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Trevor Oaks dominant as Quakes take 3 of 4 from Storm

On Sunday afternoon I was disappointed that both the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Dodgers were rained out. Both games were scheduled for a 3:05 PM start in my time zone, the Atlantic Standard Time Zone. I settled in waiting to follow each of the games on MiLB only to learn of the cancellations. As […]

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Alex Hermeling – the Dodgers ‘Maverick’

Right-hander Alex Hermeling was signed by the Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent on July 28th, 2015. The 6’5”-230 lb native of Evanston, Illinois had previously been selected by the Dodgers in the 43rd round of the 2011 First year Player Draft out of Glenbrook North High School. At that time he chose not to […]

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Gavin Pittore makes Loons Debut

Right-hander Gavin Pittore was signed by the Dodgers as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 First Year Player Draft. He was a Division III junior out of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Middletown is a small city about 16 miles south of Hartford with a population of less that 50,000. Pittore was not expecting […]

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Ralston Cash – The Mustache Foundation

Right-handed pitcher Ralston Cash was selected by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft. Many Dodger fans will remember that in that same draft Zach Lee was selected by the Dodgers in the first round with the 28th overall pick and was considered to be unsignable. He did sign […]

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Velazquez finally makes managerial debut with Loons

Rookie manager Gil Velazquez had to wait two extra days to make his managerial debut. The Dodgers Low Single-A affiliate Great Lakes Loons had their scheduled April 7 Opening Day against the Lansing Lugnuts snowed out for the second year in a row and the subsequent rescheduled doubleheader on Friday rained out. This forced the […]

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Garko makes managerial debut with Tulsa Drillers

Last November the Dodgers almost totally revamped their minor league coaching staffs. Among the many changes was the naming of former major league player Ryan Garko to the managerial position with the AA Tulsa Drillers. The signing came as a bit of a surprise as Garko had been out of baseball during the 2015 season […]

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Kendrick says he’ll be ready for Dodgers Home Opener

Dodgers infielder Howie Kendrick is one step closer to rejoining his Dodgers teammates after participating in the first of what will most likely be four rehab games with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night at a drizzly LoanMart Field. The 32-year-old Jacksonville, Florida native has been sidelined with a left calf strain he suffered while […]

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Loons kick off the 2016 Season in Lansing.

The Dodgers Class-A affiliate in Midland, Michigan kick off their 2016 baseball season tonight in Lansing with a 7:05 EST game against the Lugnuts. The Loons, complete with new uniforms, a new coaching staff and a revamped lineup, look to improve on their 2015 season in which they bowed out of the playoffs in the […]

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Oaks gets the nod for Quakes Opener

UPDATED April 7, 2016 10:45 an PT ThinkBlueLA has learned that Trevor Oaks has been named as the starting pitcher for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes home opener on Thursday evening at LoanMart Field. The 23-year-old right-hander from nearby Riverside, California and Dodgers seventh-round pick in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft out of California Baptist […]

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Garrett Harrison – from a Bullfrog to a Loon

Left-hander Garrett Harrison has been assigned to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League to begin the 2016 season. The former St. Cloud State Husky was not selected in the 2015 First Year Player Draft last June but was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on August 1. Born in Arlington […]

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