Anton Joe, Author at Baseball Essential

East Coast Baseball League News: Munoz, OOB, Road City

Feb 12, 2015

The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of 23-year-old right-handed pitcher Jairo Munoz from the Newburgh Newts earlier this week. Despite the fact an East Coast Baseball League (ECBL) game hasn't even...

Pecos League Players to Ride the Amtrak Southwest Chief to Road Games

Anton Joe

Feb 4, 2015

Independent Baseball

The Pecos League announced on Tuesday evening that it will be partnering with Amtrak to transport players along the Southwest Chief Route during the 2015 season. The Southwest Chief is a higher-speed passenger ...

United League Baseball Folds After Seven Seasons

Anton Joe

Jan 15, 2015

Independent Baseball

After an off-season in which it saw a team get kicked out of their ballpark and another team go to court for a bankruptcy case, United League Baseball (ULB) has announced it has ceased operations after seven se...

Orioles Purchase First Baseman Casey Haerther From Indy Ball

Anton Joe

Jan 15, 2015

Independent Baseball

The Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association announced on Thursday that they have sold the contract of first baseman Casey Haerther to the Baltimore Orioles. Haerther becomes the 64th player in Goldeyes hi...

Twins Purchase Outfielder Edgar Corcino From Frontier League

Anton Joe

Jan 15, 2015

Headlines, Independent Baseball

The Minnesota Twins purchased the contract of 22-year-old outfielder Edgar Corcino from the Rockford Aviators of the Frontier League on Thursday. He became the fourth player from the 2014 Aviators squad to be p...

Lake Erie Crushers Sued Over Breach of Contract

Anton Joe

Jan 13, 2015

Independent Baseball

The city of Avon, Ohio has filed a lawsuit against the Lake Erie Crushers over marquee advertising revenue Avon officials claim they have not received in over three years, according to The Morning-Journal. T...

East Coast Baseball League Names Fourth Team for Inaugural Season

Anton Joe

Jan 12, 2015

Headlines, Independent Baseball

The East Coast Baseball League (ECBL) revealed the name of its fourth team on Monday. After asking for input from the community through a name-the-team contest, the team will be named the Watertown Bucks. They ...

Marlins To Purchase Right-Handed Pitcher Salvador Sanchez From Atlantic League

Anton Joe

Jan 11, 2015

Independent Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

The Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League are expected to sell the contract of right-handed pitcher Salvador Sanchez to the Miami Marlins, according to Mike Ashmore of MyCentralJersey.com. Hearing that @SOM...

Sussex County Miners Name Steve Shirley as Franchise’s First Manager

Anton Joe

Jan 9, 2015

Independent Baseball

The Sussex County Miners of the Can-Am League have named Steve Shirley as the club's first manager. Shirley, a native of San Francisco, has spent the last eight seasons as the manager of the Sioux Falls Cana...

Vallejo Admirals Clubhouse Broken Into, All Uniforms Stolen

Anton Joe

Jan 8, 2015

Independent Baseball

Vallejo, Calif., police are still investigating a break-in that occurred on Thursday evening at the Vallejo Admirals clubhouse at Wilson Park. More than $20,000 worth of team uniforms, computer networking equip...

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