Mariners' Filia gets 100-game suspension
NEW YORK -- Mariners No. 28 prospect Eric Filia was among three Minor Leaguers suspended on Friday for using drugs of abuse.Filia was handed a 100-game suspension while Royals pitcher Jon Perrin and Red Sox right-hander Chase Shugart received 50-game bans ahead of the 2019 season.
Late Odom Homer Lifts Travs to Series Lead
Tulsa, OK-Another thrilling win put the Arkansas Travelers one win away from a division series victory as they took down the Tulsa Drillers, 4-3 on Friday night. The Travs now lead the best-of-five series, two games to one. Joseph Odom, who had the walk-off hit in the ninth inning of
Travs Roll Riders, 6-1
Frisco, TX-The Arkansas Travelers jumped out with a four-run first inning and then rode stellar pitching to a 6-1 victory on Wednesday night in Frisco. Arkansas had the lead just seven pitches into the game and was never threatened. Williams Pérez paced the club with six innings of one-run ball,
Travs Rally Past Naturals, 13-7
North Little Rock, AR-Two late five run innings propelled the Arkansas Travelers to a 13-7 victory over the NW Arkansas Naturals on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. Down as many as five runs in the fifth inning and four runs in the seventh, the Travs were able to avoid a
Travs Down Cards in Rain-Shortened Game
North Little Rock, AR-After his team jumped to an early lead, Anthony Misiewicz worked through five innings, at one point retiring 10 consecutive Cardinal batters, as the Arkansas Travelers topped Springfield, 5-3 in a rain-shortened seven inning game. The game was put into a delay in the top of the
Shutout Victory Begins Post Break Schedule
North Little Rock, AR-Four Arkansas Traveler pitchers combined on a 2-0 five-hit shutout of the Corpus Christi Hooks in the first game out of the All-Star Break and first game at Dickey-Stephens Park in more than two weeks. The shutout was the second of the season for the Travs and
Late Rally Gives Travs a Win
North Little Rock, AR-A late offensive surge carried the Arkansas Travelers to an 11-5 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday afternoon at Dickey-Stephens Park. The victory keeps the Travs alone atop the North Division with eight games to play. Both teams rallied from deficits to take leads in
Travs Take Twinbill From Tulsa
North Little Rock, AR-The Arkansas Travelers (30-28) swept a doubleheader from the Tulsa Drillers on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park, winning by scores of 5-3 and 6-2. The two victories combined with Springfield's loss at Northwest Arkansas moves the Travs into first place in the division with 12 games remaining
Riders Take High Scoring Affair to Open Series
Frisco, TX-A wild game with several big swings saw the Arkansas Travelers unable to hold a lead and drop game one of a series to the Frisco RoughRiders, 13-12 on Friday night. The Travs jumped out quickly with four runs in the first inning and built the lead to five
Filia enjoys career night for Travelers
Eric Filia often makes his teammates chuckle. And it's not because of his hilarious quips or the rhythmic shimmy he does every time he digs his heals into the batter's box."It's interesting because guys that have played with him before tell me they laugh when he's up there," Arkansas hitting
Prospect Roundup: Games of May 31
Theme of the daySee ya: For the second day in a row, the most interesting story in the Minors concerns a player who dominated a single game and was then promoted. On Wednesday, that was Ronny Rodríguez, who hit for the cycle for Triple-A Toledo and moved up to Detroit
RockHounds' Seven-run Second Too Much for Travs
Midland, TX-A seven-run second inning proved too much for the Arkansas Travelers (25-26) to overcome in an 8-4 defeat at the hands of the Midland RockHounds (26-26). That rally began with two out and no one on and saw eight straight reach base, seven on hits with four going for
M's Filia, three other Minor Leaguers suspended
No position player in the Mariners system had a better 2017 season than Eric Filia. It's going to be a while before anyone gets to see what he can do for an encore in 2018.The Mariners' No. 21 prospect was suspended for the first 50 games of the season after
Fall League honors 23 on Top Prospects Team
The Arizona Fall League season wrapped up nearly a month ago, but accolades are still rolling in for the circuit's best.The showcase league's top players were honored Monday with the announcement of the official 2017 Top Prospects Team, voted on by AFL managers and coaches. The group is comprised of
Braves' Acuna caps breakout with MVP award
Could it have turned out any other way?A season when Ronald Acuña Jr. rose from the No. 18 prospect in the Atlanta system to the No. 5 prospect overall concluded with the five-tool outfielder going up against the more seasoned and equally touted competition of the Arizona Fall League and
AFL championship preview: Big bats abound
The Peoria Javelinas and Mesa Solar Sox followed a very similar formula en route to becoming the Arizona Fall League's dominant teams.Peoria led the circuit with 178 runs while Mesa checked in second with 158. And while neither pitching staff ranked atop the league in terms of run prevention, they
Filia busts out at plate for Javelinas
Eric Filia started off the Arizona Fall League on quite the tear. And despite a recent slow stretch, he's still one of the top hitters in the circuit.The Seattle outfield prospect went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs as Peoria topped Mesa, 5-4, in 10 innings Thursday at Peoria
Toolshed: Filia's bat earns spot in AFL
It's called the Filia Shimmy. It even has its own #FiliaShimmy hashtag. Before every at-bat, Eric Filia stops short of the left side of the batter's box, bends both knees, bounces back to full height and gives both shoulders a few rhythmic dips. It's the age of the bat flip,
Nuts cap perfect postseason with Cal title
The Modesto Nuts got hot at just the right time.Modesto beat Lancaster, 8-1, on Friday at Thurman Field to complete a perfect postseason and capture its first California League championship since 2004. It was the second straight series sweep for the Nuts, who also rolled past Stockton in the semifinals.
Cowan's homer puts Nuts in control
LANCASTER, California -- In one moment on Wednesday night, Jordan Cowan was an 0-for-5 leadoff man. The next, he was the hero."It's crazy how this game can go like that," the Mariners prospect said. "You can go 1-for-1 in your first AB and then 0-for-5 in the next ones and
Young piles up hits, leads Players of the Week
Jared Young was running out of time to make a big impression in his first professional season. He accomplished that and then some last week.The Cubs' 15th-round pick in June, he went 15-for-23 with a homer, three doubles, eight RBIs and nine runs scored over five games for Class A
MiLB names August Players of the Month
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced the August Player of the Month Award winners for each of its 16 leagues. Each player will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Phillies) right-hander Phil Klein led the International League in strikeouts