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Former BlueClaws Kemp, McGarry Named Paul Owens Award Winners

September 23, 2025 - JERSEY SHORE, NJ - Former BlueClaws Otto Kemp and Griff McGarry were named winners of the Paul Owens Award for Phillies Minor League Players of the Year, it was announced by the Phillies on September 22nd. Kemp joined the BlueClaws in 2023 and spent the early part of the 2024 season in ShoreTown. In 2023, he helped the BlueClaws reach the postseason for the first time in five years. In 2024, he hit .333 in 41 games with Jersey Shore, adding four home runs and eight stolen bases. This year, he hit .310 in 74 games with Leh... Full Story

Former Emperor JR Ritchie Is Now a Top 100 Prospect

September 19, 2025 - ROME, Ga - With the graduation of Athletics starting pitcher Luis Morales, Atlanta's top right-handed pitching prospect, JR Ritchie, joins Cam Caminiti on baseball's top 100 prospects list. The 35th overall pick in 2022 out of Bainbridge High School in western Washington state returned from his May 2023 Tommy John Surgery last July with the Augusta GreenJackets. Ritchie made six starts in the Carolina League before receiving a late-August promotion to High-A Rome where he spent the remainder of 2024 and the first month an... Full Story

Bush Earns All-Star Recognition

September 18, 2025 - ASHEVILLE, NC - All-Star voting for the South Atlantic League, one of three leagues in the High-A circuit, has concluded. Among the short list of premier ball players who shone during this year's campaign is Will Bush of the Asheville Tourists. Named an All-Star for the first time in his three-year professional career, Bush spent 73 games with Asheville in 2025. Listed as a catcher, Bush saw nearly as much action at first base, 31 games, as he did behind the plate, 36 games. He was also the designated hitter for seven con... Full Story

Rangers Announce 2025 Minor League Award Winners

September 18, 2025 - Arlington, Texas - The Texas Rangers today announced the organization's 2025 minor league award winners: Tom Grieve Player of the Year - INF Cody Freeman Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year - RHP David Davalillo Reliever of the Year - RHP Eric Loomis Defender of the Year - OF Yeremy Cabrera True Ranger Award - C/1B Cal Stark Freeman, 24, batted .336 (129-384) with 19 home runs, 25 doubles, 71 RBI, and a .931 OPS over 97 games this season for Triple-A Round Rock, ranking among Pacific Coast League leaders through... Full Story

• Former BlueClaws Kemp, McGarry Named Paul Owens Award Winners - Jersey Shore BlueClaws (September 23)
  
• Renegades Hosting First Ballpark Blockbuster at Heritage Financial Park on Friday - Hudson Valley Renegades (September 23)
  
• Walk to End Alzheimer's Is at Fluor Field on October 4th - Greenville Drive (September 22)
  
• Project Host BBQ Cookoff & Festival Is this Weekend at Fluor Field - Greenville Drive (September 22)
  
• Former Emperor JR Ritchie Is Now a Top 100 Prospect - Rome Emperors (September 19)
  
• Rangers Announce 2025 Minor League Award Winners - Hub City Spartanburgers (September 18)
  
• Bush Earns All-Star Recognition - Asheville Tourists (September 18)
  
• Snot Otters Nominated as Top MiLB Alternate Identity - Asheville Tourists (September 17)
  
• Four Spartanburgers Named South Atlantic League All-Stars - Hub City Spartanburgers (September 17)
  
• Kyle Carr Named SAL Pitcher of the Year, Two Renegades Named All-Stars - Hudson Valley Renegades (September 17)
  
• Benge, Reimer and Suero Named 2025 SAL All-Stars - Brooklyn Cyclones (September 17)
  
• Aroon Escobar Named to Florida State League All-Star Team - Jersey Shore BlueClaws (September 17)
  
• Spartanburgers Finish as Runners-Up in Inaugural Season - Hub City Spartanburgers (September 17)
  
• Champions: Cyclones Capture First SAL Title and 3rd Championship in Franchise History - Brooklyn Cyclones (September 16)
  
• For Those Who Serve, We Salute You - Greenville Drive (September 16)
  
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Asheville Tourists - Asheville, North Carolina
Bowling Green Hot Rods - Bowling Green, Kentucky
Brooklyn Cyclones - Brooklyn, New York
Greensboro Grasshoppers - Greensboro, North Carolina
Greenville Drive - Greenville, South Carolina
Hub City Spartanburgers - Spartanburg, South Carolina
Hudson Valley Renegades - Wappingers Falls, New York
Jersey Shore BlueClaws - Lakewood, New Jersey
Rome Emperors - Rome, Georgia
Wilmington Blue Rocks - Wilmington, Delaware
Winston-Salem Dash - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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• Asheville's McCormick Field to host Big South Baseball championships - Asheville Citizen-Times (September 18)
  
• Renegades secure two South Atlantic League all-star selections - Poughkeepsie Journal (September 18)
  
• Mets' Jonah Tong has a chance to turn bad memories into better results with Thursday's start vs. Padres - New York Newsday (September 18)
  
• Mets' High-A Brooklyn affiliate wins South Atlantic League title - New York Post (September 17)
  
• Hub City Spartanburgers baseball to host Brooklyn in SAL championship - Spartanburg Herald-Journal (September 15)
  
• Brooklyn tops Grasshoppers to halt SAL playoff run - Greensboro News and Record (September 12)
  
• Hub City bounces Hot Rods with extra-inning win - Bowling Green Daily News (September 12)
  
• Hot Rods fall 1-0 to Hub City in playoff opener - Bowling Green Daily News (September 10)
  
• Hot Rods beat Asheville 6-2 to close out regular season - Bowling Green Daily News (September 8)
  
• Hot Rods take aim at another title - Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
  
• Hot Rods drop 8-0 decision to Tourists - Bowling Green Daily News (September 7)
  
• Six-run inning, shutdown pitching lifts Hot Rods to 10-0 win - Bowling Green Daily News (September 6)
  
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