Archives for December, 2006
Burroughs to M’s
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Fort Wayne Wizards alumnus, Sean Burroughs and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a Minor League deal worth $450,000. The third baseman will be among the team’s Spring Training non-roster invitees.
Burroughs was the No. 1 pick (ninth overall) of the San Diego Padres in the 1998. As a Wizards player in 1999, he compiled […]
Fort Wayne’s Future is in San Diego!
Monday, December 25th, 2006
. . . there are a lot of Fort Wayne connections to the future of the franchise. The most immediate . . .
Extra Innings in Fort Wayne
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
KPC News has an article about the new Extra Innings indoor baseball and softball facility in Fort Wayne and it’s general manager, Ken Jones. You can read it here, but a signon (meaning you have to be a subscriber of one of KPC’s newspapers) in order to access it.
Extra Innings Fort Wayne is dedicated […]
Harrison Square Plans Unveiled
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Baseball Stadium. Hotel. Condos. Retail shops. Parking . . . it’s all part of a grand vision to revitalize downtown Fort Wayne. The project, which is tentatively titled “Harrison Square,” would be bounded by Jefferson Boulevard and Harrison, Brackenridge and Ewing streets. Some of the more prominent items of the development include;
New $48 million hotel […]
Corunna Native, Grube to Host Camp
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Corunna, Indiana native and former DeKalb High School standout, Jarrett Grube, will host a pitching and hitting camp at the Cole Center Family YMCA in Kendallville on Sunday, January 14th from 1-4PM.
Grube currently plays in the Colorado Rockies farm system. The Rockies drafted him in June 2004 after having played at Vincennes University and the […]
BaseballinFortWayne on YouTube!
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
I finally have produced my first YouTube video. The goal is to introduce viewers to the book (which will be released in February).
Wizards GM Mike Nutter Receives Baseball Chapel Award
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Fort Wayne Wizards General Manager Mike Nutter was presented with “The Friends of Baseball Chapel Award” at the recent Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida.
Soria Pitches Perfect Game
Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Keep an eye on this former Fort Wayne Wizard.
Two days after the Royals made him the second overall pick in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, Soria pitched a perfect game in the Mexican Pacific League on Saturday night as the Yaquis de Obregon blanked the Naranjeros de Hermosillo, 6-0. [source: MiLB.com].
Hernandez Release May Open Door for Joakim Soria
Friday, December 8th, 2006
The Kansas City Royals recent release of former top prospect, Runelvys Hernandez, may open a rotation spot for RHP Joakim Soria, whom the team . . .
LaTroy Hawkins Moving to Coors
Friday, December 1st, 2006
Former Fort Wayne Wizards pitcher, LaTroy Hawkins appears close to adding one more team to his list of employers. The veteran right-hander came up with the Twins in 1995 and has since played in Chicago (NL), San Francisco, and Baltimore. According to the Rocky Mountain News, Hawkins will be a member of the Colorado Rockies […]
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