Top Players from 2025: Pitchers

October 16, 2025 - Ogando was one of the few pitchers on the Opening Day roster that stuck with Fayetteville throughout the entirety of the season. The 21-year-old out of the Dominican Republic made 25 total appearances and 13 starts across the summer, totaling a team-high 113 strikeouts over 95.0 innings in addition to an 8-4 record and 4.07 ERA. He limited baserunners with a 1.31 WHIP and allowed opposing hitters to bat for just a .170 combined average. Across the Carolina League he also ranked second with his 113 punchouts. His standout per... Full Story

Blue Crabs 2025 Season in Review

October 16, 2025 - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs finished the 2025 season 10 games above .500, at 68-58, marking a 15 game improvement from the 2024 season, and it was led by fantastic individual performances and a new coaching staff this season with Stan Cliburn at the helm for his seventh season in a Crabs uniform. Cliburn brought in two very experienced new coaches this season, in the form of hitting coach Jason Camilli and pitching coach Jason Blanton. The Crabs completely turned over the roster, bringing back only three returners fr... Full Story

Winston-Salem Dash Announce 'Carolina Reapers' Rebrand

October 16, 2025 - The Winston-Salem Dash are turning up the heat at Truist Stadium with the debut of a fiery new identity - the Carolina Reapers, set to take the field in 2026. The new brand pays tribute to the Carolinas, home to the world's hottest pepper. The Carolina Reaper, created by Smokin' Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company, earned the title of the world's hottest pepper by the Guinness World Records in 2013, measuring an average of 1.64 million Scoville units. Hot peppers have become one of the Carolinas' most flavorful exports... Full Story

RedHawks Sign Infielder Tucupita Marcano

October 16, 2025 - FARGO - The RedHawks started the process of building their 2026 roster Thursday, signing former MLB infielder Tucupita Marcano to next summer's squad. The 26-year-old Venezuelan appeared in 149 MLB games with the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates from 2021-23. Most recently, Marcano played 45 games for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League, slashing .303/.394/.417 with 10 RBIs in 2024-25. Marcano will enter his eighth season of professional baseball in 2026 with the RedHawks. In 567 prof... Full Story

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