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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 12, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers Another day, another minor league baseball no-hitter! Of course, there were many other incredible performances across the minors, and more impressively, all games were played, meaning a more “normal” schedule for players and teams this weekend! Hitter of the DayNorfolk’s Ryan McKenna was originally drafted out of New Hampshire high school by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. For context, 54 players and three managers have been major leaguers from New Hampshire, one of the managers (Frank Selee) has been a Hall of Famer. McKenna had a breakout season in 2018 followed up with a big Arizona Fall League performance that…
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Minor league baseball weekly top performers for April 19, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers The format for the weekly wrapup is better set with focus on the performance of the past week and providing the overall statistical leaders across all of the minor leagues. Enjoy! Hitter of the WeekWhile there are many players who put up big power numbers on the week, knocking out as many as eight extra base hits on the week, Max Ferguson of the Padres system has been elite in a different manner. The former Tennessee standout opened in Single-A and led the minors this week in runs scored and stolen bases, going .444/.621/.556 with 11 runs scored and nine stolen bases on the week.…
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Minor League Baseball top performers for April 15, 2022
Minor League Baseball Top Performers With a number of games rained out on Wednesday, Thursday’s schedule included a host of doubleheaders and suspended games. That led to a bit more time to sort out everything, but the cream rose to the top all the same! Hitter of the DayAustralian Aaron Whitefield tantalized the Minnesota Twins system for a number of years with raw tools but never could refine all of those tools into baseball production. He signed with the Angels and is playing with Double-A Rocket City this season. He’s had a very big year overall, but the suspended game that finished yesterday along with the full 9-inning game that…
