On July 16, 2022, Leandro Cedeño of the Amarillo Sod Poodles took a mighty hack at a 3-0 pitch in his third trip to the plate. Instantly, knowing he had crushed it, he sauntered out of the box and took a well-earned trot around the bases. Little did he know,

New York City - Today, Minor League Baseball announced league awards and All-Star teams for the three Double-A Leagues voted on all by league Managers. Four Sod Poodles were named Texas League All-Stars in 2022, tying Wichita (Double-A, Minnesota) for the most All-Stars in the league this season. Blaze Alexander

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in all 30 farm systems. We start our 2022 Organization All-Stars series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Aces secured their fifth divisional title in franchise history following a four-game shortened series due to poor air quality that forced the Reno Aces and Sacramento River Cats to play games in both cities. Reno managed to split the series with Sacramento, with two wins apiece. Due to smoke

Amarillo, Texas - Today, Minor League Baseball announced their Players and Pitchers of the Month for August. Former Sod Poodle Leandro Cedeño was named Texas League Player of the Month after hitting .398 with a league-leading eight home runs and 27 runs scored. The 24-year-old also led the league with

Amarillo, Texas - The Sod Poodles scored in five separate innings in Thursday night’s 7-4 victory over the Frisco RoughRiders. Blaze Alexander, Andy Yerzy, and Leandro Cedeño each launched a solo home run as Amarillo climbed within a game of the RoughRiders in the Texas League South second-half standings. Starter

Amarillo, Texas - 10 runs on 10 hits was not enough for the Amarillo Sod Poodles who dropped game two against the Frisco RoughRiders on Wednesday night. The RoughRiders matched every Sod Poodles scoring inning with one of their own as two of the three clubs battling for a Texas

St. Petersburg, Florida (August 29, 2022) - Sod Poodles’ first baseman Leandro Cedeño has been named Texas League Player of the Week for the week of August 22-28, the League announced earlier today. The slugger hit .435 (10-for-23) with four home runs, two doubles, 12 RBI, seven runs scored, and

Corpus Christi, Texas - The Sod Poodles fell to a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning on Saturday night in a 9-8 loss to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Amarillo collected 15 hits, led by a three-hit night from SS Jordan Lawlar. The Sod Poodles offense got cooking in the

Corpus Christi, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles were paced by early runs as they held on to take down Corpus Christi 6-5 on Friday night at Whataburger Field. Deyni Olivero got the start on the mound for the Sod Poodles and tossed five scoreless innings with four strikeouts as

Corpus Christi, Texas - Leandro Cedeño launched two home runs to set the single-season franchise HR record as the Sod Poodles shut out the Corpus Christi Hooks 8-0 on Tuesday night. Starter Slade Cecconi (7-5) earned the win after six dominant innings in Amarillo’s second consecutive shutout win. Both teams

MIDLAND, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles fell to the Midland RockHounds 8-3 on Friday night. A five-run bottom of the third inning propelled the RockHounds to their first win of the series and stopped the three-game slide as Amarillo continues to push for a playoff spot. The two clubs

MIDLAND, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles clinched the season series against the Midland RockHounds with a 9-1 victory on Tuesday night to win the 2022 Oil Pan Cup. The Sod Poodle offense exploded for 20 hits to claim the team’s second Cup in three seasons. The hitting began in

Amarillo, Texas - The Amarillo Sod Poodles dropped their Sunday evening contest with the Springfield Cardinals to end a six-game homestand. The St. Louis Cardinals Double-A affiliate jumped out to a seven-run lead after the fourth inning and had it to a 10-run lead after the sixth. The Soddies battled

Amarillo, Texas - The Sod Poodles picked up their first win of the series against the Springfield Cardinals on Thursday night. A trio of left-handers and three big flys proved a recipe for success in a 6-2 win. After not having a lead in either of the first two games

Frisco, Texas – Each team managed to score in just two innings on Tuesday night. The Frisco RoughRiders made the most of theirs as they topped the Sod Poodles 6-2 to kick off the series against the Texas Rangers Double-A affiliate from Riders Field. After retiring the Riders in order

Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles collected 15 runs on 17 hits in a 15-2 victory over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Thursday night, their largest margin of victory in 2022. Amarillo scored in six different innings and recorded their second-highest hit total of the season. After a 59-minute

Amarillo, Texas – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (45-46, 13-9) bested the Corpus Christi Hooks (40-51, 8-14) by one run in a 5-4 game-one victory on Tuesday night. Starting pitcher Deyni Olivero earned the win in a hard-fought effort, the first win of his Double-A career. Both squads traded blows in

Amarillo, Texas – The Sod Poodles overcame an early deficit to defeat the San Antonio Missions by a score of 7-6 on Saturday Night. Leandro Cedeño unloaded on the farthest hit baseball of the Statcast Era and another late-inning home run from Ti'Quan Forbes sealed the win for the Soddies.

Wichita, KS – Leandro Cedeño hit a go-ahead, two-RBI double in the 9th inning to snatch a 4-3 victory from the Wichita Wind Surge on Sunday afternoon at Riverfront Stadium. With the win, Amarillo won the series four games to two and improved to 5-5-4 in series this year. Every

Wichita, KS – The Amarillo Sod Poodles were defeated 6-4 on Friday night by the Wichita Wind Surge after a walk-off three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning. The Sod Poodles scored in the 10th and 11th, but RHP Blake Rogers allowed four runs in extra innings

Wichita, KS – Twelve hits and two home runs powered the Sod Poodles to a 2-1 series lead over the Wichita Wind Surge on Thursday night. Amarillo scored first and held on for a 6-3 wire-to-wire win at Riverfront Stadium. After a scoreless first inning, Juan Centeno put the Soddies

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles (36-39) secured their fourth straight victory in a 13-12 win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (32-41) on Saturday. A run was scored in 11 separate half-innings, but the Sod Poodles were powered by four home runs and two four-run innings. Jeff Bain (5-1)

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles kicked off the month of July with an 11-10 win over the visiting Northwest Arkansas Naturals in front of a sell-out crowd of 6,943 at HODGETOWN. The Sod Poodles battled back from another early deficit, taking the lead in the fifth inning. For

Amarillo, TX – The Amarillo Sod Poodles stole a victory from the jaws of defeat on Thursday night, scoring five runs in the final two innings in a 5-4 victory over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in front of a sellout crowd at HODGETOWN. Leandro Cedeño tied the game at 4-4