Articles from June 2014
A little over a year ago, on June 12, Texas Christian lefty Brandon Finnegan was making his Cape Cod Baseball League debut, pitching the Falmouth Commodores to a season-opening 6-2 victory over the Harwich Mariners.
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Max Pentecost (Bourne, 2013) added another impressive piece of hardware to his growing collection as the top catcher in college baseball.
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In the roughly three months of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, 30 former Cape Cod Baseball League players have made their big league debuts.
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Tim Lincecum (Harwich, 2005) has done it again. The San Francisco right-hander came within one base runner of pitching a perfect game Wednesday, firing his second no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in less than a year and leading the Giants to a 4-0 win at AT&T Park.
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OnDeck Digital and the CCBL partner to bring high definition video on-demand services to the Cape this summer.
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It took Carlos Pena only seven Triple-A games to prove he’s still a major league ballplayer.
Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Famer Pena (Harwich, 1996; Wareham, 1997; Class of 2003) is back in the big leagues after convincing the Texas Rangers that he may be the answer to their first base-DH woes of late.
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Strength training has become an integral part of many collegiate baseball programs over the years, as players look for a competitive edge and for new ways to stay healthy as they throw harder for more innings, or hit for more power.
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For Cape Cod Baseball League fans, the MLB First-Year Player Draft is a time for reminiscing and reflecting, as past players move on to the next stage of their careers.
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Life is good for Kyle Schwarber. After being named the best catcher in college baseball in 2013, he’s a finalist for this year’s Johnny Bench Award.
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Keep your calendar open for the Cape Cod Baseball League's second annual Dining for a Cause, which will be held on three evenings over the next few weeks at local Ninety Nine Restaurants.
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Tonight, June 20, is the first Red Shirt Friday of the 2014 season for the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Two former Falmouth Commodores made their major league pitching debuts Thursday, becoming the 23rd and 24th rookies from the Cape Cod Baseball League - and third and fourth from Falmouth - to make it to the big leagues this season.
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There are many components that make the Cape Cod Baseball League what it is. One of its best attributes is the League’s Hall of Fame, a hidden treasure located downstairs in the JFK Hyannis Museum on Main Street in Hyannis.
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Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters (Orleans, 2006), a 2013 Cape League Hall of Fame inductee, underwent Tommy John surgery Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the 2014 season.
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Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Famer Carlos Pena (Harwich, 1996; Wareham, 1997) is back in baseball.
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The 2013 Falmouth Commodores' offense was extremely potent, so it’s no surprise that a Commodore took home the Thurman Munson Award for the best batting average in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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The Cape Cod Baseball League extends its heartfelt condolences to Tony Gwynn Jr. (Brewster, 2002) and his family on the passing Monday of Tony Gwynn Sr., Baseball Hall of Famer and true friend of the game at all levels.
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Right-hander Ben Rowen (Cotuit, 2009) became the 21st former Cape Cod Baseball League player and the fourth from Cotuit to make his major league debut this season.
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Former Cape Cod Baseball League right-hander Aaron Nola (Harwich, 2012) of LSU is one of three finalists for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame's National Pitcher of the Year Award.
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The first three former Cape Cod Baseball League players selected in the recent Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft have passed physicals, signed on the dotted line and embarked on what all believe will be long and successful careers in professional baseball.
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Isn’t it time for Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Famer David Aardsma (Falmouth, 2002; Class of 2010) to get another chance in the big leagues?
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Sons of two Major League Baseball notables are honing their skills on Cape Cod Baseball League diamonds this summer.
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It would be awfully hard to for any team to match the Cape Cod Baseball League pedigree that the Toronto Blue Jays added to their organization in the first round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft last week.
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The Cape Cod Baseball League hosted its annual First Pitch Brunch at the 99 Restaurants in West Yarmouth on Sunday morning.
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Cape League Hall of Famer-elect Sam Fuld (Hyannis, 2003) is expected to be reactivated by the Minnesota Twins by the end of this week.
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The unforgiving and endless winter of 2013-2014 is now a distant memory as Cape League baseball is finally upon us.
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First baseman Mitch Moreland, a two-year veteran of the Cape Cod Baseball League (Bourne, 2006-07), will be lost to the Texas Rangers for at least three months after he undergoes surgery on his left ankle Wednesday.
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WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. – For the fifth consecutive year, an active major league player will be inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame.
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Erick Fedde (Y-D, 2013) and Jeff Hoffman (Hyannis, 2012-13) are two highly regarded right-handed pitchers selected Thursday in the first round of Major League Baseball’s 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
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Former Bourne Braves player Justin Bour and his fellow Miami farmhand J.T. Realmuto enjoyed successful major league debuts Thursday as the Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-6 in St. Petersburg to complete a three-game series sweep of their cross-state, interleague rivals.
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Twenty-one former Cape Cod Baseball League players were among the 74 chosen during the first day of Major League Baseball’s annual First-Year Player Draft.
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Right-handed pitcher Jesse Hahn (Chatham, 2009) made his Major League Baseball debut Tuesday night as the starter and loser in the San Diego Padres' 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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WAREHAM, Mass. - The Cape Cod Baseball League is among the nation's premier summer leagues for college baseball players. Every year an opportunity to play in the Cape League is extended to unsigned collegiate players from across the country through the Frank Finn Invitational Tryout.
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Two 2010 Cape Cod Baseball League rivals have been honored by Major League Baseball for their on-field performances in May.
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Admittedly nervous, Alex Hassan nevertheless was right at home Sunday as he made his major league debut at Fenway Park and collected his first career base hit in the Boston Red Sox’s 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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The Cape Cod Baseball League held its annual Frank Finn Cape League Invitational Tryout on a gorgeous afternoon Saturday, which yielded the signing of four pitchers.
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A.J. Pollock (Falmouth, 2008), the Cape Cod Baseball League’s 2008 Pat Sorenti Most Valuable Player Award winner, will be lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks for an indefinite period after suffering a broken right hand when hit by a pitch in Saturday night’s 5-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
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