The St. Louis Cardinals haven’t given up on former first-round draft choice Kolten Wong (Orleans, 2010). But they haven’t exactly given him a vote of confidence either.
For anyone who thinks the Cape is quiet in the winter and spring or the Cape League is “slow in the offseason” … well, they need to pick up the Cape Cod Times or check the various Chamber websites.
Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale (Yarmouth-Dennis, 2009) will be shut down for the next two weeks with a strain of the flexor mass muscle in his left (pitching) arm
Jedd Gyorko, who led the Brewster Whitecaps in virtually every offensive category in 2009, has become the latest Cape Cod Baseball League graduate to receive a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract extension.
Philadelphia Phillies veteran second baseman Chase Utley, a two-season Cape Cod Baseball League star in the late 1990s, is arguably the hottest player in baseball today.
Seth Rosin’s baseball journey swerved sharply Friday when the Texas Rangers announced that the 25-year-old relief pitcher had cleared waivers and would rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies organization immediately.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis (Cotuit, 2008) has been rewarded with a six-year, $52.5 million contract extension by the Cleveland Indians with a club option for a seventh year.
Join us for dinner at the Chatham Bars Inn as we host Dr. Charles Steinberg of the Boston Red Sox and all three Red Sox World Series Trophies for this Baseball and Beer Dinner.
Catcher Yan Gomes (Cotuit, 2007; Chatham, 2008) has agreed to a six-year, $23 million contract extension with the Cleveland Indians that includes two club option years.
Texas Rangers rookie reliever Seth Rosin (Hyannis, 2009) is the first player from the Cape Cod Baseball League to make his Major League Baseball debut in 2014.