Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

January 24, 2022 - BASEBALL Pioneer League: The independent Pioneer League, which is a partner league with Major League Baseball, announced the new team in Kalispel (MT) will be called the Glacier Range Riders when it starts play in the 2022 season. The league operated with eight teams last season and will grow to ten teams with the addition of the Glacier Range Riders to the Northern Division and the Northern Colorado Owlz (Windsor) to the Southern Division. Triple-A West League: The Sugar Land (TX) Skeeters team, which is a member o... Full Story

Baseball Mexico

January 24, 2022 - CHARROS WIN GAME 7, ON TO SERIE DEL CARIBE The Mexican Pacific League's championship series came down to a seventh and deciding game for the third year in a row but instead of Culiacan winning the rubber match as they did in 2020 and 2021, the Jalisco Charros crushed the Tomateros, 8-2, Saturday night in Guadalajara. The win punched the Charros' ticket to the Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo, where Jalisco will represent Mexico in a Friday opener against the host Liga Dominicana champion Cibao Gigantes at 8PM local time.... Full Story

100 Days 'Til Revs' Home Opener

January 23, 2022 - (York, Pa.) - The countdown is on! York's professional baseball team, the York Revolution, returns to PeoplesBank Park 100 days from today, and the team is celebrating the occasion by previewing some of the fun awaiting fans 100 days from now. It also announced that individual tickets for 2022 York Revolution home games will go on sale on Thursday, February 17. The three-time Atlantic League champions will begin the new season at the Long Island Ducks on April 22. The Revolution will open at home against the Gastonia H... Full Story

Flashback Fridays: Borchard Shined with Knights

January 21, 2022 - For four-straight seasons, Joe Borchard was a staple in Charlotte's lineup. He hit 78 home runs with the Knights and added 227 RBIs over that four-year span. He was one of the finest players in Charlotte Knights franchise history. In 2019 -- nearly eight years after he played his final professional game and 14 years after wearing a Knights jersey -- he took his rightful place into the Charlotte Baseball Round Table of Honor. It was an honor that was well-deserved. Joe Borchard spoke to the crowd during his induction ce... Full Story

• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (PL) January 24
• Baseball Mexico - (ML) January 24
• 100 Days 'Til Revs' Home Opener - York Revolution (AtL) January 23
• Flashback Fridays: Borchard Shined with Knights - Charlotte Knights (AAA East) January 21
• Rafters Hired Chloe de Vries as General Manager - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Northwoods) January 21
• Fresno Grizzlies and Colorado Rockies Announce Field Staff for 2022 Season - Fresno Grizzlies (Low-A West) January 21
• Red Wings Release Preliminary Promo Schedule - Rochester Red Wings (AAA East) January 21
• Buy Tickets Today for the Shorebirds Hot Stove Banquet Next Friday, January 28 - Delmarva Shorebirds (Low-A East) January 21
• Kapler Joins Flying Squirrels for Winter Warm-Up Virtual Event - Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA Northeast) January 21
• Worcester Red Sox to Host "WooSox Winter Weekend" January 28-31 - Worcester Red Sox (AAA East) January 21
• ValleyCats Unveil First Round of 2022 Promotions - Tri-City ValleyCats (FL) January 21
• Otters Sign MacNamee, O'Reilly, Spring and Bowles to Extensions - Evansville Otters (FL) January 21
• Loggers Announce First Three Player Signings for 2022 - La Crosse Loggers (Northwoods) January 21
• Thunder at Slugger Tickets on Sale Now - Louisville Bats (AAA East) January 21
• Hit a Home Run this Valentine's Day with the Rockers - Green Bay Rockers (Northwoods) January 20
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• Spokane Indians soon hiring game day job positions - High-A West KXLY (January 24)
  
• Aviators to use robot home-plate umpire system this season - AAA West Las Vegas Review-Journal (January 23)
  
• Former Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer remembers trips to Reading, 2008 World Series championship - AA Northeast Delaware County Times (January 23)
  
• Aviators perplexed by Cubs' decision to skip Big League Weekend - AAA West Las Vegas Review-Journal (January 23)
  
• Sports Desk: Basketball, baseball golf - AAA West KRQE (January 22)
  
• Robot umpires coming to the Isotopes? - AAA West KRQE (January 22)
  
• Rainiers to use automated ball and strike system in 2022 - AAA West Tacoma News Tribune (January 22)
  
• Sebastian Zawada becomes first 2022 signee for Sioux City Explorers - AA Sioux City Journal (January 22)
  
• Chris Denorfia, returning as Yard Goats manager, extends warm welcome to Rachel Balkovec, minor league baseball's first female skipper - AA Northeast Hartford Courant (January 22)
  
• Rainiers, other Triple-A teams to use robot umpires in 2022 - AAA West Tacoma News Tribune (January 21)
  
• 5 Guardians prospects named to Baseball America's Top 100 list for 2022 - AA Northeast Akron Beacon Journal (January 21)
  
• Albuquerque Isotopes' annual job fair goes online - AAA West KOBTV (January 21)
  
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