On Saturday, the Los Angeles Angels announced that former Rocket City Trash Pandas infielder David MacKinnon has been promoted to the Angels and will make his MLB debut at first base, batting sixth in the second game of their doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. MacKinnon becomes the

Although the Rocket City Trash Pandas put runners on base time and time again on Tuesday night, they were never able to drive one in and suffered a 3-0 loss to the Birmingham Barons in the opener of a pivotal six-game series at Regions Field. In the first, the Trash

MADISON, Alabama – The Rocket City Trash Pandas jumped out to an early lead and got another brilliant performance from the bullpen for a 5-4 win in front of an electric crowd of 6,168 at Toyota Field on Saturday night. The win puts the Trash Pandas at five games above

The Rocket City Trash Pandas offensive woes continued with a 6-2 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers in the third game of their six-game series at MGM Park on Thursday night. The defeat puts the Trash Pandas 3.5 games out of the final playoff spot in Double-A South with 22 games

Trailing by six runs, the Rocket City Trash Pandas made a valiant comeback in the late innings, but ultimately came up just short in a 7-6 loss to the Tennessee Smokies in the opener of their six-game series on Tuesday night at Smokies Stadium. For the second straight game, the

In a remarkable offensive showing, the Rocket City Trash Pandas blasted off early and often for an incredible 26-3 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts to clinch a series win on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Field. From the first pitch to the last, Sunday’s matchup belonged to the visiting Trash Pandas.

The Rocket City Trash Pandas struck first, but were unable to make an early lead stand up in a 5-1 loss to the Chattanooga Lookouts on Tuesday night in the opener of their six-game series at AT&T Field. Rocket City got off to a quick start as Orlando Martinez singled

MADISON, Alabama – In a game filled with home runs from both sides, the Rocket Trash Pandas couldn't finish the comeback in 12-8 loss to the Tennessee Smokies at Toyota Field in the second game of their six-game series at Toyota Field. Rocket City began the ballgame in fine form

The Rocket City Trash Pandas offense was held in check by a pair of Birmingham Barons pitchers in a 2-0 loss on Saturday afternoon at Regions Field. The loss evens the six-game series at two games apiece. In a quick-moving opening game, starters Reid Detmers and John Parke each got

Stepping to the box on Opening Day as the first batter for the Rocket City Trash Pandas on May 5 at Chattanooga, David MacKinnon wasted no time in making history. In his first game action in nearly two years, the Trash Pandas first baseman lined a single to center and

The Rocket City Trash Pandas got off to a fast start at the plate and never looked back in a 9-2 win over the Tennessee Smokies in front of a crowd of 6,907 at Smokies Stadium on Saturday night. Rocket City wasted no time in striking first. Orlando Martinez and

The Rocket City Trash Pandas are proud to announce first baseman David MacKinnon has been named both Double-A South Player of the Month for June and the MAG Aerospace Trash Pandas Player of the Month. MacKinnon follows Michael Stefanic as Trash Pandas Player of the Month. The Double-A South award

Behind a powerful showing at the plate, the Rocket City Trash Pandas earned a split of their six-game set against the Chattanooga Lookouts with a 9-6 win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Field. The power surge began early for the visiting Trash Pandas, with a pair

An early onslaught of runs from the Biloxi Shuckers were too much for the Rocket City Trash Pandas to overcome in a 13-1 loss on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 7,500 at Toyota Field. Making his first home start for the Trash Pandas, Aaron Hernandez struggled

In a wild, back-and-forth affair that came down to the final at-bat, the Rocket City Trash Pandas earned the first walk-off win in franchise history, 12-8 in 13 innings over the Tennessee Smokies on Sunday night at Toyota Field to extend their winning streak to five games. Down 8-7 in

On a historic night 972 days after their name was first unveiled to the public, the Rocket City Trash Pandas suffered a 6-1 loss to the Chattanooga Lookouts in the inaugural game in franchise history on Wednesday night at AT&T Field. The night of firsts began quickly for the visiting