Baseball in Fort Wayne

Many former Fort Wayne Wizards are getting early Spring Training action or have hit the headlines for various teams. Here’s a quick recap:

Luis Cruz (Pirates) sustained a left hip flexor in the first hour of practice today and is expected to miss a week (Pittsburgh Post Gazette).

Leo Rosales (Diamondbacks) earned a save in Arizona’s first Grapefruit League game (Kansas City Star).

David Freese (Cardinals) is experiencing tightness in his Achilles’ tendon, which stems from an injury that occured during a one-car January auto accident. He was on his way to a bowling fundrasier at the time (STLToday).

The incident totaled Freese’s vehicle, which skidded into a ditch and suffered a badly damaged front end. The impact twisted his left foot, which became increasingly sore.

Eddie Bonine’s (Tigers) first pitch of the seventh inning was hit over the right field wall by 22-year-old Jordan Schafer. It put the Braves up 4-3, but Detroit won the game 5-4 (TheLedger.com)

Dale Thayer (Rays) pitched a perfect eight inning against the Yankees (MVN).

Jake Peavy (Padres) pitched an inning and Kyle Blanks (Padres) won it in the tenth with an RBI hit. Chase Headley (Padres) also threw out a runner in the game (MLB.com).

The next day, Chad Huffman (Padres) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in a run. Drew Macias (Padres) tied the game in the ninth inning with an RBI double (MLB.com).

Jack Cassel had a rough start to his Indians career, giving up four runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings (MLB.com).

Luis Rivas (Cubs) and Bobby Scales (Cubs) are battling for a backup infielder role, presumably as Aramis Ramirez’s bacuck at third. Scales started at third, and Rivas finished. Both played again yesterday.

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