When a Player Can’t Play The finals of the 2022 Serie Nacional de Béisbol season started this past week. While it was appointment viewing for me, it turns out it wasn’t an appointment one very important Cocodrilos de Matanzas player could keep. Yadir Drake is about as important to the Matanzas lineup as anyone could […]
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Unaffiliated Happenings: 06-20-2022
Cangrejeros Tab Themselves a New Owner After a months-long ordeal that ended with the ousting of Tom Axon as owner and Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente briefly taking over ownership themselves, the storied Cangrejeros de Santurce have a new owner. Carlos Iguina Oharriz and his investment group, Impulse Sports Entertainment Corporation, have bought the […]
Unaffiliated Happenings: 06-13-2022
Welcome to the first edition of Unaffiliated Happenings. For those who missed the question about whether I should do this, here’s a quick breakdown of what we’re doing here. On a semi-weekly basis, I’ll release an Unaffiliated Happenings column where I’ll break down three or so of the most interesting unaffiliated news stories from the […]
Are You Ready for Prime Time?
Cool things happen all the time in the game of professional baseball. One of the best things about the age we live in is the ability to have most of those things available for all to see. Reading baseball history is great, but there’s something to be said about being able to cue up a […]
Welcome to the Kyle Martin Show
To say that Kyle Martin had a breakout 2021-2022 would be an understatement. He went from a good baseball player to one of the most sought-after unaffiliated ballplayers on the planet. It all came about because Martin finally had an uninterrupted entire season of unaffiliated ball. I say that because it’s easy to see that […]