Contreras Named Phillies Third BAse Coach

April 30, 2026 - LINCOLN, NE - Former Lincoln Saltdog Anthony Contreras has been named the new Third Base Coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. A native of San Jose, California, Contreras played for Lincoln during the 2008 season. A shortstop for the Saltdogs, Contreras played 44 games for Lincoln and batted .312. Contreras spent time as a player in two difference affiliated organizations, with the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. He reached the Triple-A level with the Padres organization with stops at Portland in 2010 and Tu... Full Story

Chihuahuas Win Fourth Straight Game Thursday

April 30, 2026 - The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 12-2 Thursday afternoon at Rio Grande Credit Union Field and set a new season high with their fourth straight win. The Chihuahuas have won seven of their last nine games. The Chihuahuas scored twice in the top of the first on an RBI single by Nick Solak and a sacrifice fly by Nick Schnell. It was the seventh time in the past eight games that El Paso scored in the first inning. El Paso catcher Anthony Vilar went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs in the win. Designated ... Full Story

Twelve-Run 11th Inning Give Squirrels 18-6 Win at Altoona

April 30, 2026 - ALTOONA, Pa. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels erupted for 12 runs in the top of the 11th inning and beat the Altoona Curve, 18-6, on Thursday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Flying Squirrels (18-4) scored 16 runs over the final four innings after being held to two runs by the Curve (6-16) in the first seven frames. Starting the 11th on second base, Jonah Cox stole third before scoring on an infield single by Scott Bandura to give Richmond a 7-6 lead against Altoona reliever Jarod Bayless (Loss, 1-1). Park... Full Story

Albright Sharp In Win

April 30, 2026 - Luke Albright fired one-hit shutout baseball for five innings early Wednesday as the Lancaster Stormers rolled to their 13th consecutive win over the Staten Island FerryHawks in the last two seasons, 9-2. Albright (1-1) retired the first 10 batters he faced before Tayler Aguilar slapped a single up the middle to break the spell. The FerryHawks' only other baserunner against the starter came in the fifth when Tishawn Featherstone drew a two-out walk. The right-hander struck out seven in the win. Lancaster's offense b... Full Story

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