Now that his playing days are over, Tom Kostopoulos is beginning a new chapter of his hockey career with the organization where it all began. On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins named Kostopoulos and another former […]
MOOSIC — Tyler Austin has been in this situation before. This wasn’t the first time he was sent back to Triple-A. But now that he’s back with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the 26-year-old first baseman vows […]
MOOSIC — Both Bobby Mitchell and Chance Adams were able to point to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders starting pitching’s struggles Tuesday night against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The four walks he issued. Lehigh Valley was only […]
LAS VEGAS – A Forty Fort man finished second in the 2018 NHL World Gaming Championships on Tuesday night. David Roebuck won $15,000 by competing in a world-wide video game tournament, playing EASPORTS NHL 18. […]
MOOSIC — He’s seen it everywhere. “Justus Sheffield is the nephew of former major leaguer Gary Sheffield.” It’s been on the back of baseball cards. In the newspaper. On the Internet. In fact, if you […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have optioned former closer Hector Neris to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalled lefty Austin Davis. Neris recorded his 10th save in 13 chances by tossing a perfect ninth in Saturday’s 4-1 […]
WILKES-BARRE — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders starting pitcher Justus Sheffield stops by for this week’s episode of Riding The Rails. The RailRiders southpaw discusses his Triple-A season and securing his first win for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (0:49), starting out […]
One swing by Syracuse overshadowed a season-high six doubles by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and proved to be the difference as the Chiefs rallied to defeat the RailRiders 4-2 at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse. The […]
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — One was about power. The other was about patience. Brooks Koepka has a game for the U.S. Open no matter the course, no matter the test, no matter the circumstances. He never […]
Former Hazleton Area student Jhordany Mezquita was assigned to Low-A Williamsport on Wednesday. He has not played in a game yet. The Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect made nine starts last season in the Gulf Coast […]
Billy McKinney, who was acquired in a trade from the Chicago Cubs in July 2016, is in his second season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The 23-year-old is batting .233 with two doubles, two triples, nine […]
Bobby Mitchell described Brandon Drury perfectly. The third baseman is a “big leaguer” who just happens to play for the RailRiders. And Drury’s season has backed up the RailRiders manager’s description up. The 25-year-old has […]
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