Minors Wrap-Up: Thunder Blast Four Home Runs in Victory
Neil Medchill led Trenton’s offense on Thursday with a home run and 4 RBIs (RandomBaseballStuff.com)
Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Final Score: Pawtucket 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4
WP: Wilson (1-0) LP: Miller (0-1)
3B David Adams 2-5, 2B, BB
2B Corban Joseph 2-5, R, BB
1B Dan Johnson 1-4, R, 2B
CF Melky Mesa ...
Yankees Spring Training Game 22: Split Squad shutout at night
New York Yankees 0 — Atlanta Braves 4
The second of two games today ended the same way the day game did, a 4-0 shutout to the Atlanta Braves.
The Yankees offense was held to just three hits in tonight’s game. Eduardo Nunez, Matt Diaz, and Dan Johnson managed to succeed in getting the hits. Outfielders competing for a spot on the Opening Day Roster, Ben Francisco and Melky...
A Season To Forget That Hasn’t Started Yet: The New York Yankees
When you think of the Yankees, you imagine a championship contender full of talent and potential to be great. Well, 2013 is about to rain on those hopes and dreams because New York is looking at a worst-case scenario. via latino.foxnews.com The beginning of the storm started right after the 2012 playoffs ended when the Detroit Tigers blind-sided New York and completely shut down...
Yankees: Dan Johnson starting at first base are you kidding me
Dan Johnson is best known as the ‘hero’ from infamous Wild Card Wednesday, as he hit the tying home run to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York
Mark Teixeira (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Yankees to get into the 2011 playoffs. But that is about it, as Johnson is kind of like a David Tyree of baseball.
The Yankees signed Johnson to a minor league deal during the off-season, obviously...
New York Yankees: Injury loves company
The latest New York Yankees casualty is first baseman Mark Teixeira, who will be out 8-10 weeks with a strained right wrist.
Mark Teixeira to miss 8-10 weeks with strained wrist tendon wp.me/p1rXvG-8Xqk
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) March 6, 2013
Wrist injuries are tricky to begin with, but hitters need their full optimal wrist mechanics in order to be successful so healing fully...
Spring Training Game 10 Lineup: 3/3/13
Thanks to Lohud for the lineup – Yankees facing a lot of the Red Sox regulars today.
YANKEES (2-7)
Brett Gardner LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Jayson Nix 2B
Juan Rivera DH
Dan Johnson 1B
Melky Mesa CF
Zoilo Almonte RF
Corban Joseph 3B
Bobby Wilson C
RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 0.00)
RED SOX (5-4)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Stephen Drew SS
Mike Napoli 1B
Daniel Nava LF
Will Middlebrooks...
Spring Training Game 5 Lineup: 2/27/13
The Yankees are back at “The Boss” for today’s spring exhibition
The Yankees are back at George M. Steinbrenner field today to take on the Baltimore Orioles. Brett Gardner will be playing left-field, as talented prospect Slade Heathcott will be patrolling center. However, manager Joe Girardi has said that Heathcott will not be considered as a replacement for Curtis Granderson...
Spring Training Game 3 Lineup: 2/25/13
The Yankees will be in Sarasota, Fla. today and will be taking on AL East rival Baltimore. Since Brett Gardner, the frontrunner for the centerfield job, is the only regular position player to make the trip, manager Joe Girardi will have a good look at players fighting for positions on the roster. Some things to look for in today’s game will be the play of Francisco Cervelli...
Spring Training By The Numbers (Uni Numbers, That Is)
The YES Network will televise the first Spring Training game on Sunday February 24th. Before that game ends, confusion will mount, from viewers and broadcasters alike, about who in the world some of the late-inning replacements are. (Remember, non-Yankee fans, the Yankees do not wear names on the back of their uniforms.) It's always a mystery until a couple of outs are made....
Yankees sign 5 with invitations to camp
The New York Yankees have signed outfielders Matt Diaz, Juan Rivera and Thomas Neal, infielder Dan Johnson and catcher Bobby Wilson to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training.
The Yankees also announced Thursday they have invited 44 players to camp. Among the group were first-round picks Slade Heathcott, an outfielder from the 2009 draft, and Cito Culver, a shortstop...
Minor League deal for Dan Johnson
The Yankees have signed left-handed hitting infielder/DH Dan Johnson to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. If Johnson makes the team, he will earn $900,000.
Johnson, 33, had eight hits in just 22 at-bats in 2012 with the Chicago White Sox. He can play both corner infield positions, which could be valuable if Mark Teixeira or Kevin Youkilis need a day off.
Yankee...
Indians shut out by White Sox in finale
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Dan Johnson hit his first three homers of the season and Chicago added two more in the game as the White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 9-0 on Wednesday night.
Gavin Floyd (12-11) gave up three hits over seven innings. He struck out six, one short of getting 145 strikeouts for the fifth straight season despite being on the disabled list twice this year.
Johnson...
White Sox 9, Indians 0
Dan Johnson hit his first three homers of the season and Chicago added two more in the game as the White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 9-0 on Wednesday night.
Gavin Floyd (12-11) gave up three hits over seven innings. He struck out six, one short of getting 145 strikeouts for the fifth straight season despite being on the disabled list twice this year.
Johnson hit two two-run...
Box Score: White Sox 9, Indians 0
The Indians (68-94) season has come to a woeful, merciless end. In a game as fitting as possible for this entire season, the White Sox (85-77) poured on 16 hits, led by three homers from backup first baseman Dan Johnson (his first HRs of the season), in a complete thrashing of the Tribe.
The next time you see Cleveland baseball, there likely will be plenty of changes to the lineup...
Paul Konerko Injury: Mildly Concussed, DL Stint Possible
Tuesday night, White Sox “captain” and first baseman Paul Konerko was hit in the head by baserunner Jarrod Dyson.
He experienced some discomfort throughout the rest of the game but did finish out the contest.
Manager Robin Ventura sat him on Wednesday so he could get two days of rest with the off day today, and after the game Ventura revealed that that Konerko was indeed mildly...
Mets Farm Report: Almonte Shines For Lucie, Gorski and Robles Are Hard Luck Losers Again
“There she is men. Buffalo……..Home of the Bisons and the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game”
Buffalo
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Valentino Pascucci won the Triple-A Home Run Derby on Monday night before a crowd of 17,244 in Buffalo, beating Charlotte’s Dan Johnson of the Chicago White Sox organization in the finals. Buffalo hosts the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday, with Matt Harvey...
Minor League Standouts and Players of Note
The minor leagues are a vast landscape of prospects, fillers and veterans. Each year, players from all three of those category impact the major leagues — sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But before they make their September callups or injury replacements, let us familiarize ourselves with some of the standouts.
International League (AAA)
IL Leaderboards
Brad Eldred (.374...
White Sox 6, Diamondbacks 3
A.J. Pierzynski hit an inside-the-park home run and had two doubles in the Chicago White Sox's 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Camelback Ranch.
Pierzynski hit a ball that deflected off the top wall in center and bounced to right center for the catcher's third home run of the spring.
Chicago starter Gavin Floyd gave up two runs and five hits...
White Sox 7, Cubs 5(10)
Jordan Danks homered in the 10th inning, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 7-5 victory over a split squad of Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Dan Johnson hit a two-run homer and Gordon Beckham singled in two runs with in a 5-run sixth inning for the White Sox.
Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman threw three scoreless innings. He gave up only two hits and struck out three.
For the Sox, Zach Stewart...
Rays' Game 162 hero Johnson signs with ChiSox
CHICAGO (AP) -- First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
1B Dan Johnson joins Chicago White Sox
First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Johnson hit a tying, two-out, two-strike homer off Cory Wade in the ninth inning of regular-season finale against the Yankees, and Evan Longoria's 12th-inning homer won the...
Former Rays 1B Johnson joins White Sox (AP)
First baseman Dan Johnson, whose dramatic home run on the final night of the regular season helped Tampa Bay reach last year's playoffs, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Johnson hit a tying, two-out, two-strike homer off Cory Wade in the ninth inning of regular-season finale against the Yankees, and Evan Longoria's 12th-inning homer won the...
Russ Canzler, Dan Johnson, and the Quad-A Label
There’s something strangely fitting about the fact that both Russ Canzler and Dan Johnson have found new homes in the last 24 hours. Canzler was traded yesterday from the Rays to the Indians for cash considerations, and Johnson signed a minor-league deal with the White Sox this afternoon. This is despite the fact that the Rays — those masters of market inefficiencies; those buy...
Johnson signs Minors deal with White Sox
Dan Johnson, who created two of the best moments in Rays history, has signed a Minor League deal with the White Sox that includes an invitation to Spring Training.
White Sox, 1B Johnson agree to minor league deal
The Chicago White Sox have signed first baseman Dan Johnson to a minor league deal on Wednesday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.Johnson is best known for the three-run home run he hit on the final day of the regular season last year against the New York Yankees that led to a playoff birth for the Tampa Bay Rays.The 32-year-old hit .119 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in 84 at bats last season.
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