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  • This Day in Braves History: Rabbit Maranville gets a 10-day leave from the Navy and hits .316 in 11 games
    • This Day in Braves History: Rabbit Maranville gets a 10-day leave from the Navy and hits .316 in 11 games
    Braves Franchise History 1914: In an exhibition game in Buffalo, the Bisons of the International League crush the Boston Braves, 10 - 2. 1918: Rabbit Maranville gets a 10-day leave from the Navy and hits .316 in 11 games for the Braves before going back to sea. 2008: Tough day at the office! Braves shutout by Dodgers Hiroki Kuroda who fired seven perfect innings. Atlanta could only muster two bas...2025
  • Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025
    • Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025
    John Grieshop/MLB via Getty Images Relief hero of the 2005 World Series champions and one of the South Side’s all-time star closers, passes away at 44 Bobby Jenks, former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion, passed away yesterday in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old. Jenks had been receiv...2025
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  • NoCo Owlz Out, Colorado Springs Sky Sox In. Pioneer League Announces Mid-Season Team Changes
    • NoCo Owlz Out, Colorado Springs Sky Sox In. Pioneer League Announces Mid-Season Team Changes
    Today the Pioneer Baseball League’s Board of Directors accepted the resignation of the Northern Colorado Owlz baseball club as a team in the league and has entered a new team, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, to complete the Owlz’ 2025 season. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2025 PIONEER LEAGUE CREATES NEW TEAM TO COMPLETE 2025 … Continue reading NoCo Owlz Out, Colorado Springs Sky Sox In. Pione...2025
  • Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
    • Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
    Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 If you recall, back in October, I wrote about how the 2024 Rockies helped provide an escape for my dad as he began a battle against liver cancer in May of that year. That article was difficult for me to write, and I fear this one is no easier, as my dad, David Timmins, passed away on June 9, 2025. First and foremost, I express my deepes...2025
  • Former Rangers draft pick finds calling, success in Pioneer League
    • Former Rangers draft pick finds calling, success in Pioneer League
    After injuries short-circuited his dream of making it to the big leagues as a pitcher, Michael Schlact is now helping players chase their own dreams in the Pioneer League....2025
  • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    Ten years ago, Bobby Jenks walked the red carpet for the 10-year reunion of the White Sox World Champions. We can all only hope he’s able to do the same this summer. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Former White Sox closer receiving treatment in Portugal, “lucky to be alive” Sadly, our first real remembrance of the magical 2005 season — to be celebrated all season by the White Sox, as it rem...2025
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  • • Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025
    2025
  • • Former Rangers draft pick finds calling, success in Pioneer League
    2025
  • • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    2025
  • Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024
    • Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024
    Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, December 27, 2024 As annual best-of and worst-of articles flood our feeds, I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to highlight in reflecting back on 2024 for the Colorado Rockies. Best homers? Best defensive plays? Best moments? But none of it seemed right. While there are some players and moments to be excited about, ba...2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 21
    • Today in White Sox History: December 21
    Just a month after news broke of his signing, Dallas Keuchel dodged trashcan-cheating questions at SoxFest. | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images News breaks that “Kid Keuchy” is coming to town 1938 The White Sox dealt infielder Boze Berger to Boston for third baseman Eric McNair. The swap was a huge win for the White Sox, as in 1939 McNair slashed .324/.375/....2024
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  • Broncos’ roster review: tight end Adam Trautman
    • Broncos’ roster review: tight end Adam Trautman
    Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the veteran tight end by more than just a blocker in 2024? During his college days Adam Trautman was unstoppable, partly because he played against players 99.9% of whom would never sniff the NFL. I know. I played at the same level. Trautman played at Dayton which plays in the Pioneer league which is one of the two conferences in FCS...2024
  • Outside The Confines: A new chapter in the Ippei Mizuhara betting scandal
    • Outside The Confines: A new chapter in the Ippei Mizuhara betting scandal
    Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images A freshly released criminal complaint offers shocking details in the betting scandal. Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani has been charged with bank fraud after stealing $16 million from Ohtani. In a newly publicized criminal complaint, texts were released between Mizuhara and his bookie, as well as details regarding how much he won (a...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, February 23
    • Baseball history unpacked, February 23
    Happy birthday, Rondell White! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Rondell White! Spring training cancellations and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and var...2024
  • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 76: Ben Norman
    • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 76: Ben Norman
    Ben Norman hopes for a breakout season. | Ben Norman/Instagram Speed and defense are keys to a solid all-around game for this former Hawkeye Ben Norman Left Fielder6´2´´200 poundsAge: 262023 SSS Top Prospect Rank 922023 High Level Birmingham (Double-A)Age relative to high level +1.4 yearsSSS rank among all left fielders in the system 2Overall 2023 regular season stats 64 games ⚾️ 9 HR ⚾️ ...2024
  • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: numbers 42-36
    • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: numbers 42-36
    Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the multi-ballot players! After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot yesterday, it’s time to show players who were voted onto multiple ballots but who didn’t quite make it into the top 30 plus honorable mention Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) status for pre-season 2024, as voted on by the Purple Row community...2024

Pioneer League lifestyle

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    2016
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "(In his debut as a manager, Jenks’ Grand Junction Rockies went 62-33, and won the Pioneer League title and the circuit’s Manager of the Year honors in 2022."

  • 2024
    "She will become the first woman to play in the Pioneer League."

  • 2023
    "On the heels of the A's announced move to Las Vegas, a group of Oakland-area fans started the Oakland Ballers, who will play in the independent Pioneer League."

  • 2022
    "Longtime big league coach and manager Jim Riggleman has been hired to manage the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League, according to an announcement from Mustangs’ clubhouse manager Harrison Faulk (Twitter link)."

  • 2021
    "Pioneer League will have sudden-death HR derby to replace extra innings"

  • 2020
    "The Appalachian League have converted to a college summer circuit for rising freshmen and sophomores, with many teams from the Pioneer League and New York-Penn League also likely to become part of college summer leagues."

  • 2017
    "It took until the final game, but the Ogden Raptors are Pioneer League Champions for the first time in franchise history."

  • 2016
    "It's just that, as all those buses rattled along past Wisconsin and Iowa corn fields in the Midwest League and beneath the darkened big sky of Montana in the Pioneer League, a guy like Denson cannot help but feel like a phony, eventually."

  • 2015
    "The Orem Owlz, a rookie ball affiliate of the LA Angels in the Pioneer League, planned to hold a “Caucasian Heritage Night” on Aug."

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  • • Broncos’ roster review: tight end Adam Trautman
    2024
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  • Wednesday Rockpile: An introduction to the difficulties of playing outfield at high elevation
    • Wednesday Rockpile: An introduction to the difficulties of playing outfield at high elevation
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Regarding the Colorado Rockies, the conversation about the effects of playing at altitude is dominated by offensive results and the difficulty of pitching. Bloated ERAs and inflated power numbers are all the rage in conversation but at RockiesFest last month, outfielder Nolan Jones brought...2024
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 76: Ben Norman
    2024
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: numbers 42-36
    2024
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  • South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 94: Cristopher De Guzman
    • South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 94: Cristopher De Guzman
    Cristopher De Guzman started 2023 in Montana, hitting so well in the Pioneer League the White Sox scooped him up. | Pioneer Baseball League Sure, he’s a long shot, but De Guzman is already playing with found money Cristopher De Guzman Shortstop5´11´´185 poundsAge: 242023 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level +0.8 yearsSSS rank among all shortstops in the system 5Ov...2023
  • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Jason Matthews
    • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Jason Matthews
    Jason Matthews played on Team New Zealand in the World Baseball Classic in 2022. | Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The New Zealand-born player looks to make baseball history [As we began rolling out the Top 100 a month ago, Matthews was our No. 100 prospects. Given six players on our list elected free agency and three prospects were added in the Aaron Bummer trade, it made ...2023
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for November 29, 2023
    • Royals Rumblings - News for November 29, 2023
    Have you changed your furnace filter lately? At Just Baseball, Jared Perkins has a great, long piece about mental health in baseball with Melissa Lambert, Kansas City’s director of behavioral science. “Relationship building requires understanding each player for who they are, where they have been, and where they are trying to go,” Lambert said. ... “I feel transparency is crucial so they know w...2023
  • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Jason Matthews
    • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Jason Matthews
    Jason Matthews played on Team New Zealand in the World Baseball Classic in 2022. | Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The New Zealand-born player looks to make baseball history Jason Matthews Shortstop 6´0´´187 poundsAge: 262023 High Level Charlotte (Triple-A)Age relative to high level -0.3 yearsSSS rank among all shortstops in the system 7Overall 2023 MiLB stats 48 games ⚾️ 4...2023
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  • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 52-36
    • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 52-36
    Here are the players who received multiple votes, but didn’t quite crack into our rankings After revealing the players who appeared on a single ballot yesterday, it’s time to show players who were voted onto multiple ballots but who didn’t quite make it into the top 35 and honorable mention Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) status for mid-season 2023, as voted on by the Purple Row community. For each p...2023
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  • • South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Hunter Dollander
    One of the biggest surprises of 2022 was the emergence of UDFA starter Hunter Dollander. | @Hunter.Dollander High Ks and low BBs are key to this UDFA’s game Hunter DollanderRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´0´´232 poundsAge: 262022 High Level Winston-Salem (High-A)Age relative to high level +2.0 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system 13Overall 2022 season stats ...2023
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  • • This Day in Braves History: Rabbit Maranville gets a 10-day leave from the Navy and hits .316 in 11 games
    2025
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  • • Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025
    2025
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  • • Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
    2025
  • • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    2025
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  • • Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024
    2024
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  • • Today in White Sox History: December 21
    2024
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  • • This Day in Braves History: July 7
    2024
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Jason Matthews
    2023
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 100: Jason Matthews
    2023
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 52-36
    2023
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  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
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  • Independent Oakland Ballers to start play in 2024
    • Independent Oakland Ballers to start play in 2024
    2023
  • • Jim Riggleman To Manage Pioneer League’s Billings Mustangs
    Longtime big league coach and manager Jim Riggleman has been hired to manage the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League, according to an announcement from Mustangs’ clubhouse manager Harrison Faulk (Twitter link). The Pioneer League is an independent circuit designated as an official partner league of Major League Baseball. Riggleman played in the minors during…...2022
  • • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    2025
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  • • Bobby Jenks: 1981-2025
    2025
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  • • Minor league team cancels racist white heritage night
    A minor league baseball team on Friday decided to cancel a racist white heritage night they had planned after receiving some backlash. The Orem Owlz, a rookie ball affiliate of the LA Angels in the Pioneer League, planned to hold a “Caucasian Heritage Night” on Aug. 10, but they announced they were cancelling the event...Read More...2015
  • • Uceta lifts Ogden to Pioneer League title
    It took until the final game, but the Ogden Raptors are Pioneer League Champions for the first time in franchise history. The Raptors, who last won a title in 1991, topped Great Falls 8-3 in the decisive third game of the series on Sunday night....2017
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  • Riggleman, 69, takes minor league manager post
    • Riggleman, 69, takes minor league manager post
    Veteran baseball manager and coach Jim Riggleman, 69, has accepted a position with the Billings Mustangs of independent Pioneer League to be the club's next manager....2022

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  • • Stock Up, Stock Down for Cincinnati Reds' Top 10 Prospects for Week 8
    2015
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Pioneer League schedule, game

  • • Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
    2025
  • • Bobby Jenks battling Stage 4 stomach cancer
    2025
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  • • Friday Rockpile: Women’s baseball, ‘See Her Be Her’ highlighted my 2024
    2024
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  • • Broncos’ roster review: tight end Adam Trautman
    2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, February 23
    2024
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, pre-season 2024: numbers 42-36
    2024
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  • Today in White Sox History: December 21
    • Today in White Sox History: December 21
    Four years ago, consolation prize Dallas Keuchel signed with the White Sox. | Quinn Harris/Getty Images Record-setting badness is shipped up to Boston 1938 The White Sox dealt infielder Boze Berger to Boston for third baseman Eric McNair. The swap was a huge win for the White Sox, as in 1939 McNair slashed .324/.375/.426, logged 2.2 WAR and finished 29th in MVP voting. Berger is notable i...2023
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  • Thursday Rockpile: Pioneer League baseball has a stronghold in Colorado
    • Thursday Rockpile: Pioneer League baseball has a stronghold in Colorado
    Lucas Boland/The Coloradoan / USA TODAY NETWORK Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, November 30, 2023 The Colorado Rockies may be in LoDo to stay—having signed a 50-year lease with Coors Field back in 2017—but some baseball fans aren’t so lucky. While the Rockies ownership does struggle to field a competitive product and grow the team’s fan-base, Dick Monfort has at least investe...2023
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 97: Jason Matthews
    2023
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  • Outside The Confines: Winter Meetings are coming...
    • Outside The Confines: Winter Meetings are coming...
    Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The hot stove is about to get feverish. Baseball’s winter meetings are poised to get underway next week (December 3-6 officially) in Nashville (expansion conspiracy theorists can have fun reading too much into the location), and teams will have an ideal opportunity to put their heads together, woo agents, and hopefully come away with some n...2023
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  • • Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
    2025
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  • • Outside The Confines: A new chapter in the Ippei Mizuhara betting scandal
    2024
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  • • Brewers' David Denson Hopes Coming Out Paves Way to Achieving MLB Dream
    2016
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