Arizona alum Jordan Brown back in majors for first time since 2010

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Former Arizona Wildcat Jordan Brown is back in the majors for the first time since 2010 after the Miami Marlins selected his contract from Triple-A New Orleans on Monday. The Marlins called up Brown after [...]

Verdugo and Malis named Players of the Year, 14 others honored by AZBCA

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The Arizona Baseball Coaches Association announced that Sahuaro High School’s Alex Verdugo was named Division II Player of the Year, while Desert Christian High School’s Zach Malis received the same honor for Division IV on [...]

MLB/Minors Update for Sunday, May 19

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Ian Kinsler (Canyon del Oro High School) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Texas Rangers with a right intercostal strain. J.J. Hardy (Sabino High School) had his hitting streak snapped at [...]

Arizona Wildcats take first series in Tempe since 2005 with Sunday’s win

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In a see-saw battle between the Wildcats and Sun Devils, Brandon Dixon’s RBI single in the eighth inning put Arizona ahead for good as they defeated Arizona State 7-6 Sunday at Packard Stadium. The series [...]

Brad Nelson’s five RBIs help Iowa to 7-2 win over the Padres

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Brad Nelson drove in five of Iowa’s seven runs Sunday to split the series with a 7-3 win over the Tucson Padres at Principal Park. Tucson went ahead in the top of the first after [...]

MLB/Minors Update for Saturday, May 18

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In a battle of former Arizona Wildcat teammates, Houston Astros’ Trevor Crowe hit a lead-off single in the eighth inning against Pittsburgh Pirates setup man Mark Melancon. Crowe later scored that inning to tie the [...]

Late runs for Wildcats answered by Arizona State

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The Wildcats battled back to tie the game twice in the final three innings, but Arizona State was able to answer each time to defeat Arizona 6-3 Saturday at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils scored [...]

Three early runs pace Padres to 4-2 win over Iowa

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The Tucson Padres scored three runs in the first inning in way to a 4-2 win over the Iowa Cubs Saturday at Principal Park. Tucson has now scored seven runs in the last two days [...]

Former Pima Aztec, Donnie Veal recalled to the majors by the White Sox

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Donnie Veal pitched in only four games for Triple-A Charlotte before being called back up to the majors by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. The former Pima Community College pitcher began the season with [...]

MLB/Minors Update for Friday, May 17

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J.J. Hardy (Sabino High School) extended his hitting streak to 12 games with his eighth home run of the year for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Seth Mejias-Brean (Arizona Wildcat/Cienega High School) had a [...]