Short Season leagues like the New York Penn League and the Northwest League look to benefit from changes in draft JAMESTOWN, NY -- Class-A Short Season teams are just one of the many levels in the Minor League system for prospects. The 2012 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft's recent rule changes may have major implications on the ... Read More

The Jamestown Jammers hosted their eighth annual Hot Stove Dinner and Charity Auction on Monday, Jan. 16. Among the notable items up for auction were two Sabres tickets, an autographed hockey stick by Jamestown Ironmen head coach Dan Daikawa, autographed baseballs from Albert Pujols, Kirk Gibson, Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton and an autographed ... Read More

JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Jammers have announced their schedule for the 2012 season. The Jammers will open at Diethrick Park as Opening Day will be Monday, June 18 against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at 7:05 p.m. Jamestown will have 38 regular season game homes, six of which will be Friday night games and five more on ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Things did not start the way manager Dave Berg had probably hoped for after the all-star break for the Jamestown Jammers. The club, who was sitting just three games out of the wild card lead after leaving Lowell, Mass. for All-Star festivities, sputtered out of the gate losing three in a row, all to teams they were chasing. The ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Some of Dejai Oliver’s earliest memories are of time spent at the baseball field, watching his father play. His childhood memories of spending time at the ball yard with Dad are a bit different than your average father and son baseball bonding time, though – trips to the stadium with Dad for Oliver meant visits to the major ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The transition to life in professional baseball comes as an adjustment for even top prospects. For most, though, the game remains the same one minor league players have enjoyed since the days of Little League. By the time a player is drafted, he typically is entrenched in a certain role and though it may evolve with work at ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Nearly 100 Arizona State baseball alums have reached the major leagues and current Jamestown Jammers rookie catcher Austin Barnes hopes to join the lengthy list one day. The ninth round pick of the Florida Marlins in this year’s draft, Barnes has started off on the right foot as a key member of the Jammers’ first place squad ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The New York-Penn League game on Friday, July 29 hosted by the Jamestown Jammers will feature a celebration 70 years in the making. For one night only, the Jammers will once again become the Jamestown Falcons, celebrating the 70th anniversary of Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park and the first team to call it home – the 1941 ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Tug Haines was riding through his family’s cranberry fields in southern New Jersey last year deciding which area minor league baseball game to attend in between thoughts of a life with a bit more fun and excitement. That’s when inspiration struck. “Who doesn’t love a good road trip story?” Haines asked. It was then that ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY - When Josh Hodges entered the Florida Marlins organization following his selection in the seventh round of the 2009 MLB Entry Draft out of his high school in New Albany, Miss., the right-hander had instant prospect status. At 6'7" and 235 pounds, the third-year professional has the pitching frame to grab scouts' attention – couple ... Read More