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Phillies' Cisco records first AFL win

Mike Cisco was 9-7 with a 3.75 ERA across two Minor League levels. (Kevin Pataky/MiLB.com) Phillies prospect Mike Cisco has pitched well in his first stint in the Arizona Fall League, even if his record didn't reflect it. So it was a welcome relief ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  Galen Cisco,  Baseball America,  Jose Tabata,  Adam Loewen

Seattle picks pave way for Javelinas

In an offensive battle between Peoria's two Arizona Fall League teams, a pair of Mariners prospects emerged as the heroes. Dustin Ackley -- the No. 2 pick in this year's Draft -- collected four hits, three RBIs and three runs scored and Carlos ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of North Carolina,  Jordan Danks,  Josh Fields

Espinosa, Dogs nab AFL East crown

Danny Espinosa hit .264 with 18 homers and 72 RBIs for Potomac in '09. (Bill Mitchell/Four Seam Images) With one eye on the upcoming Arizona Fall League playoffs, Phoenix wasted no time in clinching the AFL East on Monday aftenroon. Led by a four-RBI ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bill Mitchell,  Stephen Strasburg,  Mitch Talbot,  Josh Bell,  Chris Parmelee

Path of the Pros: Bobby Jenks

Bobby Jenks averaged nearly a K an inning in the Cal League. (Larry Goren/Four Seam Images) Long before Bobby Jenks was closing out games for the White Sox, the flamethrower was lighting up radar guns and providing colorful quotes for newspapers in ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bobby Jenks,  Los Angeles Angels,  Nolan Ryan,  ESPN

Crow closes AFL stint with a gem

The Royals selected Aaron Crow with the 12th overall pick in this year's Draft. (Michael O'Day/MiLB.com) Despite a shaky start to his pro career, when Royals prospect Aaron Crow walked off the mound at Surprise Stadium on Saturday, he left the crowd ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Big 12,  New York Mets,  Mike Moustakas

Productive d'Arnaud ignoring AFL stats

Chase d'Arnaud hit .293 with seven homers and 57 RBIs at two Minor League levels. (Michael O'Day/MiLB.com) "I've looked at them, I think, once," Arnaud admitted of his numbers in the Arizona Fall League. "I try not to." But if the 22-year-old does ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  Baseball America,  Jose Tabata,  Boston College

Hall of Famer Perry honored by MLBPAA

NEW YORK -- Hall of Famer Bob Feller, who turned 91 on Tuesday, assumed the podium for Major League Baseball's Player Alumni Association Legends for Youth Dinner to rousing applause inside the ballroom at the New York City Hilton. But the standout ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Major League Baseball,  Bob Feller,  Gaylord Perry,  Brooks Robinson,  St. Louis Cardinals

Front-row seat for Jay-Z at parade

NEW YORK -- The party that has been nine years in the making didn't happen without some serious star power. Rapper Jay-Z, former mayor Rudy Giuliani and director Spike Lee were among the notable attendants on Friday morning, as the Yankees celebrated ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Jay-Z,  Rudy Giuliani,  Spike Lee,  Alex Rodriguez

More than one million turn out to fete champs

NEW YORK -- The noise echoed off the walls of bustling Metro North trains, with usually-sleepy morning departures equipped with extra cars in anticipation of the vast crowds. The "Let's Go Yankees" chants carried through the trains' closed doors, down ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Hank Steinbrenner,  Johnny Damon,  Nick Swisher,  Philadelphia Phillies

Yankees fans tired, elated on day after

NEW YORK -- The Yankees' World Series-winning parade is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET on Friday. So the thousands of Yankees fans spewing out onto the streets late Wednesday night, up River Avenue and down to Times Square, resembled a dress rehearsal ...

From BRITTANY GHIROLI, MLB.com,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Mark Teixeira,  New York Post,  Major League Baseball

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