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Tommy Byrne on the mound for the New York Yankees
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Tommy Byrne

Tommy Byrne was 13 seasons into his professional baseball career when he made the switch from a pitcher who pinch-hit from time to time to a full-fledged two-way player. It makes perfect sense that he would adopt two-way play in 1954 in the Pacific Coast League. At the time the PCL was an independent league […]

Posted on February 7, 2020January 30, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Wes Ferrell with Cleveland
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Wes Ferrell

As far as my research can glean Wes Ferrell only had one legitimate two-way season. He did a lot of pinch-hitting throughout his career, but only one season where he was a bonafide pitcher and position player. He may have also been a two-way player in a 1928 season in the minors, but there aren’t […]

Posted on January 24, 2020January 13, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Granny Hamner with the Philadelphia Phillies
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Granny Hamner

Granny Hamner already had a long and successful Major League Baseball career before he ever tried his hand at two-way play. There was really no reason for Hamner to play two ways. Yet in his age 33 season he found himself pitching and for the final two years of his career he played enough on […]

Posted on December 27, 2019December 19, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red Sox
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Babe Ruth

There’s not much I could say about Babe Ruth that hasn’t already been said. Too many articles and books have been written about his baseball career and life in general. Babe Ruth remains to this very day a titan in not just the baseball landscape but the popular culture of America. He did spend some […]

Posted on December 20, 2019December 10, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Johnny Lindell during his time with the St. Louis Cardinals
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Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Johnny Lindell

Johnny Lindell spent a lot of years in Major League Baseball on the periphery of being a two-way player. He never quite qualified and honestly never came all that close to meeting the qualifications. At first, he was a pitcher who occasionally pinch-hit, then for a few years he transitioned into a position player who […]

Posted on December 13, 2019December 4, 2019 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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May 17, 2022

ValleyCats manager Pete Incaviglia said pitcher Kumar Rocker will probably arrive "in the next three or four days." He'll throw a couple of simulated games first and is projected to start his first game Saturday, June 4 at Bruno Stadium against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles.

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LBPRCinEnglishEdwin Hernández Jr.@LBPRCinEnglish·
May 17, 2022

I got clarification a moment ago, @musashi_bears are activating José Sermo, TODAY.

He'll act as the DH vs. the Shinano Grandserows.

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May 17, 2022

If he can stay healthy, watch out.

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