It was San Francisco Giants right-hander Madison Bumgarner‘s sixth pitch of the game, a 92.4-mph two-seam fastball to Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy on a 2-1 count that Muncy absolutely crushed for a 426-foot “splash-hit” solo home run into McCovey Cove. It also sent MadBum into a childish tirade. …and it was epic. As the […]
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Seven Quakes named to 2019 Cal League All-Star Team
June 9th, 2019 at 1:00 pm 
by Lauren Jennings With the 2019 California League – Carolina League All-Star Game just a little over a week away, the selections from each of the nine Cal League teams and 10 Carolina League have been announced. Seven players from the Cal League South first place Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will represent the prestigious league, although only six of […]
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Yadier Alvarez begins throwing program
June 9th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Late Saturday evening, ThinkBlue LA learned from a trusted source that 23-year-old Cuban right-hander Yadier Alvarez, who the Dodgers paid a hefty $16 million for (plus a matching $16 million penalty for exceeding international signing limits) back on July 2, 2015, threw off of flat ground for the first time since being placed on the […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Ryan Pepiot
June 8th, 2019 at 1:00 pm by 0799291000348 First things first, biographical info on the Dodgers fourth selection (third round) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft – pitcher Ryan Pepiot. Date of birth: November 2, 2000 Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 205 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High School: Westfield High School, Westfield Indiana College: Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana A three-sport star in high […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Jack Little
June 8th, 2019 at 11:00 am by 0799291000348 Biographical info on the Dodgers fifth round selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball first year player draft (MLB draft), pitcher Jack Little: Age: 21 (Born in Louisville, Kentucky) Height: 6’ 4” Weight: 195 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High School: Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas Nevada College: Stanford University, Palo Alto California The Stanford Cardinals […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Jimmy Lewis
June 8th, 2019 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 First things first, biographical info on the Dodgers third selection in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft – right-handed pitcher Jimmy Lewis. Lewis was the 78th overall pick in the draft, a second round compensatory pick for losing Yasmani Grandal in free agency. (Note: The Dodgers forfeited their own second round draft pick by signing […]
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RISP – The Dodger Killer
June 8th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you’ve been a Dodger fan for more than 10 minutes, you are well aware that they have the uncanny ability to absolutely positively not hit the moment – the very microsecond – that they get a runner in scoring position, or RISP. And if you’ve been a Dodger fan for years, or even decades, […]
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Quakes drop series to JetHawks at home
June 7th, 2019 at 4:00 pm by Lauren Jennings After taking three of four from the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels), the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes continued their seven game homestand with a three-game series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies). It did not go well. Game-1 Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes joined the Quakes for two rehab games as he worked his way back from a strained […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Michael Busch
June 7th, 2019 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 First things first, biographical info on the Dodgers second selection in the 2019 MLB First Year Player Draft – Michael Busch: Date of birth: November 9, 1997 Height: 6′-0″ Weight: 207 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High school: Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota College: North Carolina University – Chapel Hill, NC According to […]
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Quakes pick worst possible time to struggle
June 7th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Let’s face it, when you’re the defending California League champions looking to repeat as such and there are three other teams in your division who would love nothing more than to be the ones to knock you off, there really isn’t a good time to struggle. But when you are on the very cusp of […]
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