Category Archives: players

Independent Baseball Players Being Signed By MLB Organizations

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Many independent baseball players who were on 2011 teams have been signed recently to MLB-affiliated (organized) teams.  In addition to the websites for each independent team and league website, here are some additional sources to keep track of these signings: … Continue reading →

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Sugar Land Skeeters Name First Player

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

The former Atlantic League MVP, Josh Pressley, is the first player signed in Sugar Land Skeeters history.  He will play for Skeeters manager, former MLB player Gary Gaetti: http://www.sugarlandskeeters.com/news.cfm?newsID=102

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Update On Independent Baseball Players During International Winter Leagues

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Since most of the independent baseball players do not get much publicity during the season, it often is difficult to find stories on them during the international winter leagues.  Here are some of the stories about the players and their … Continue reading →

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Independent Pro Baseball Open Tryout In The Snow

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

While many pro baseball “purists” have their opinions about the independent leagues, it is tough for them to deny the passion that aspiring players have in order to even get a spring training invitation.  One such example is an independent … Continue reading →

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Interview With Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Player and Bubucheek Clothing Executive

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Last week, BaseballDigest.com posted an interview with Southern Maryland Blue Crabs player Richard Giannotti, who also is an executive with the urban clothing line Bubucheek.  They discuss his playing career, the aspects of independent baseball and what he has learned, … Continue reading →

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Calgary Vipers Players Become Free Agents

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

It appears that all of the Calgary Vipers players from the 2011 season have become free agents as none of the players had their options picked up by the team: http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/11/17/vipers-free-agents-now The article states that the front office staff has … Continue reading →

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Reminder About Baseball America’s All League Independent Team 2011

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

A recent request came in from a reader for the link to Baseball America’s All-Independent Leagues Team for the 2011 season.  Here is the link: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2011/2612538.html The list includes Baseball America’s Independent Leagues Player of the Year for 2011, Chris … Continue reading →

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More Pecos League News

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

The Pecos League had two pieces of news last week: The Roswell Invaders hired Simon Walters as the team’s field manager for the 2012 season:  http://pecosleague.com/pecosleague.asp?page=28&article_id=150 The Santa Fe city council narrowly approved beer sales at its local stadium:  http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Coss-clears-way-for-ballpark-beer-sales … Continue reading →

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Jose Canseco Talks About NAL

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Jose Canseco, in preparation for his celebrity boxing match with Lenny Dykstra, spoke out against the North American League: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/jose-canseco-ready-duke-lenny-dykstra-celebrity-boxing-showdown-article-1.972000 More about his status with the Yuma Scorpions is discussed in a local Yuma article here: http://www.yumasun.com/sports/deck-74222-nothing-hits.html In the article, … Continue reading →

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2011 Baseball America All-Independent Team

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

This week, Baseball America released its list of the 2011 Independent League All-Star team.  Here is the list of award winners, from the American Association website: http://americanassociationbaseball.com/cgi-bin/dist/news_new.cgi?id=1319480959 IndependentBaseball.net congratulates the players who put in these efforts during the season.

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