Former Southern Illinois Miner Brandon Cunniff

Former Miner Brandon Cunniff Added to Braves' Major League Roster

Marion, Ill. (April 5, 2015) - The Southern Illinois Miners are proud to announce that former closer Brandon Cunniff has been added to the Atlanta Braves' major league roster. He becomes the third former Miner to make it to the major leagues, after Clay Zavada, who made it with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009, and Tanner Roark, who debuted with Washington in 2013 and continues to pitch in the majors with the Nationals. Cun... Full Story