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Staten Island Yankees Announce 2016 Coaching Staff

Jan 20, 2016

Headlines, Minor League Baseball, Offseason

The New York-Penn League's Staten Island Yankees will have a new leader in 2016. With the announcement two weeks ago that Manager Pat Osborn and pitching coach Butch Henry have accepted similar positions with t...

Cubs Sign Andury Acevedo to Major League Contract

Gershon Rabinowitz

Nov 19, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, National League Central, Transactions

The Chicago Cubs bolstered their bullpen on Thursday, signing former New York Yankees prospect Andury Acevedo to a major-league contract for the 2016 season. A converted position player, Avevedo spent the fi...

New York-Penn League Announces 2016 Schedule

Gershon Rabinowitz

Oct 30, 2015

Minor League Baseball

The New York-Penn League released their preliminary schedule for the 2016 regular season on Thursday. The season will begin on Friday, June 17, one week after the 2016 MLB draft, with a traditional home-and-hom...

Minor League Lawsuit Can Proceed Against MLB

Gershon Rabinowitz

Oct 21, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball serves as the initial step towards achieving the big league dream. For roughly four to six years, aspiring players hone their crafts in the most arduous conditions to hope to catch a break...

West Virginia Black Bears Capture New York-Penn League Championship

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 16, 2015

Breaking News, Milestone, Minor League Baseball

STATEN ISLAND, NY – The journey began in the middle of June. A convergence of recent college draft picks, international free agents, and high school prospects entered the clubhouse ready to embark on their prof...

Staten Island Yankees Take Game 1 of New York-Penn League Playoffs

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 10, 2015

Headlines, Minor League Baseball

STATEN ISLAND, NY - Let the games begin! Forty-eight hours after the bedlam and euphoria of clinching the McNamara Division in Brooklyn against the rival Cyclones, the Staten Island Yankees found themselves in ...

Staten Island Yankees Clinch McNamara Division Title

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 7, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Milestone, Minor League Baseball

BROOKLYN, NY - It all came down to this. After 75 games in a span of 80 days, the outcome of the season would be decided by one game. Nine innings and 27 outs separated a postseason berth from a premature st...

Yankees Prospect Jeff Degano Makes His Way Back

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 4, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees, Prospect Reports

In a competitive atmosphere or setting, any setback can detail a promising career. Injuries, poor performance, and enduring failure lead to rejection and the shine once glistening amongst bristling talent b...

Yankees Prospect Trey Amburgey Becoming a Natural

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 2, 2015

Features, Minor League Baseball

As the days of September finally arrive and the baseball season begins to wind down, unlikely sources provide the spark and fire needed during a playoff push. Their names once residing in anonymity are now reve...

Yankees Top Prospect James Kaprielian Ready to Accept the Challenge

Gershon Rabinowitz

Aug 26, 2015

Features, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees, Prospect Reports

A first round draft pick is an individual who appears to have it all. The ability, fame, fortune, and opportunity to achieve greatness. Every accomplishment becomes lauded or...

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