Huskies in the Pros (Baseball)

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Methuen's Wallace overjoyed after being traded to Boston Red Sox

Rising major league prospect Jacob Wallace was relaxing at his family’s Methuen home when his phone rang with unexpected, life-changing news.

www.eagletribune.com

 

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>My favorite players, definitely Pedro Martinez, all-time great,” Wallace said, “and Craig Kimbrel. Always a big fan of David Ortiz and all the excitement he brought. Then when I was in college, Xander Bogaerts, Andrew Benintendi, Rafael Devers — those guys are phenomenal players.”

And Wallace could soon be one of them. “Yeah,” he said. “It’s pretty great.”<

 

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This one is well worth reading. The John Russell story has great similarities to current closer Caleb Wurster. Both did not make the 35 man roster as true freshmen (Russell was basically told to spend a season at Avery Point to work on his pitching, and if I recall correctly Wurster was basically the last player to make the roster in his redshirt freshman season), but both became big time closers out of the bullpen.

 

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Springer with a 2 run homer to take a 2-1 lead. Hohum.

 

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This one is well worth reading. The John Russell story has great similarities to current closer Caleb Wurster. Both did not make the 35 man roster as true freshmen (Russell was basically told to spend a season at Avery Point to work on his pitching, and if I recall correctly Wurster was basically the last player to make the roster in his redshirt freshman season), but both became big time closers out of the bullpen.

Great read! Russell also was remarkably the last player to make roster day before season started his sophomore year. Will have his engineering degree this semester and can put that in the back pocket and continue to chase his dream. Impressive kid like so many of Penders current and former players. They saw enough in him to keep him around and it certainly paid off the following year.

 

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The New London Day has a story on Pete Walker, former UConn baseball player and current Toronto pitching coach.

Making the playoffs was an added touch for Blue Jays, Walker

It was a season in which the Toronto Blue Jays didn't play in Toronto, but at refurbished Sahlen Field, a Triple-A stadium in Buffalo. Despite it being Major League Baseball's shortest season since 18...

www.theday.com

 

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Background article on Eric Yavarone:

Dom Amore: Eric Yavarone, from UConn and North Haven, reaches the the majors with Dodgers’ progressive strength, conditioning staff

Eric Yavarone was staring at a future major league pitcher, 60 feet, 6 inches away. “I remember saying a prayer, closing my eyes, hoping for the best,” he says. “It worked out pre…

www.courant.com

 

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I think he's a FA next year. If he has a good season it will mean a nice fat contract from someone. He already has a ring, so it's time to get paid.

 

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This amuses me:

 

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