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MLB Notebook: Former Blue Jays Casey Lawrence, Vinny Capra sign minor-league deals

A pair of former Toronto Blue Jays have signed minor-league contracts for the 2026 season. Right-hander Casey Lawrence and infielder Vinny Capra are set to continue their professional careers after agreeing to new deals on Thursday.

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Boston Red Sox Sign Brewers Opening Day Starter To Minor League Deal

The Boston Red Sox have made a move to bolster their organizational depth, signing versatile infielder Vinny Capra to a minor league contract. While the team continues to explore major moves this offseason, this signing provides valuable experience and flexibility for the upper levels of their minor league system.

MLB News / Boston Red Sox on SI / November 28

Red Sox Acquire 29-Year-Old Ex-Blue Jays, Brewers Infielder

It certainly won't be the flashiest addition they make all offseason, but the Boston Red Sox picked up a new infielder earlier this week. This Boston team has consistently valued versatility of late, with players like Romy Gonzalez, Nate Eaton, and Nick Sogard proving their ability to play multiple positions.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / November 28

Red Sox make lowkey move on ex-Brewers infielder

The Boston Red Sox quietly added former major leaguer Vinny Capra to their organization, signing the versatile infielder to a minor league contract on Thursday, according to the transactions tracker on Capra’s MLB.com profile page.

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A Major League switch hitter has hit at least 35 home runs on 35 occasions in MLB history. How many of the switch hitters to reach that milestone can you name in five minutes?

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Chicago White Sox News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 8

White Sox outright infielder who was Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout

He hit .190 with a .205 on-base percentage in 23 games.

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25 notable MLB Hall of Famers who never won a World Series

Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.

Chicago White Sox News / Chicago White Sox on SI / July 4

Chicago White Sox Designate Vinny Capra For Assignment

Changes are coming to the White Sox infield ahead of Friday's series opener against the Colorado Rockies at 8:10 p.m. CT at Coors Field. The team announced Friday it has designated infielder Vinny Capra for assignment.

Chicago White Sox News / ChiCitySports / June 19

The Chicago White Sox should take a chance on this interesting outfielder

The Chicago White Sox have been on the lookout all season to acquire talent on the fringes of other teams’ rosters, who could hopefully help them at the Trade Deadline or beyond.

MLB News / Chicago White Sox on SI / May 21

Vinny Capra Discusses New Beginnings With Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO – Vinny Capra has already played at Rate Field this season, just in the opposite dugout. He was here with the Brewers as April turned to May, and helped Milwaukee take two of three games from the White Sox.

Milwaukee Brewers News / WI Sports Heroics / May 15

Struggling Milwaukee Brewers Infielder Gets 2nd Chance with New Team off Waivers

The Milwaukee Brewers have not exactly been crushing it on the left side of the infield. Neither shortstop nor third base has been a strong suit so far this season following Willy Adames’ free agency departure.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 15

White Sox claim INF Vinny Capra from Brewers

The Chicago White Sox claimed infielder Vinny Capra off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Capra, 28, was designated for assignment by the Brewers last week and will move into Chicago's open 40-man roster spot, with an additional move needed to get him onto the active roster.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 15

Brewers Losing Spring Training Hero To White Sox After DFA

The Milwaukee Brewers had one of the hottest hitters in baseball during Spring Training. Infielder Vinny Capra entered camp with no buzz at all. The third base position was completely up in the air heading into camp.

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Milwaukee Brewers News / Inside The Diamonds / May 9

Milwaukee Brewers Roster Moves 5/9/25

The Milwaukee Brewers enter today with a 19-19 record. They are three games back from the Cubs in the NL Central. They just beat the Astros in a three-game series.

Milwaukee Brewers News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 9

Brewers designate Vinny Capra for assignment

The Brewers announced Friday that they’ve designated infielder Vinny Capra for assignment. Infielder Andruw Monasterio and lefty Bryan Hudson have been recalled from Triple-A Nashville in a pair of corresponding moves.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 9

Brewers Urged To Cut Ties With Infielder After Meteoric Rise

The Milwaukee Brewers have had a solid start to the 2025 Major League Baseball season when you consider all of the injuries the team have dealt with. Milwaukee is 19-19 on the season so far.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / April 26

How Long Is Vinny Capra's Leash With The Brewers?

It has already become a disconcerting theme: a left-side Brewers' infielder is off to a woeful start, sparking uncomfortable conversations about that area of the roster in late April.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Bluejaysnation / April 23

A Blue Jay from the Past: Vinny Capra

Do you remember Vinny Capra? This is “A Blue Jay from the Past”. Each week, I’ll spin every Blue Jays’ season in the Wheel of Names and pick a player who played a significant number of games for the Jays, ideally a full season.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Minor League Baseball on SI / March 28

Milwaukee Brewers' 3B, Who Has More Than 2,000 Minor League Plate Appearances, Hits First Homer

The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the New York Yankees 4-2 on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. The Brewers, who are coming off a National League Central championship, are trying to find a way to get over the hump and win the organization's first World Series title.

Milwaukee Brewers News / WI Sports Heroics / March 27

Milwaukee Brewers: 3 Studs and Duds from Opening Day Loss to Yankees

The Milwaukee Brewers started the 2025 MLB regular season with a 4-2 loss against the New York Yankees on Thursday. Prior to the game, ESPN’s broadcast gave an emotional tribute to long-time Brewers radio voice Bob Uecker, who passed away at the age of 90 this past January.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / March 24

Brewers Make Big Decision Involving Slugger After Red-Hot Spring

The Milwaukee Brewers are pretty much ready to go for the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season. There's a lot of excitement around the league right now.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Athlon Sports / March 23

Brewers Make Final Roster Decision on Surprise Spring Training Standout

Every year it seems, there's one player that enters spring training as an afterthought given little chance of making the team who then shows up and shows out all spring and forces his way onto the major league roster.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / March 12

Brewers Slugger Could Give Milwaukee Last-Second Tough Decision

The Milwaukee Brewers are going to have to sort out its 26-man active roster ahead of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. This is obviously the case and is going to be something each team has to deal with.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Athlon Sports / March 5

Career Minor-Leaguer, 29, Shockingly Leads MLB in Spring Training Home Runs

Vinny Capra will be 29 in July. He has appeared in just 20 Major League games with three different organizations in nine years. He has 32 career big league at-bats in meaningful regular-season games.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Yardbarker / February 28

Spring training could determine who fills Brewers' infield void in 2025

With a lot of depth in the infield, second-year Brewers manager Pat Murphy will have to figure out the perfect combination of players come Opening Day.

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Milwaukee Brewers News / Athlon Sports / February 26

Surprise Infielder Making Early Case For Brewers Opening Day Roster

The Milwaukee Brewers have a number of questions and not as many answers in their Opening Day infield picture this spring training following the departure of Willy Adames in free agency over the offseason.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / February 25

Why Vinny Capra Could Crack Brewers' Opening Day Roster

You would not be alone if you forgot Vinny Capra was in the organization until his headline-capturing spring training debut over the weekend. The 28-year-old has just five career big-league hits in 37 plate appearances.