Hiura's 20th Homer of Season Secures Sounds Comeback Win
NASHVILLE – Down three runs in the early stages, the Nashville Sounds (62-52, 22-19) rallied late, riding homers from Patrick Dorrian and Keston Hiura to a 5-4 win over the Charlotte Knights (42-75, 7-35) on Thursday night at First Horizon Park. The Knights flew out of the gate against Nashville
Sounds Win Thriller on Rowdy Tellez's Walk-Off Blast
NASHVILLE – Entering the bottom of the ninth down a run, Rowdy Tellez smashed a walk-off homer to put the Nashville Sounds (61-52, 21-19) past the Charlotte Knights (42-74, 7-34) 7-5 on Wednesday night at First Horizon Park. Despite leading through the first six innings, Nashville found themselves down to
Sounds Have Tough Night Against Knights
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds (60-52, 20-19) started off the six-game homestand with a loss, falling 7-4 to the last place Charlotte Knights (42-73, 7-33) on Tuesday night at First Horizon Park. Keston Hiura gave Nashville an early 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly that scored Tyler Black after the
Sounds Survive For Series Opening Win at Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS – Despite leading by eight runs through five innings, the Nashville Sounds (57-50, 17-16) just managed to hold on for a 9-8 victory over the Indianapolis Indians (50-57, 17-16) at Victory Field on Tuesday night. The night started off fast and furiously in a city known for auto racing,
How Well Do You Know Your Nuts?
Approaching the Lansing Lugnuts' 25th season, the Lugnuts have tangled with some of the best that the Midwest League has had to offer, from Mike Trout to Clayton Kershaw, and from Fernando Tatis Jr. to Wander Franco. They've also had to deal with some of the best names that the
Bichette turns power on for Blue Jays
On a day when the Blue Jays got bad news about Vladimir Guerrero Jr., their No. 2 prospect stepped up in his absence.Shortly after Toronto announced its top prospect will miss three weeks with a left oblique strain, the club got some big offensive output from Bo Bichette. Baseball's No.
Prospect Roundup: Games of Aug. 14
Theme of the dayNYPL steals the spotlight: The New York-Penn League held the final All-Star Game of the 2018 season in State College. Before the exhibition even began, Pirates first-rounder Travis Swaggerty was told that he was being promoted from Class A Short Season West Virginia to ... Class A
Bisons' Jansen cracks pair of homers
Danny Jansen arrived at Coca-Cola Field frustrated yet determined. The Blue Jays' sixth-ranked prospect had two hits in his previous 25 at-bats, with appearances in the Triple-A All-Star Game and the Futures Game keeping him from finding any sort of groove. He figured things out Sunday, homering twice and plating three runs
IL notes: Bisons' Tellez eyes strong finish
Rowdy Tellez had a huge offensive year in 2016.The slugging first baseman hit 23 homers for Double-A New Hampshire, surpassing the total from his previous two pro seasons combined. And Tellez finished with a career-high 81 RBIs while ranking among the Eastern League leaders in on-base percentage (.387) and slugging
Prospect Roundup: Games of Aug. 10
Blue Jays 1B Rowdy Tellez, Triple-A Buffalo: 3-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB -- After two dreadful months, the Blue Jays' No. 13 prospect is catching fire in August. Having reached base in all five of his plate appearances Thursday, Tellez has hits in all nine of his games this
Bisons' Tellez contributes with bat, glove
In four seasons in the Minor Leagues, Rowdy Tellez has made a name for himself with the above-average power he can produce.On Saturday night, the Blue Jays' No. 5 prospect continued to display his new approach for Triple-A Buffalo.Tellez drove in four runs and contributed a double and three singles
Less equals more for Bisons' Tellez
A slimmed-down version of Rowdy Tellez wasted little time showing that less can be more. He wasted no time, in fact.The Blue Jays' No. 5 prospect homered in his first Triple-A at-bat and again two innings later to power Buffalo past Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 4-2, in the International League opener for both
Blue Jays Prospect Primer: Next-gen impact
Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,
2017 Prospect Projections: AL East rookies
Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 255 pounds, Aaron Judge probably has a tough time fitting into most crowds. This spring, however, the 24-year-old outfielder is hoping to do just that in what could be a crowded Yankees outfield.This is the first in a six-part series using FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look