MOOSIC — Despite their late-season, and successful, stints in the bullpen, Justus Sheffield and Chance Adams’times as relievers will be short-lived. At least for now. When the young pitching prospects embark for Tampa ahead of […]
MOOSIC — It was the kind of day dream that any kid that ever played baseball imagines. The script almost seems almost too trite. The game of his life in front of a hometown crowd […]
MOOSIC — The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders hadn’t scored first in one of their games since Game 4 of their Governors’ Cup first-round matchup against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. In each of their first three Governors’ Cup […]
MOOSIC — It wasn’t so much the pair of two-run homers that upset Bobby Mitchell. It was more the fact that on each occasion the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitcher who gave up the home run walked […]
MOOSIC — With Domingo German taking the mound Tuesday night, in Game 1 of the Governors’ Cup Finals against the Durham Bulls, Bobby Mitchell wasn’t sure how sharp the right-handed pitcher would be. Just a […]
PNC Field will host the entire Governors’ Cup Finals slate, which begins Tuesday night. With Hurricane Florence set to hit the Carolinas late Thursday or early Friday, the International League announced on Tuesday that the […]
MOOSIC — Outside of Games 1 and 2 at PNC Field Tuesday and Wednesday, the Governors’ Cup Finals between the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Durham Bulls is a giant unknown. With Hurricane Florence set to hit […]
ALLENTOWN — “You can’t kill what’s already dead.” The curious quote was displayed in blue lettering across the t-shirts of everyone in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders clubhouse as the International League Wild Card winners prepared for […]
ALLENTOWN — The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders had plenty of chances to complete a three-game sweep of the International League North Division champion Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Friday night. Looking to advance to the Governors’ Cup Finals […]
MOOSIC — It took an outing with the New York Yankees and an outing with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders for Chance Adams to get comfortable in his new role as a reliever. But as the 23-year-old […]
MOOSIC — Nestor Cortes fist-pumped as he walked off the mound and into the home dugout after striking out Lehigh Valley IronPigs first baseman Zach Green to end the eighth inning. Sure, Cortes lost his […]
MOOSIC — In a season that has been a roller coaster, Mark Payton might just be hitting the apex. Missing the start of the season with a knee injury and then a chunk of August […]
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