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Pablo Lopez accidentally made history

Jul 7, 2021

Last Friday, July 2, the Atlanta Braves hosted the Miami Marlins for the first game of a three-game series, with Pablo Lopez taking the mound for the Marlins against Drew Smyly for the Braves. After Smyly worke...

Dodgers RHP Prospect Cameron Gibbens Enjoying Late Inning Work

Brian Crawford

Jun 14, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Cameron Gibbens is enjoying his late-inning work for the High-A Great Lakes Loons. Gibbens, who generally comes into games in either the eighth or ninth inning, likes the feel of getting ou...

Possible Expansion Destinations for Major League Baseball

Baseball Essential

Jun 9, 2021

Features

Is Major League Baseball finally ready to expand to 32 teams? These are the fast-growing cities that seem to be ready for their call-up to the bigs. There’s an interesting fact about the 1954 St. Louis Cardi...

Dodgers LHP Prospect Alec Gamboa Improving His Pitches

Brian Crawford

Jun 2, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa is making strides on the mound for the High-A Great Lakes Loons. And while Gamboa is still in the early stages of his professional career, the lefty has already tweaked his chang...

Dodgers Prospect Logan Boyer Enjoying Rotation Work

Brian Crawford

May 21, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Logan Boyer is excited about his role in the High-A Great Lakes Loons rotation. Boyer, who spent three seasons at San Diego State University before turning pro, talks about his transition f...

Dodgers RHP Morgan Cooper Healthy Once Again

Brian Crawford

May 18, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Morgan Cooper is healthy once again after a series of surgeries delayed the start of his professional career. After being drafted back in 2017, Cooper would wait until this season to make h...

Dodgers Prospect Andrew Shaps Enjoying Time with Great Lakes

Brian Crawford

May 10, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Outfielder Andrew Shaps adds depth at the position for the High-A Great Lakes Loons this season. While Shaps is new to the Loons' in 2021, it didn't take long for the area to grow on him. "My early impressio...

Dodgers Prospect Ryan Ward Showing All-Around Improvement

Brian Crawford

May 10, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Outfielder Ryan Ward is becoming a staple in the Great Lakes Loons lineup. Ward, who joined the club last week, has appeared in all six of the Loons' games to date. Appearing in three games in left field and...

Dodgers RHP Prospect Mike Mokma Enjoying Being Close to Home

Brian Crawford

May 10, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Right-handed pitcher Mike Mokma is feeling at home in the High-A Great Lakes Loons bullpen. Mokma, a native of nearby Holland, Michigan, is enjoying his opportunity to play close to home this season. "It fee...

Dodgers Lefty Prospect Braidyn Fink Ready to Pitch Again

Brian Crawford

May 5, 2021

Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minor League Baseball

Left-handed pitcher Braidyn Fink is ready to kick off his professional career with the High-A Great Lakes Loons. And despite just getting to Midland, Michigan, for the summer, Fink can tell why members of the L...