Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders starting pitcher Justus Sheffield was the New York Yankees’ lone prospect in Sunday’s Futures Game in Washington D.C. And Sunday’s outing was a mixed bag for the 22-year-old southpaw. Sheffield took the ball […]
MOOSIC — When Brandon Drury was promoted to the New York Yankees on June 29, it looked like he would have a chance to be in the bigs to stay. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told […]
MOOSIC — Justus Sheffield has been here before. As a top pitching prospect for a team in the middle of a heated playoff race, seeing your name pop up in trade talks is part of […]
MOOSIC — When Justus Sheffield was traded to the New York Yankees organization in July 2016, there was a fellow southpaw he could immediately relate to. C.C. Sabathia. Albeit, Sheffield came to the Yankees as […]
MOOSIC — One of Justus Sheffield’s goals last year was to make the All-Star Futures Game. But a right oblique injury suffered in June cost him a good chunk of his 2017 campaign and a […]
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola stuck out nine in seven innings, Nick Williams hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Wednesday to sweep a two-game interleague series. Nola (11-2) […]
It’s official. New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will be making a rehab start for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Wednesday night in Moosic. Out since June 9, when he suffered mild hamstring strains in both […]
It was a long journey to Kyle Higashioka’s first big-league hit. But it was well worth the wait. It took the catcher 10 years to make it to the bigs, after being selected by the […]
Brandon Drury saw his third start of the season at first base for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Tuesday night in Allentown. But despite playing first base for the second time since Thursday, and an errorless effort […]
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 […]
MOOSIC — Joe Mauer had never been to Scranton. Until Tuesday. As the Minnesota Twins first baseman battles back from a cervical strain and concussion-like symptoms, which landed him on the 10-day disabled list on […]
MOOSIC — Mark Payton grew up in a baseball household. And if it wasn’t baseball, it was hockey. So “Backyard Baseball” and all of the Backyard Sports video games played a big role in the […]
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