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Minnesota Twins Recap at the Baltimore Orioles - April 17th, 2024

The Minnesota Twins were hoping to avoid a sweep in Baltimore. They were also looking to snap a 3-game losing streak and a 6-game losing streak against the Baltimore Orioles. The Minnesota Twins did have their ace on the mound in RHP Pablo López so that should improve their chances. The Orioles sent RHP Abert Suárez to the mound for his 1st start in Major League Baseball since 2016 & 1st…

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Terrin Vavra switches from 77 to 23. Last worn by Robinson Chirinos in 2022.

Kyle Stowers switches from 83 to 28. Last worn by Jordan Lyles in 2022.

Danny Coulombe takes 54. Last worn by Travis Lakins Sr. in 2022.

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an actual intro post ! ⚾️🐄❤️

i’m lee, genderfluid gay mess. lover of baseball, d&d, literature, roller coasters, star wars, and just getting into formula 1!

i write mostly poetry and sports rpf. my ao3 is here!

baseball favorites:

baltimore orioles: colton cowser, jordan westburg, ryan o’hearn, danny coulombe, anthony santander, ryan mountcastle, cedric mullins, kyle bradish, gunnar henderson, zach eflin, matt bowman

any team that gets fruity with it (looking at you phillies)

rpf ships: colton cowser/jordan westburg, colton cowser/craig kimbrel, colton cowser/gunnar henderson, colton cowser/ryan o’hearn, colton cowser/corbin burnes, colton cowser/jackson holliday, gunnar henderson/anthony santander, gunnar henderson/adley rutschman, buster posey/tim lincecum, brandon marsh/alec bohm

formula 1 favorites:

drivers: charles leclerc, lewis hamilton, oscar piastri, fernando alonso

i’m still getting into f1 and learning, so this will be updated!

note that i was off tumblr for a few years so i’m still relearning how everything works now!

thank you for being here! 🫶

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A lot of numbers can be used to convey how impressive the defending American League East champion Orioles have again been during the 2024 season. One can best showcase how dominant they were Saturday evening at Tropicana Field.

That would be 26 -- the number of consecutive batters retired by the trio of starter Kyle Bradish and left-handers Danny Coulombe and Cionel Pérez during a two-hit shutout of Tampa Bay in a 5-0 Baltimore victory. The stretch was sandwiched by the Rays’ only two hits, both by Yandy Díaz -- a leadoff single vs. Bradish in the first and a two-out single off Pérez in the ninth.

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O's Thump Punchless Twins.

Orioles 7 Twins 2 W-Povich (3-9) L-Lopez (15-10)

The Minnesota Twins playoff hopes are hanging by a thread as they play their final series of the year. The team squared off with the Orioles tonight at Target Field. The Orioles started the scoring in the second when Adley Rutschman singled to left and Ryan O'Hearn knocked a Pablo Lopez curveball out to right for a two-run homer. This put teh Orioles up by a pair after two frames. Pablo Lopez and Cade Povich squared off in a pitcher's duel tonight. Both starters threw 5 2/3 solid innings of work and the O's added on in the seventh Colton Cowser crushed a Caleb Thielbar fastball out to right for a solo homer. Baltimore took a three-run lead and added on in the eighth when they loaded up the bases. Ramon Urias singled home a run and Gunnar Henderson hit a sac fly to center. Jordan Westburg hit an RBI groundout and Anthony Santander lined a run-scoring single to left to put Baltimore up by seven. Danny Coulombe had a scoreless eighth and the Twins found some offense in the ninth. Carlos Correa led-off with a walk and Byron Buxton doubled to left. Carlos Santana doubled home a pair to put the Twins on the board. Seranthony Dominguez retired the next three batters to eliminate the Twins from playoff contention.

-Final Thoughts- Pablo Lopez gave it his all tonight. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on six hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. Caleb Thielbar gave up a run in 1 1/3 innings of work, Kody Funderburk struggled in his return. He gave up four runs in the eighth. Micahel Tonkin struck out two in the ninth. Byron Buxton led the team with two hits on the night. The Twins hit 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Zebby Matthews will start for the Twins. The Orioles haven't announced their starter for tomorrow night.

-Chris Kreibich-

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An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Nick Wells: Robert De Niro Jack Teller: Edward Norton Max: Marlon Brando Diane: Angela Bassett Burt: Gary Farmer Steven: Jamie Harrold Danny: Paul Soles Jean-Claude: Martin Drainville Laurent: Serge Houde André: Jean-René Ouellet Albert: Claude Despins Sapperstein: Richard Waugh Sapperstein’s Cousin: Mark Camacho Woman in Study: Marie-Josée Colburn Man in Study: Gavin Svensson Tuan: Thinh Truong Nguyen Cop: Carlo Essagian Drunk: Christian Tessier Storekeeper: Lenie Scoffié Tony: Bobby Brown Philippe: Maurice Demers Guard: Christian Jacques Guard: Henry Farmer Guard: Dacky Thermidor Guard: Gerard Blouin Old Engineer: Charles V. Doucet Worker: Pierre Drolet Bureaucrat Official: Norman Mikeal Berketa Ironclad Tech: Eric Hoziel Janitor: John Talbot Thug: Richard Zeman Thug: Nick Carasoulis Special Appearance: Cassandra Wilson Special Appearance: Mose Allison Man at Airport (uncredited): June Järvenpää Film Crew: Original Music Composer: Howard Shore Editor: Richard Pearson Director: Frank Oz Director of Photography: Rob Hahn Story: Kario Salem Screenplay: Lem Dobbs Producer: Lee Rich Screenplay: Scott Marshall Smith Producer: Gary Foster Production Design: Jackson De Govia Costume Design: Aude Bronson-Howard Script Supervisor: Rebecca Robertson Casting: Margery Simkin Key Makeup Artist: Francine Gagnon Key Hair Stylist: Corald Giroux Makeup Effects: Matthew W. Mungle Construction Coordinator: Alain Brochu Supervising ADR Editor: Marissa Littlefield Sound Effects Editor: Paul Urmson Story: Daniel E. Taylor Art Direction: Tom Reta Set Designer: Félix Larivière-Charron Camera Operator: Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky Dialogue Editor: Nicholas Renbeck Art Department Coordinator: Genevieve Ferderber Set Designer: Lucie Tremblay First Assistant Director: David Sardi Boom Operator: Markus Wade Music Editor: Suzana Peric Property Master: Denis Hamel Art Direction: Claude Paré Rigging Grip: Alain Brouillette Supervising Sound Editor: Ron Bochar Stunt Coordinator: Jean Frenette Set Decoration: K.C. Fox Production Manager: Alain Gagnon Set Designer: Céline Lampron Greensman: Ray Légaré Boom Operator: Nathalie Piche Still Photographer: Phillip V. Caruso Steadicam Operator: Angelo Colavecchia First Assistant Camera: Maarten Kroonenburg Location Manager: Michèle St-Arnaud Prop Maker: Patrice Jacques Set Designer: Charlotte Rouleau Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter Special Effects Supervisor: Louis Craig Chief Lighting Technician: Jean Courteau Production Coordinator: Victorine Tamafo Set Designer: Claude Lafrance Foley Editor: Kam Chan Dialogue Editor: Fred Rosenberg Stunt Coordinator: Bud Davis Armorer: Julie Coulombe Art Department Coordinator: Michelle Drolet First Assistant Camera: Tony Rivetti Sr. Sound Effects Editor: Lewis Goldstein First Assistant Editor: Richard Friedlander Art Department Coordinator: Michel Bouchard Foley Editor: Frank Kern Dolly Grip: Alain Masse Production Controller: George Lakes Armorer: Brent Radford Executive Music Producer: Budd Carr Executive Producer: Adam Platnick Executive Producer: Bernard Williams Stunt Coordinator: David Leitch Movie Reviews: JPV852: A go-to for a solid heist-thriller that features two great performances by De Niro and Norton with honorable mention to Brando who looked a little worse for wear. Not the top notch in the genre but still a breezy but still suspense-filled watch if you don’t want anything thought-provoking. Still makes me chuckle that it was Frank Oz to be the one to direct three generations of great actors… **3.75/5**

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Twins To Re-Sign Danny Coulombe To Minor League Deal

Twins To Re-Sign Danny Coulombe To Minor League Deal

The Twins are bringing back left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe on a minor league deal, according to Betsy Helfand of the St-Paul Pioneer Press. The deal comes with an invite to big league spring training. It’s the fourth straight off-season that Coulombe has inked a minor league deal with the Twins. Originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2012 draft, Coulombe made his big…

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Invitados con los Yankees que podrían hacer el equipo

Invitados con los Yankees que podrían hacer el equipo

Por Alfre Alvarez (Twitter: @AlfreAlvarez3)

Miami, Flo — Estamos a pocos días del inicio de los entrenamientos de primavera. Muchos jugadores de los Yankees ya se han presentado en el complejo de la ciudad de Tampa, pero los lanzadores y los receptores no tendrán su primer entrenamiento hasta el jueves 14, con el primer entrenamiento completo del equipo programado para el próximo lunes.

Todos los…

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🌴⚾ » SPRING TRAINING '19 « ⚾🌴 . New York @Yankees extended #ST19 invitation to: . P » Danny Coulombe « @danny_coulombe . as NRI (Non-Roster Invitee) and hopefully we'll see him donning the #pinstripes at @YankeeStadium in the near future. . #Baseball #MLB #Yankees #ILoveThisGame . designed by @big18ag (at George M. Steinbrenner Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu3lM_8A4h2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gtt6qwcu8i8q

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2022 Minnesota Twins 1st-Half Review-Come Together Right Now

2022 Minnesota Twins 1st-Half Review - Come Together, Right Now The Minnesota Twins lead their division but they must play better to keep that lead.

The 2022 Minnesota Twins had a strange 1st half of the 2022 MLB season. They’re in 1st place in the American League Central Division but only have the 6th best record in the American League and they ended the 1st-half* by going 3-7 in their last 10 games. There were multiple reasons why their 1st half was up & down.*Actually more than half since the Minnesota Twins have already played 94 games…

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Spring Training:

Tyler White assigned 16

Ryan LaMarre assigned 24

Tony Wolters assigned 32

Grayson Greiner assigned 44

Willi Castro assigned 50

Patrick Murphy assigned 52

Danny Coulombe assigned 53

Elliot Soto assigned 60

Oliver Ortega assigned 62

Chance Sisco assigned 65

José De León is instead assigned 87

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Un bullpen silenciosamente construido y silencioso

Los Mellizos de 2019 captaron la atención del mundo del béisbol con su producción histórica de jonrones, y la mayoría de las otras conversaciones sobre el equipo se centraron en preguntas dentro de la rotación. Los Mellizos ganaron la Central de la Liga Americana con facilidad, pero una vez más fueron rechazados por los Yankees en una serie familiarmente asimétrica. Al entrar en la temporada baja con una nota baja y con cuatro lanzadores iniciales llegando a la agencia libre, el enfoque se centró nuevamente en la rotación. Sin embargo, en algún momento, los Mellizos reunieron en silencio una de las colecciones de relevistas más formidables del juego. Después del receso del Juego de Estrellas del año pasado, los relevistas de los Mellizos ocuparon el noveno lugar en las Grandes Ligas en efectividad (4.03) pero lideraron MLB en FIP (3.56), xFIP (3.87), SIERA (3.53) K-BB% (20.7%) y tasa de caminata ( 5,9%). Los Mellizos, conocidos desde hace mucho tiempo por su dependencia de los brazos de lanzamiento suave, "lanzamiento al contacto", vieron a su bullpen publicar el quinto mejor porcentaje de ponches en general (26.6%). Empataron en el cuarto lugar en porcentaje de golpes oscilantes (13.1%) y ocuparon el quinto lugar en la tasa de persecución de los oponentes en lanzamientos fuera de la zona de golpes (33.9%). Obviamente, los datos del bullpen de una media temporada obviamente no son una declaración definitiva de su estatus como élite, pero el calificador posterior al All-Star-break es algo notable con respecto a los Mellizos en particular. Minnesota abrió la temporada con una serie de proyectos de recuperación y rechazos en el cuerpo de ayuda. Desde el día de apertura hasta el Clásico de verano, los Mellizos vieron a Mike Morin, Blake Parker, Matt Magill, Ryne Harper, Adalberto Mejia y Trevor Hildenberger, al menos 13 apariciones y un total de 14 entradas o más. Harper, para su crédito, fue un contribuyente legítimo, aunque las métricas independientes del campo pronosticaron cierta regresión, y su producción se desvaneció en la segunda mitad. El resto de ese grupo en gran medida anodino estaba más o menos fuera de escena en la segunda mitad. Mejia, Morin, Magill y Parker fueron designados para asignación en un lapso de dos semanas a mediados de julio. Mejia fue reclamada por los Angelinos, Morin fue cambiado a los Filis por dinero en efectivo, Parker también firmó en Filadelfia después de elegir la agencia libre, y Magill fue cambiado a Seattle por dinero en efectivo. El papel de Harper se redujo a medida que sus resultados retrocedieron, e Hildenberger solo lanzó 2 1/3 entradas como llamada de septiembre antes de no ser presentado en el invierno. (Harper fue designado para la asignación y fue cambiado a los Nats en febrero). Lo que quedaba del bullpen de los Mellizos resultó ser una unidad notablemente efectiva.

Taylor Rogers se consolidó como el cerrador del club después de que la adición de un nuevo control deslizante estimuló una ruptura en 2018. Lanzó su primer deslizador en 2018 el Día de los Caídos, y desde ese juego, Rogers posee una efectividad de 2.07 (2.52 FIP, 2.77 xFIP) con 11.4 K / 9, 1.6 BB / 9, 0.77 HR / 9 y un terreno de 48.7 por ciento – Tasa de pelota en 117 1/3 entradas. Tyler Duffey se mostró prometedor como titular en su temporada de debut con Minnesota, pero desde entonces había rebotado entre las Grandes Ligas y las menores. Duffey ha reconocido que al principio, no estaba completamente cómodo ni familiarizado con gran parte de los nuevos datos que le presentó el departamento de análisis de los Mellizos, pero compró completamente este año y abandonó su biplaza y cambio para irse con un arsenal de cuatro costuras y bola curva. ¿El resultado? Una efectividad de 2.50 (3.06 FIP, 2.94 xFIP) con un récord personal de 12.8 K / 9 y una tasa de swing oscilante de 15.3 por ciento. En la segunda mitad de la temporada, Duffey registró una efectividad de 1.53 con una relación de 47 a 8 K / BB.

Otro ex titular, Trevor May, ha mejorado constantemente su trabajo de alivio desde que regresó de la cirugía Tommy John en 2018. El agente libre de 30 años de edad recitó 64 1/3 entradas de 2.94 bola de efectividad en 2019, incluyendo una efectividad de 2.81 (3.81 FIP, 3.67 xFIP) en 32 entradas del segundo tiempo. May vio su pico de porcentaje de ponches de 25.5% en la primera mitad a un considerable 35% en la segunda mitad, y su tasa de caminata obtuvo ganancias positivas similares (11.9% en la primera mitad; 7.3% en la segunda). La adquisición a fines de julio de los Mellizos del veterano Sergio Romo no fue el mayor ganador de titulares de la temporada límite, pero el tres veces campeón de la Serie Mundial lanzó 22 2/3 entradas de 3.18 ERA ball (3.35 FIP, 3.91 xFIP) con un prístino Relación de 27 a 4 K / BB. Los más de dos meses que Romo pasó en la organización claramente causaron una impresión favorable, ya que regresó con un contrato de un año y $ 5MM con una opción de club para la temporada 2021. Pero las partes más anónimas del éxito del bullpen fueron los diestros novatos Zack Littell y Cody Stashak. Littell, un novato de 24 años, fue convocado a profundidad a mediados de mayo y recibió una paliza de gran alivio durante un reventón para salvar el bolígrafo (ocho carreras en cuatro entradas). Optado para Triple-A al día siguiente, Littell regresó aproximadamente un mes después y procedió a sacar 30 2/3 entradas de 0.88 ERA ball con una relación de 27 a 8 K / BB. Las únicas carreras anotadas contra él llegaron en un trío de jonrones solistas. Obviamente, Littell no va a pasar una temporada con una tasa de cadena del 100%, pero ese final dominante del año probablemente consolidó su lugar en la pluma. En cuanto a Stashak, nunca fue considerado como una perspectiva de particular importancia, incluso dentro del sistema de los Mellizos, pero registró una efectividad de 3.13 con una relación K / BB de 23 a 1 en 23 entradas en su debut en la MLB. Stashak es un lanzador de fly-ball extremo que no lanza especialmente fuerte ni genera un gran giro en su calentador o cuatro seamers … sin embargo, el año pasado registró una tasa de golpe oscilante del 28.7% en su deslizador el año pasado. Es probable que haya una regresión tanto para Littell como para Stashak, pero ambos se posicionaron como piezas a corto plazo, incluso si dan un paso atrás. En este punto, fuera de Rogers, cuanto más cerca, tal vez sea evidente que este es un grupo de todos los diestros. Como tal, apuntar a los relevistas zurdos parecía un curso de acción lógico este invierno. Y los Mellizos sí salieron y atraparon al relevista que fue el segundo lanzador más duro en zurdos en todo el béisbol el año pasado (min. 30 entradas): Tyler Clippard, otro derecho. Clippard se unió a los Mellizos en una modesta garantía de $ 2.75MM para la temporada 2020, y aunque no lanza con la mano izquierda (obviamente), su cambio dominante lo convierte en un excelente arma contra los swingers zurdos. Los zurdos publicaron una ridícula línea de bateo de .123 / .210 / .255 contra Clippard en 2019. Eso se tradujo en un wOBA de .207, empatando a Roberto Osuna y persiguiendo solo a Oliver Drake (otro ex gemelo) en las Grandes Ligas. Tampoco fue necesariamente una aberración de un año, ya que Clippard tiene mejores números de carrera contra zurdos (.187 / .266 / .322) que los diestros (.207 / .295 / .387). Si los Mellizos quieren agregar un verdadero zurdo a la mezcla, siempre pueden mover a Devin Smeltzer y / o Lewis Thorpe a ese papel, aunque el plan para ellos parecía ser continuar trabajando como titulares a principios de esta primavera. Quizás las listas ampliadas traerán a ese par y a otros en juego; los derechos Randy Dobnak, Jorge Alcalá y Sean Poppen hicieron su debut en las grandes ligas el año pasado, con Dobnak particularmente impresionante como titular. La exención afirma que Matt Wisler es otra opción de profundidad con un intrigante perfil Statcast. Entre los jugadores que no están en la lista, el zurdo Danny Coulombe golpeó a 61 bateadores en 36 1/3 cuadros Triple-A el año pasado y se vio impresionante con los Mellizos esta primavera. Jhoulys Chacin podría dar algunas entradas de alivio largas y proporcionar profundidad de rotación. El bullpen de los Mellizos puede faltar un poco en el valor del nombre, pero entre los 366 lanzadores que enfrentaron al menos 200 bateadores el año pasado, los Mellizos colocaron a cinco en el top 70 en términos de xwOBA: Rogers (20), Duffey (22), Clippard (31), Romo (43) y May (empatados en el puesto 70). Y ninguno de sus éxitos en la segunda mitad fue atribuible a su mayor recuperación en la fecha límite: Sam Dyson, quien ahora se hizo una lesión en el hombro antes de ser cambiado y requirió cirugía después de solo 11 1/3 entradas feas. Cuando un equipo descarta cerca de la mitad de su bullpen en un lapso de dos semanas en julio y ve su caída principal de adquisición de la fecha límite, la mayoría esperaría aguas turbulentas por delante. En cambio, los Mellizos disfrutaron en silencio de algunos de los mejores trabajos de socorro de cualquier club en la segunda mitad del año pasado y se ven bien posicionados para el futuro. Tanto May como Clippard serán agentes libres este próximo invierno, pero hay mucho espacio para volver a firmar cualquiera y varias opciones de profundidad interna para subir a esos lugares si aterrizan en otro lugar.

from Noticias Wincatchers https://noticias.wincatchers.com/2020/05/06/un-bullpen-silenciosamente-construido-y-silencioso/

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As Minor Leaguers Try to Keep Their Careers Alive, Some of Their Neighbors Are Not

OLD FORGE, Pa. — The most notorious residence in the Yankees’ minor-league system comes with a furnished bedroom, a cozy porch, ample street parking and a handy private side entrance.

One downside: the bodies housed underneath the apartment.

“I’ve seen people getting wheeled in and out a few times, which was a little — different,” said Yankees relief pitcher Chad Green, who lived in the apartment here in early 2017. “The place was nice. As soon as you got over the fact you’re staying in a funeral home, it was fine.”

Many ballplayers describe getting called up to the majors as a dream come true, but for some Yankees, their last stop before reaching the Bronx is a setting more fit for nightmares: an apartment above a funeral parlor on a sleepy corner of this city of about 8,000 people.

Less-than-desirable living situations aren’t uncommon for the many minor leaguers living on painfully tight budgets, but few are as eerie as the apartment where several Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have ended up while playing in one of the smallest markets to host a Class AAA team.

When Clint Frazier was traded to the Yankees’ organization in July 2016, he moved in above the funeral home with two teammates at the time, Ben Gamel and Cito Culver. Frazier was mired in a slump, and since his new roommates were thriving at the plate, he figured living among the bottles of embalming fluid and caskets might prove to be a talisman.

“It didn’t save my season,” Frazier said.

He lasted about one month before moving into a hotel. The breaking point came one Saturday morning when he awoke to the sounds of a funeral service taking place downstairs.

“That’s when I was like, ‘I’ve got to get out of this place,’” Frazier said. “It’s nice on the inside, but it’s a very eerie feeling. I could hear the stuff going on in the basement. That’s not cool, man. I would never in a million years go back.”

Frazier, somewhat surprisingly, is an outlier in his feelings toward rooming with the dead. Many players are comfortable surrounded by the macabre, and even recommend the experience; the apartment has a reputation in the RailRiders clubhouse as one of the lusher accommodations available in the area.

As Gamel points out, when it comes to minor-league living, it can get much worse than staying above a funeral home. “It’s not the dead you’ve got to worry about,” said Gamel, now an outfielder with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The home in Old Forge, Pa., about five miles from the RailRiders’ ballpark in Moosic, belongs to Bob Gillette, whose family has operated Ferri & Gillette Funeral Services for 78 years.

About eight years ago, after his grandmother died, Gillette renovated the space on the top floor of the building where she had lived to make two apartments. Pat Rovello, Gillette’s neighbor who had been renting out properties to ballplayers since the early 2000s — including above a pizzeria he owns — suggested offering the apartments to RailRiders.

Currently, pitcher David Hale resides in the smaller of the two spaces. Gillette listed Scott Sizemore, John Ryan Murphy and Shane Greene as former tenants. The larger apartment goes for $1,200 a month, with the smaller space renting for $800. All utilities are included, and sometimes two or three players live in one apartment to save money.

“We’re big Yankees fans,” Gillette said. “The guys, they’ve been so great. They see my kids in the yard, and they taught my son to throw the proper way.”

Gillette did not recall ever hosting an unruly tenant. There are moments, though, that have made lodgers feel uneasy.

One night when Gamel and Tyler Austin were living at the funeral parlor, smoke from the basement furnaces triggered the building’s fire alarms. But with no smoke visible in the players’ rooms, the players immediately suspected mystic forces at play. Austin asked if he could spend the night with Gamel.

“Tyler used to sleep on the ground in my room,” Gamel said. “Nights where he’s feeling a little sketchy. I was used to it.”

Austin, now with the San Francisco Giants, called the apartment a “relatively nice place,” but said he had to be extra careful on certain days.

“The thing that was kind of weird was some mornings we’d wake up and there was a service going on downstairs,” he said. “I’d have to be really be quiet because I don’t want them hearing me walk around up top as they’re going through their service.”

Gamel added that the funeral home was quite serene compared with other minor league dwellings. Minor-league salaries vary widely depending on signing bonuses and service time, but players in Class AAA can make as little as $2,150 a month before dues and taxes, and only during the season, making it hard to find optimal living spaces.

RailRiders second baseman Gosuke Katoh lived with six other players in a two-bedroom apartment in Bensalem, Pa., when he played for the Class AA Trenton Thunder last year. He recalled two murders in the neighborhood while he lived there.

“We definitely don’t live in the best neighborhoods,” Katoh said. “The places we do live, the team apartments, I mean it’s nice that they let us stay there. It’s whatever we can get.”

To make sure his players don’t have similar experiences while with his club, Josh Olerud, the RailRiders’ team president and general manager, tacks on broker duties to his daily responsibilities. In recent years, he has built a catalog of available properties and personally inspects sites before a player moves in.

“I check out every single home,” Olerud said. “You don’t want to send someone somewhere that’s not going to be livable.”

The team pays for a three-night hotel stay for players upon their arrival, and some newcomers choose extended hotel stays if they can negotiate a reasonable rate. When players choose to search on their own, unexpected challenges can arise.

During spring training, pitchers David Sosebee and Cale Coshow could not find anything to their liking on websites like Craigslist or Zillow, but their teammate Danny Coulombe met a woman on his flight to Scranton who mentioned she lived in a duplex with a vacant apartment.

When Sosebee and Coshnow arrived the morning before their first home game to move in, they figured they must have gotten lost.

“We pulled up and I was like, ‘This has got to be the wrong place,’” Sosebee said. “It’s kind of like an auto body, slash junkyard, slash I think the guy sells cars out of there, too. There’s a bunch of cars in the back, mechanics everywhere. That’s our house.” All in all, though, he sounded satisfied with his new home.

Among those who stick to Olerud’s tips, players recognized a sense of civic pride from their landlords. Some proprietors forgo broker’s fees or security deposits and offer month-to-month or six-month leases, which helps minor leaguers facing unpredictable seasons. Gleyber Torres, who went on to finish third in the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award vote, spent the beginning of last season in an apartment that included access to a personal man cave, complete with a gym and golf simulators.

“Peace of mind,” said Olerud, sounding almost like a funeral director himself, “is a big thing.”

James Wagner contributed reporting from San Francisco.

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Baltimore Orioles-Minnesota Twins Series Preview

9.27.24-Cade Povich LHP (2-9) 5.59 ERA Vs. Pablo Lopez RHP (15-9) 4.11 ERA

9.28.24-TBA Vs. Zebby Matthew RHP (1-3) 5.71 ERA

9.29.24-TBA Vs. Bailey Ober RHP (12-8) 3.94 ERA

The Orioles At A Glance- The Baltimore Orioles are back in the playoffs, but fell short of the division title to the Yankees. The Yankees clinched with a win over the Orioles last night and got into Minneapolis late. They will try to set-up their pitching rotation for the playoffs and get regular guys some rest. Anthony Santander is having a great season with forty-four homer and 101 RBI. Gunnar Henderson is a young star emerging in this league with thirty-seven homers and ninety-one knocked in. Jackson Holliday has struggled in the Majors with a .174 average and just five homers. The Orioles starting rotation owns a 3.80 ERA, which is eighth-best in the big leagues. The bullpen has struggled at times with a 4.26 ERA. The Twins will get to see Cade Povich, who they traded away for Jorge Lopez. He has a 5.59 ERA in seventy-four innings. Yennier Cano has become a solid reliever with a 3.20 ERA and thirty-four holds. Danny Coulombe has a 2.20 ERA this year.

The Twins At A Glance- The Twins had their chances in the series finale with the Marlins and ending up losing in thirteen innings. They will close out the string this weekend at home. The Twins elimination number is one, so any losses or Royals/Tigers wins would eliminate them. Matt Wallner was put on the injured list earlier this week with left oblique tightness. Jose Miranda was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a back injury. Carlos Correa has a .351 average since returning. Kyle Farmer is hitting .349 in September. Carlos Santana has hit four homers and knocked in twelve this month. The Twins bullpen is taxed. Everyone except Louie Varland threw on Thursday and I don't know who is available for Friday's game. Justin Topa and Caleb Thielbar are the only ones, who haven't exceeded thirty pitches over the last three days.

What To Watch For- The Twins were swept in mid-April in Baltimore. The Orioles also swept the Twins at Target Field before the All-Star Break last season. Baltimore has won seven straight games over Minnesota. Pablo Lopez is (2-0) with a 1.06 ERA in three starts against the Orioles. Bailey Ober is (1-0) with a 0.69 ERA in two starts against Baltimore. It sounds like Kody Funderburk will get called up on the Twins roster. There isn't a corresponding roster move announced just yet. The Twins are finishing out their disappointing season and the Orioles are getting ready for a postseason run.

-Chris Kreibich-

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2024 Baltimore Orioles Players By Nationality

American: 24 (Keegan Akin, Mike Baumann, Kyle Bradish, Corbin Burnes, Danny Coulombe, Colton Cowser, Austin Hays, Gunnar Henderson, Cole Irvin, Tony Kemp, Craig Kimbrel, Dean Kremer, James McCann, John Means, Ryan Mountcastle, Boyce Mullins II, Ryan O'Hearn, Grayson Rodriguez, Adley Rutschman, Dillon Tate, Nick Vespi, Jacob Webb, Tyler Wells & Jordan Westburg) Cuban: 2 (Yennier Canó & Cionel Pérez) Dominican: 1 (Jorge Mateo) Mexican: 1 (Ramón Urías) Venezuelan: 1 (Anthony Santander)