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Miners Suspend 2020 Season

June 24, 2020 - Marion, IL - The Southern Illinois Miners announce that they have suspended their 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following the Frontier League announcement today that the 2020 championship season has also been suspended. Miners COO and Field Manager Mike Pinto issued the following statement: "As disappointed as we are to not have a baseball season in Marion for the first time in 14 years, we also feel for all our players, fans, host families and game-day employees who have called Rent One Park their summer h... Full Story

Kyle Davis Comes Back to Miners

March 11, 2020 - Marion, IL - The Southern Illinois Miners announce that outfielder Kyle Davis has re-signed with the club, further strengthening their lineup for the upcoming 2020 season. Davis originally came to the Miners as a free agent in the middle of the 2018 season, and last year became a postseason all-star for Southern Illinois, batting .280 with team-best totals of 25 doubles, 15 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 56 runs scored, adding 97 total hits in 93 games played. Defensively, he also played five different positions for the club, in... Full Story

Miners Sign Former MLB Pitcher Alejandro Chacín

March 10, 2020 - Marion, IL - The Southern Illinois Miners announce that they have signed relief pitcher Alejandro Chacín for the 2020 season. He becomes the second player with experience in Major League Baseball to sign with the club in their 14-year history, after former Atlanta Braves right-hander Williams Perez in 2018. A native of Maracay, Venezuela who was teammates with Miners catcher Arturo Nieto in the Venezuelan Winter League, Chacín appeared in six games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2017, striking out six and walking four ... Full Story

Passing the Game on Distribution Day February 29

February 26, 2020 - The Miners will be hosting their first Passing The Game On distribution day this Saturday, February 29th, at 9:00 a.m. at Rent One Park. Rent One Park is located at at 1000 Miners Drive, Marion, IL, 62959. Passing The Game On is a Miners Charity program that was enacted in March of 2019, with the Miners partnering with River Radio to help make America's pastime accessible to under-resourced players and families across the Southern Illinois region. As part of this program, the Miners have collected (and continue to coll... Full Story

• Miners Suspend 2020 Season - June 24, 2020
  
• Kyle Davis Comes Back to Miners - March 11, 2020
  
• Miners Sign Former MLB Pitcher Alejandro Chacín - March 10, 2020
  
• Passing the Game on Distribution Day February 29 - February 26, 2020
  
• 2020 Frontier League Tryout Camp & Draft - February 11, 2020
  
• Miners Hire Eric Minshall as Pitching Coach - February 7, 2020
  
• Miners Re-Sign Ridings for 2020 - January 30, 2020
  
• Miners Welcome Back Nolan Earley - January 24, 2020
  
• Craig Massey Returns to Miners in 2020 - January 21, 2020
  
• Arturo Nieto Comes Back to Miners - January 6, 2020
  
• Miners Ink Veteran Pitcher Zac Westcott - December 11, 2019
  
• Miners Re-Sign Wawoe for 2020 - December 9, 2019
  
• Miners Bring Back Yeltsin Gudino - December 5, 2019
  
• Flete Returns to Miners for 2020 - December 3, 2019
  
• Miners Announce 2020 Schedule - October 21, 2019
  
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• Frontier League Baseball | Pinto, Miners already planning for a 2021 season - FL The Southern (July 3)
• Miners Suspend 2020 Season - FL Marion Daily Republican (June 25)
• Coronavirus claims Frontier League's 2020 season - FL The Southern (June 24)
• Baseball | Frontier League to make decision about 2020 season next week - FL The Southern (June 20)
• Baseball | Decision looming for Frontier League - FL The Southern (June 11)
• Frontier League Baseball | Davis, Miners try to stay in condition - FL The Southern (May 31)
• Frontier League Baseball | No timetable for season opening - FL The Southern (May 30)
• Sports Column | Bucky Dent: The best reality show going - FL The Southern (May 20)
• Miners, league continue the waiting game - FL The Southern (May 16)
• Frontier League Baseball | Miners set to conduct virtual Opening Night - FL The Southern (May 15)
• LOCALS IN THE PROS: Cam Haymans (King University) to make debut in Frontier League; Chase Cunningham (Tennessee High) honored again - FL Bristol Herald Courier (May 2)
• Baseball | Frontier League to return with radically new look - FL The Southern (May 2)
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