 1-3, HR, 2RBI, BB tonight for AA Frisco. It was his 5th Home Run

#Padres Matt Palmer with a rough start tonight. 0.1IP, 7ER, 5H, 3BB, 1K. On the hook for the loss down 7-0 in the 1st inning

#LAAngels Mike Trout is back in the lineup at AAA Salt Lake He had a BB and a Sac Fly in Salt Lake’s 7 Run 1st inning tonight against Tucson

#Phillies Scott Podsednik hit a Walk Off Single in the bottom of the 11th to give AAA Lehigh Valley a 4-3 win over #Mets Buffalo

#Reds Andrew Brackman lost again tonight. Falls to 1-3, 8.82ERA. His line: 5.2IP, 5ER, 5H, 3BB, 6K

@Red_DMartin That’s awesome. He’s going to be so good.
In reply to Daniel Martin

#Pirates Starling Marte went 2-3, 3B, 2BB and stole his 9th Base of the year at AAA Indianapolis

#Braves Tim Hudson on rehab at AAA Gwinnett. 5.2IP, 1ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K, WIN

#Rangers Yu Darvish is in beastmode tonight against the #Yankees. 10K’s now

#Mets AAA Buffalo and #Phillies Lehigh Valley are tied 3-3 in the 11th. #BonusBaseball

#Reds Ryan Wright went 3-3, 2(3B), RBI, BB tonight for Low-A Dayton. Hitting .307 on the season.

#Athletics Dusty Robinson went 4-5, 2B, HR, 3RBI tonight for Low-A Burlington. Hitting .296 on the year. It was his 6th Home Run

#Dodgers Joseph Winker had 3 hits including a Grand Slam for Low-A Great Lakes

#Royals Santiago Garrido improved to 3-0 with 6.1IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K, WIN. Has a 1.04ERA on the year.

#Royals Michael Antonio went 4-5, SB tonight for Low-A Kane County

#Royals Jorge Bonifacio went 3-5, 2(2B), 2RBI at Low-A Kane County

#Cubs Hitter turned pitcher Kyler Burke with a nice start at Low-A Peoria. 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 4K. Got a no decision. ERA down to 1.04

#BlueJays Aaron Sanchez with another sick start at Low-A Lansing. 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 7K.

#Cubs Paul Hoilman hit a WALK OFF GRAND SLAM to give Peoria a 6-2 win over Lansing tonight

#Twins Daniel Ortiz went 3-5, 2B, 4RBI for Low-A Beloit. Hitting .304 on the season

#Rays Huge day for Drew Vettleson at Low-A Bowling Green 4-4, 2(2B), HR, RBI. Batting .333 on the season

#Indians Matt Laporta went 4-5, 2(2B), HR, 3RBI for AAA Columbus. It was his 5th Home Run of the year. Hitting .344 on the season

#Tigers Correcting previous tweet. Brad Eldred has 12 HR’s and 34 RBI’s in 20 Games. I incorrectly said 35 RBI’s in prior tweet #StillAbsurd

#Tigers Brad Eldred, Danny Worth, and Jerad Head connected for Back to Back to Back Home Runs for AAA Toledo. All came off Chris Seddon

#Tigers BRAD ELDRED BLASTED 3 HOME RUNS TONIGHT. Had 7 RBI’s to go with it. Now has an absurd 12 HR’s, 35RBI’s in 20 games at AAA Toledo

#BlueJays Asher Wojciechowski picked up his first win of the year at High-A Dunedin. 5.1IP, 1R, 0ER, 4H, 2BB, 6K, WIN

#BlueJays Jake Marisnick hit his 1st Home Run of the season at High-A Dunedin. Hitting .229 on the season.

#Phillies Solid start for Adam Morgan at High-A Clearwater 7IP, 0ER, 4H, 2BB, 6K

#Brewers Hiram Burgos with the Tough Luck Loss of the night in #MILB. 8IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 9K, LOSS at High-A Brevard County.

#STLCards Carlos Martinez was solid at High-A Palm Beach 6IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 7K. Got a no decision. ERA at 2.12 on the season.

#Rays Albert Suarez went 6IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 3K at High-A Charlotte tonight

#Rangers Watching Yu Darvish on YES and have been impressed with the way he’s shut down the #Yankees

#Marlins Chad James with a nice start at High-A Jupiter. 5IP, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 6K, WIN

#Pirates Jameson Taillon was as advertised at High-A Bradenton. 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 6K. Got a no decision after pen blew it. 1.93ERA on yr

#Marlins Noah Perio went 3-5, 3(2B), 2RBI out of the leadoff spot at High-A Jupiter. Hitting .296 on the year.

#Mets Wilmer Flores blasted his 2nd Home Run at High-A St Lucie. Hitting .316 on the year.

#Twins Angel Morales is off to a great start at High-A Fort Myers. 3-5, 2B, RBI tonight. Hitting .358 on the season.

#Phillies Tyler Cloyd moved to 3-0 on the year with 7IP, 0ER, 5H, 0BB, 5K, WIN. ERA drops to 2.37

#Phillies Jiwan James went 2-4, 2B, 2RBI tonight at AA Reading. Hitting .333 on the season.

#BlueJays Chad Jenkins picked up the win for AA New Hampshire going 6IP, 0ER, 6H, 2BB, 3K, WIN. Lowered ERA to 5.82

#Mets Line for Zack Wheeler at AA Binghamton tonight: 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 6BB, 3K, No Decision. ERA sits at 1.80 on the season

#Nats Another solid start for Jeff Mandel at AA Harrisburg 6IP, 1ER, 6H, 3BB, 3K, WIN. Improves to 2-1 with a 1.09ERA.

#Pirates Matt Curry went 3-4, 2B, RBI tonight at AA Altoona. Hitting .321 on the season

#DBacks Another solid night for Pat Corbin at AA Mobile. 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 5K, WIN. Moves to 2-0 with 1.67ERA on season

#DBacks Yazy Arbello got his first AA hit tonight. He’s now 1-20 at Mobile.

#Mariners Francisco Martinez went 3-3, RBI, 3BB, SB tonight. On base all 6 times he stepped to the plate. #LeadoffManProduction

#Mariners Nick Franklin went 3-6, 2(2B), 3RBI for AA Jackson. Now hitting .320 on the season. #ShortstopOfTheFuture

#Mariners Danny Hultzen with another solid line at AA Jackson. 5.2IP, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 5K, WIN. ERA drops to 2.08 on the season.

#Rays Hak-Ju Lee went 3-5, 3B, 3RBI for AA Montgomery. Still looking to break through the Mendoza Line however. Hitting just .197 on the yr

#Dodgers Solid line for Matt Magill at AA Chattanooga. 7IP, 1ER, 5H, 3BB, 6K, WIN

#Cubs Jae-Hoon Ha went 3-5, 2(2B), today at AA Tennessee. Hitting .278 on the season.

#Dodgers J.T. Wise went 3-3, 2B, 2RBI, BB for AA Chattanooga. Hitting .362 on the year.

#Astros Jonathan Singleton has blasted his 2nd Home Run at AA Corpus Christi

#STLCards Kolten Wong has blasted his 2nd Home Run at AA Springfield

#Rangers Mike Olt has blasted his 5th Home Run at AA Frisco

#Nats Bryce Harper and his Syracuse teammates got rained out tonight at Rochester

#RedSox Mauro Gomez blasted his 6th Home Run at AAA Pawtucket. I liked the kid when I watched him at AA Mississippi Braves a year or two ago

#RedSox Will Middlebrooks continues to rake. 1-2, Triple, 2BB, SB today for AAA Pawtucket. Hitting .375 on the year. #FreeWill

#RedSox Matt Barnes opposed Dylan Bundy in Delmarva and went 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 9K. Barnes hasnt allowed a run & has 34K’s in 21IP this year

#Orioles Dylan Bundy pitched 4 perfect innings. HAS NOT ALLOWED A HIT & Has K’d 21 in 13IP this season at Low-A Delmarva #STUD

#Marlins Ryan Goetz went 4-5, 2B, 2RBI for Low-A Greensboro

#Marlins Jose Fernandez’ line as part of the Combined No Hitter for Low-A Greensboro: 6IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 8K, WIN. 2-0 w/ 1.57ERA on the year

#Marlins 1st Rounder Jose Fernandez & relievers Greg Nappo and Kevin Cravey THREW A COMBINED NO HITTER tonight against #Rangers Lo-A Hickory

#DBacks Ryan Wheeler blasted a 3 Run Home Run for AAA Reno today. Hitting .263 on the season.

#DBacks Adam Eaton went 4-4, with Double and a Stolen Base out of the leadoff spot at AAA Reno. Hitting .393 on the year.

#DBacks Former #Orioles prospect Josh Bell celebrated his departure from Baltimore by blasting 2HR’s & 5RBI’s at AAA Reno today.

#Athletics Big day for former #Nats prospect Derek Norris at AAA Sacramento 3-4, HR, 2RBI. Hitting .357 on the season

#STLCards Shelby Miller was solid today at AAA Memphis. 5IP, 0ER, 5H, 2BB, 6K, WIN. Moves to 2-2, 4.50ERA on the year.

#STLCards Zack Cox went 2-4, 2(2B), today at AAA Memphis. Hopefully will jump start him. Hitting just .177 thus far.

#STLCards Two more Doubles for Ryan Jackson today at AAA Memphis. Hitting .318 on the year. #Sleeper

#Rangers Veteran Zach Jackson had a nice day for AAA Round Rock. 6IP, 0ER, 6H, 1BB, 6K, WIN.

#Royals Solid start for Mike Montgomery at AAA Omaha. 7IP, 3ER, 7H, 1BB, 6K, WIN. Improves to 2-0 on the season

Each morning during the Minor League Baseball season, we will provide you with news and notes from the prior night’s game. Follow us on twitter @MinorLeagueBlog for updates as they happen each night.

Minor League Baseball News & Notes For Games Of Monday April 23rd 2012

#DBacks AAA Reno wins 14-13 in 10 innings over #Athletics Sacramento on a bases loaded Hit By Pitch of Adam Eaton.

#Athletics Brad Peacock got hammered for Sacramento. 4.1IP, 7ER, 10H, 1BB, 3H, 1HR allowed. Will escape with a No Decision.

#Padres Cory Spangenberg with a solid night at High-A Lake Elsinore. 3-5, RBI, BB, 2SB. Boosted average to .227 on the year.

#Reds Chad Rogers with a nice start at High-A Bakersfield. 6IP, 1ER, 6H, 0BB, 3K, WIN

#Reds David Vidal blasted 2 Home Runs for High-A Bakersfield tonight

#BlueJays Joel Carreno got knocked around for AAA Las Vegas tonight. 6IP, 8ER, 12H, 1BB, 3K, allowed 2HR’s.

#Rockies Jordan Pacheco is hitting .438 since being demoted from Colorado

#Rockies Matt McBride was a beast tonight at AAA Colorado Springs. 4-5, 2(2B), HR, 5RBI. Hitting .388 on the year.

#Mariners James Gillheeney went 5.1IP, 1ER, 6H, 4BB, 2K tonight. 3-0 with 1.29ERA on year at High-A High Desert

#Dodgers Garrett Gould fell to 0-3 on the year after a line of 3IP, 6ER, 6H, 1BB, 7K tonight at High-A Rancho Cucamonga

#Astros Rene Garcia went 4-4, 2B, RBI tonight for High-A Lancaster

#Astros Telvin Nash got pitched around after blasting his 8th Home Run of the year at High-A Lancaster. Finished the night 1-2, HR, RBI, 3BB

#Astros Jiovanni Mier went 1-5, 3B, 3RBI. Hitting .238 at High-A Lancaster

The West Coast #MILB games are taking seemingly forever tonight. #NeedSleepOnTheEastCoast

#LAAngels No Mike Trout in the Salt Lake leadoff spot tonight, but said leadoff spot still produces at Triple as Alexi Amarista hit one.

#Astros George Springer with a Platinum Sombrero tonight at High-A Lancaster. He has struck out 5 times.

#Reds Billy Hamilton has stolen 2 bases tonight so far. He is 0-3 but drew a walk and then stole 2nd and 3rd. 18SB’s in 18 Games. #STUD

#Rockies Charlie Blackmon has has hit his 1st Home Run for AAA Colorado Springs

#WhiteSox Cameron Bayne went 6IP, 1ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K, WIN to improve to 2-0 on the year at AA Birmingham.

#Braves David Hale got knocked around at AA Mississippi today. 5.2IP, 7ER, 9H, 2BB, 4K, LOSS

#Braves Another solid game for Andrelton Simmons 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB. Average up to .268 at AA Mississippi

#Astros Brandon Barnes went 1-2, HR, 4RBI, BB for AA Corpus Christi

#Astros Jonathan Singleton went 2-4, 2(2B), RBI, BB and Stole Home today for AA Corpus Christi. Hitting .333 on the season.

#LAAngels Johnny Hellweg got roughed up a bit at AA Arkansas tonight. 5IP, 6ER, 6H, 4BB, 5K. Got a no decision

#Rockies Edwar Cabrera followed his Perfect Game bid in his last start with a 6IP, 3ER, 5H, 1BB, 6K tonight at AA Tulsa

#Rockies Nolan Arenado hit his 8th Double of the year today for AA Tulsa. Hitting .349 on the year.

#Rockies Michael Mitchell hit a Walk Off Single in the bottom of the 10th to give Tulsa a 7-6 win over Arkansas

#Padres Nate Freiman blasted his 7th Home Run at AA San Antonio

#Cubs Justin Bour just hit a Walk Off single in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Tennessee a 5-4 win over Chattanooga

#Astros Telvin Nash just blasted his 8th Home Run at High-A Lancaster. #MiniGiancarloStanton

#Marlins Graham Taylor went 7IP, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 3K, WIN tonight for AA Jacksonville

#Brewers Line for Kyle Heckathorn at AA Huntsville tonight. 5.2IP, 2ER, 7H, 1BB, 8K

#Mariners Nick Franklin went 3-5 at AA Jackson tonight to push his season average to .304. Shortstop of the future in Seattle

#Dodgers Jerry Sands went 1-3 with a Double tonight to push his average back above the Mendoza line at AAA Albuquerque

#Rangers Leonys Martin went 2-5, 2B today for AAA Round Rock. It was his 6th double of the year. Hitting .338 on the year. #FreeLeonys

#Padres Joe Ross with another solid start at Low-A Fort Wayne. 5IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 7K

#Brewers Jed Bradley got knocked around a bit tonight at High-A Brevard County 5IP, 7R, 4ER, 8H, 1BB, 5K. Got a no decision

#Phillies Anthony Hewitt boosted his average to .120 at High-A Clearwater with a 2-5, 2B, HR, 3RBI day.

#Phillies Jim Murphy had a walk off single in the bottom of the 12th to give Clearwater a win over Brevard County tonight

#Royals fans will love this tweet; #Brewers fans look away. Jake Odorizzi’s line tonight at AA NW Arkansas: 7IP, 0ER, 4H, 1BB, 11K, WIN

#Padres Keyvius Sampson line at AA San Antonio tonight 6IP, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 6K, LOSS

#Rangers Carlos Pimentel went 5IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 4K, WIN tonight for AA Frisco

#Rangers Jurickson Profar hit his 3rd Double of the year as part of a 1-4 night. Hitting .217 at AA Frisco

#Marlins Jacksonville put up a 7 run 8th inning to break a 0-0 tie with Mobile

#SFGiants Roger Kieschnick just blasted his 5th Home Run of the season at AAA Fresno

#LAAngels Mike Trout not in the lineup at AAA Salt Lake one day after getting hit in the wrist by a pitch. Expected to be day to day.

#STLCards Tyrell Jenkins picked up his 1st Win of the year at Low-A Quad Cities 6IP, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 2K, WIN

#STLCards Colin Walsh went 2-3, 3B, HR, 3RBI, 2BB tonight for Low-A Quad Cities

#LAAngels Jean Segura has hit his 2nd Home Run at AA Arkansas

#DBacks Chase Anderson was awesome tonight at AA Mobile. 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 10K. Will get a no decision. The Mobile staff is absurd this yr

#RedSox Will Middlebrooks over the last 10 games at AAA Pawtucket .410 (16-39), 7HR, 22RBI #FreeWill

#DBacks John Pedrotty was solid for Low-A South Bend tonight 6IP, 0ER, 5H, 1BB, 5K, WIN

#DBacks Fidel Pena went 4-4, 2B, RBI, SB tonight at Low-A South Bend

#DBacks Chris Ellison went 2-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB tonight for Low-A South Bend

#Tigers Jacob Turner went 4IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 0K tonight at High-A Lakeland

#Royals Jason Adam went 5IP, 0ER, 5H, 2BB, 5K, WIN tonight at High-A Wilmington. ERA drops to 0.40 on the year.

#RedSox Daisuke Matsuzaka first rehab start at High-A Salem was not great. 4IP, 3ER, 6H, 0BB, 3K, LOSS. He allowed 2 Home Runs

#RedSox Jackie Bradley Jr went 2-4, BB, SB tonight to push his High-A average to .320 at Salem

#Royals Cheslor Cuthbert who was in a season long slump broke out tonight at High-A Wilmington. 4-5, 2(2B), 3RBI to run average to .259

#Reds Daniel Tuttle with his first action since last season’s 50 game suspension pitched well at Low-A Dayton. 6IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 4K

#Reds Juan Perez went 3-4, 2B, 2RBI, BB, SB tonight for Low-A Dayton.

#STLCards Allen Craig went 3-4 tonight on rehab at High-A Palm Beach

#Rays Philip Wunderlich went 2-4, 2B, 2RBI, BB tonight for High-A Charlotte

#WhiteSox Andre Rienzo continues to roll. 7IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 8K, WIN at High-A Winston Salem. ERA at 1.08 on the year

#Tigers Andrew Oliver’s line at AAA Toledo. 6IP, 2ER, 2H, 5BB, 7K, WIN

#Pirates Colton Cain picked up his first win of the year with 5IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 4K, WIN at High-A Bradenton

#Pirates Stefan Welch blasted two Home Runs for High-A Bradenton tonight.

#Mets After a slow start, Wilmer Flores has run his average up to .321 at High-A St Lucie

#Mets Cesar Puello went 3-5, 2(2B), RBI toinght at High-A St Lucie. Hitting .244 on the year.

#Mets Cory Vaughn went 3-4, HR, 3RBI today for High-A St Lucie

#Orioles Jacob Pettit improved to 3-0 at AA Bowie with 5IP, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, 3K, WIN tonight

#Orioles Manny Machado’s average at AA Bowie has slipped to .234 after an 0-2, BB night tonight.

#Royals Johnny Giavotella has blasted his 3rd Home Run of the year at AAA Omaha

#Reds Chad Reineke picked up his first win of the season going 6IP, 1R, 0ER, 4H, 3BB, 4K, WIN

#Pirates Jordy Mercer went 3-3, 2B, RBI, BB today at AAA Indianapolis. Boosted average to .238

#RedSox Will Middlebrooks has blasted his 8th Home Run of the year at AAA Pawtucket. #STUD

#BlueJays Today’s absurd start at Low-A Lansing comes from Marcus Walden 5IP, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 4K. #BlueJaysSystemIsLoaded

#Tigers Dean Green blasted his 5th Home Run of the season for Low-A West Michigan

#Tigers Kyle Ryan with a great start for Low-A West Michigan 6IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K. Picked up his 1st win of the season.

#Rangers have got a stud in Cody Buckel so far. 6.1IP, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 8K for High-A Myrtle Beach today. 0.84ERA on the year.

#Mets Dylan Owen went 4.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 2K for AAA Buffalo. He also blasted a solo Home Run at the plate.

#Royals Monster day for Justin Trapp at Low-A Kane County. 3-4, 2B, HR, 6RBI. Hitting .362 on the season.

#Indians Luigi Rodriguez went 3-5, 3B, HR, 3RBI, BB, SB today. Hitting .314 out of the leadoff spot at Low-A Lake County. #MarioApproves

#Indians Francisco Lindor blasted his first Home Run for Low-A Lake County.

#DBacks Chris Owings, who you want to stash in a keeper league, went 2-4, 2(2B), BB today for High-A Visalia. Hitting .338 on the yr

#Rockies Timothy Smalling went 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB today for High-A Modesto

#Astros Brett Wallace has hit his 2nd Home Run of the year for AAA Oklahoma City

#STLCard Joe Kelly picked up his first Triple-A win going 6IP, 2ER, 7H, 1BB, 3K win for AAA Memphis

#Cubs Brett Jackson went 2-4 with a stolen base tonight for AAA Iowa. Hitting .253 on the year.

#Cubs Anthony Rizzo went 2-3, 2B, BB today at AAA Iowa. Batting .380 on the year. #FreeAnthonyRizzo

#Royals Eric Hosmer blasted his 4th Home Run of the season. Looking to get his average above the Mendoza line.

#STLCards Zack Cox was 1-4 with a Double to boost his season average to .155 at AAA Memphis. #SlowStart

#STLCards Ryan Jackson went 4-5, 2B, 2RBI today at AAA Memphis to push his average to .311 on the season. #SleeperProspect

#Rays Chris Archer fell to 1-3 on the year at AAA Durham with 5.1IP, 2ER, 6H, 3BB, 4K, LOSS. ERA sits at 8.00 on the season.

#RedSox Justin Germano continues to pitch well at AAA Pawtucket. 6IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 5K, WIN in Game 1 of a DH. 1.57ERA on the year.

#Tigers Brad Eldred has hit his Minor League Baseball leading 9th Home Run of the year at AAA Toledo.