Some players take unusual paths to the big leagues. And then there is the journey of Jonathan Pintaro. Undrafted from a Division II college in Georgia, he spent two seasons in the MLB Draft League for overlooked long shots. Then two years pitching for the Glacier Range Riders of the independent Pioneer League — where he compiled a 6.60 ERA. So when Pintaro walked into the New … [Read more...] about Journey man: Mets pitcher Jonathan Pintaro takes improbable path to majors
Archives for June 2025
Game 80 Thread. June 25, 2025, 7:10 CT. Phillies @ Astros.
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Colton Cowser of Orioles breaks up no-hit bid by Rangers’ deGrom in 8th inning
Baltimore’s Colton Cowser singled to lead off the eighth inning Wednesday night, breaking up Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom’s no-hit bid. The 37-year-old deGrom had a perfect game going through six innings before walking designated hitter Sam Haggerty and left fielder Alejandro Osuna in the seventh and allowing Cowser’s hard hit grounder to right field at the start of … [Read more...] about Colton Cowser of Orioles breaks up no-hit bid by Rangers’ deGrom in 8th inning
Astros Prospect Report: June 24th
Photo by Trevor Gallagher/MLB Photos via Getty Images See how the prospects performed last night. Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (39-37) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Bastidas 2 run single. In the 2nd inning they got 2 more runs on … [Read more...] about Astros Prospect Report: June 24th
Today in Astros history – June 25
What happened today in team history? 1966 - Down goes Morgan During pre-game batting practice of a game between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, Lee May hits a line-drive that hits Astros infielder Joe Morgan in the knee, breaking it, sitting him out 40 games and making him miss the All-Star game. 2006 - Astros avoid misery After leading the game 9-2 through eight … [Read more...] about Today in Astros history – June 25