MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs are proud to announce that Chattanooga Lookouts infielder Mitch Nay has been named Player of the Week, while Pensacola Blue Wahoos starter Griffin Jax has been named Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during

Griffin Jax was on a 75-pitch limit Monday. Making his third start since returning from the 10-day injured list, the Double-A Blue Wahoos were trying to slowly build the 24-year-old back up after he missed more than three weeks.He made the most of the opportunity and outlasted rehabbing Marlins southpaw

MARIETTA, GA - The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs are proud to announce that Jackson Generals infielder Jazz Chisholm has been named Player of the Week and Pensacola Blue Wahoos RHP Griffin Jax has been named Pitcher of the Week. Both awards recognize these players' performances for games during

Rays OF Jesús Sánchez, Double-A Montgomery: 2-for-4, 3 RBIs -- Last season's 27-game stint with the Biscuits following his promotion to the Southern League did not have many positives for Tampa Bay's fourth-ranked propsect. But 2019 is off to a much better start for Sanchez, who plated a pair of

This is supposed to be Griffin Jax's first season back in baseball. Had that been the case, he wouldn't be in Pensacola playing Double-A ball for the first time in his professional career.After pitching in five games in 2017 because of a two-year active duty commitment to the military, the

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Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that LHP Bryan Sammons has been activated from the 7-day DL and RHP Brusdar Graterol has been placed on the 7-day DL, retroactive to May 30th, with a contusion on his right hand. Brian Maloney, Twins Senior Manager

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that RHP Griffin Jax has been placed on the military leave list as he reports for active duty with the U.S. Air Force. Brad Steil, Director of Minor League Operations for the Twins, announced the move.Jax has made

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Batterymates Griffin Jax and Ben Rortvedt carried the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 12-4 win Saturday against the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 3,375 fans at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Jax was the winning pitcher in his final Kernels appearance, and Rortvedt posted

On May 1, an amendment to a United States Department of Defense policy changed Griffin Jax's life.The 22-year-old had nearly completed his degree at the U.S. Air Force Academy, after which he would begin his second season in the Minor Leagues with Minnesota. Selected by the Twins in the third

Mets SS Amed Rosario, Triple-A Las Vegas: 3-for-4, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB, CS -- The Mets' middle-infield situation has settled some with Asdrúbal Cabrera moving over to second since he came off the disabled list and José Reyes, who owns a .941 OPS since June 16, taking over at

CLINTON, IOWA - Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Griffin Jax tossed a career-high seven scoreless innings and earned his first professional victory in the Cedar Rapids Kernels' 3-0 three-hit shutout Sunday at the Clinton LumberKings. Logan Lombana and Hector Lujan each added a scoreless inning of relief to finish the three-hitter

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that RHP Griffin Jax will join the Kernels from Elizabethton and RHP Sean Poppen has been promoted to Fort Myers (FSL). Brad Steil, Director of Minor League Operations for the Twins, announced the moves.The Twins selected Jax in