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

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

FISHKILL, NY – Living a nomadic lifestyle comes with the territory of being a professional umpire, and the most recent assignment for Panama native J.J. Bilinski will force longer trips and more time on the road. He’s perfectly fine with that, though. The first-year professional umpire earned a promotion from the rookie-level Gulf Coast League ... 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 — 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

JAMESTOWN, NY — A strong 2011 senior season at BYU landed right-hander Matt Neil on the radars of major league scouts, and ultimately a spot on the Jamestown Jammers as a rookie professional. Neil turned a 6-4 season with a 2.42 ERA and an impeccable walks to strikeouts ratio of 10 walks to 73 strikeouts in 86 innings into a 29th round draft ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — Left-handed reliever Kenny Toves was a key to the Jamestown Jammers bullpen in 2010, helping lead the team to a New York-Penn League playoff berth, and has played a role in the club’s strong start to 2011. A rookie last season as the 21st round selection by the Florida Marlins out of the University of New Mexico, Toves made his ... Read More