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August 6, 2012

KMC American Little League from Germany Earns Berth in Little League Baseball World Series

Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) American Little League from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, scored 90 runs and yielded only 17 on its way to the Europe Region Championship and the league’s fifth berth in the Little League Baseball World Series. The new Europe Champion captured the title today with a 7-0 win over Nord-Holland Little League from Alkmaar, Netherlands.

The eight-day, 12-team tournament was played at the Little League Baseball European Leadership Training Center in Kutno, Poland. The championship game was played at Ed Piszek Stadium.

KMC American Little League won Pool A with a 5-0 record outscoring its opponents, 56-13. In winning its final three games of the tournament to advance to the World Series, KMC American Little League pitchers tossed two shutouts with its 7-4 win over Kirovograd Center Little League from Kirovograd, Ukraine, in the semifinal, the closest game of the tournament.

Nord-Holland Little League, which was looking for its first World Series berth, was the No. 3-seed in Pool B but earned its spot in the title game with an 8-6 victory over Lazio (Italy) Little League in the other semifinal game. The lower seeded team won three of the four quarterfinal tournament games.

KMC American Little League previously earned a berth in the World Series in 2010, 2009, while in 1993 and 1992 the league qualified as KMC Little League. It is the seventh time a team from Ramstein Air Base has played in the World Series.

Teams from Germany that have advanced to the World Series, in most cases, have been comprised of children who are dependants of U.S. military personnel.

KMC American Little League joins Aguadulce Cabezera Little League from Aguadulce, Panama, the Latin America Region Champion; Kitasuna Little League from Tokyo, Japan, the Japan Region Tournament Champion; Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei; Pariba Little League from Willemstad, Curacao, the Caribbean Region Champion; Middle East & Africa Champion, Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda; and the Mexico Region Champion, Oriente Little League from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the 16-team Little League Baseball World Series field.

KMC American Little League will play its first game of World Series, Aug. 16, against the Asia-Pacific Region Champion, Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei.

The 66^th Little League Baseball World Series, for 11-12-year-olds, will be played in South Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 16-26. Sixteen teams from around the world will vie for the coveted title of World Champion.

The World Series will use the same format as last year with the teams split into two eight-team brackets – a U.S. bracket and an International bracket.

The 2012 World Series is the sixth under an eight-year television contract with ESPN/ABC. All games of the World Series will be televised live, in high definition, on the ESPN family of networks or ABC. ABC will air the World Series championship game, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m., and the U.S. and International Championship games the previous day beginning with the International contest at 12:30 p.m. and the U.S. game to follow. For the second year, all 21 World Series games played at Lamade Stadium will air on ESPN 3D.

As has been the case since 1997, everyone can follow the road to South Williamsport for the squads from the U.S. with ESPN and its family of networks coverage of the Little League Baseball regionals. Live coverage of the semifinals and championship game at all eight regional sites begins August 7. In addition, the New England Sports Network (NESN) will televise four pool play games in the New England Regional, played at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Leadership Training Center in Bristol, Conn., and both semifinals.

A new addition this year to the television schedule will feature the televising of all pool play games of the Southwestern Region Little League Baseball Tournament in Waco, Texas, by the Longhorn Network, part of the ESPN family, Aug. 3-6.

The U.S. regional finals will be televised as follows (all times eastern U.S. time): Southwestern Region (Aug. 9, 9 p.m., Waco, Texas, ESPN2); Southeast Region (Aug. 10, 7 p.m., Warner Robins, Ga., ESPN); Great Lakes Region (Aug. 10, 1 p.m., Indianapolis, Ind., ESPN); New England Region (Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Bristol, Conn., ESPN); Northwest Region (Aug. 11, 4 p.m., San Bernardino, Calif., ESPN); Midwest Region (Aug. 11, 2 p.m., Indianapolis, Ind., ESPN); West Region (Aug. 11, 8 p.m., San Bernardino, Calif., ESPN); and Mid-Atlantic Region (Aug. 12, 5 p.m., Bristol, Conn., ESPN2).

The next berth in the Little League Baseball World Series is expected to be decided Aug. 9 when the champion in the Southwest Region Tournament will be determined, the first U.S. qualifier.

Ocean View Little League from Huntington Beach, Calif., captured the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series Championship scoring a run in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu Minami Little League, the Japan Region Champion.

Follow every pitch of the Little League Baseball World Series on the Little League web site (www.LittleLeague.org).

Little League Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with more than 2.4 million players and 1 million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and scores of other countries.

July 25, 2012

Phillies sign Hamels to six-year extension

Left-hander Cole Hamels has signed a six-year, $144 million contract extension with the Phillies, Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. The extension takes Hamels through the 2018 season and includes a club/vesting option for 2019 and a limited no-trade provision.

Hamels, 28, is 11-4 with a 3.23 ERA in 19 starts this season. He enters play today tied for fifth in the National League in wins and ranks fifth in strikeouts (131), sixth in innings pitched (133.2) and seventh in winning percentage (.733).

Since making his major league debut on May 12, 2006, Hamels leads all NL pitchers with 85 wins and ranks third in innings pitched (1,295.0) and starts (199). He has been selected to three NL All-Star teams (2007, 2011-12) and has the second-most strikeouts (1,222) among all major league left-handed pitchers over the last seven seasons (2006-12), trailing only CC Sabathia (1,373).

In 2008, Hamels was named both the NLCS and World Series MVP for the Phillies and is the all-time franchise leader in postseason wins (7) and strikeouts (77), while tying for first in starts (13), and second in ERA (3.09) and innings pitched (81.2). He advanced the Phillies to the 2010 National League Championship Series with a Division Series-clinching shutout over the Cincinnati Reds.

Hamels was originally selected by the Phillies in the first round of the 2002 draft (17th overall). He has a career record of 85-58 with a 3.38 ERA, 10 complete games and four shutouts in 200 games (199 starts).

July 25, 2012

Dodgers acquire All-Star infielder Hanley Ramirez from Marlins

The Los Angeles Dodgers today acquired three-time All-Star infielder Hanley Ramirez and left-handed reliever Randy Choate from the Miami Marlins in exchange for right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga right-hander Scott McGough. Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement.

“The addition of a hitter the caliber of Hanley Ramirez improves our lineup from top to bottom, inserting a proven run producer to go along with Matt and Andre,” said Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti. “We’re excited for Hanley to begin a new chapter in Los Angeles.”

Ramirez owns a .300 career batting average with 148 home runs and 482 RBI in 945 games over eight Major League seasons with the Red Sox (2005) and Marlins (2006-12). The 28-year-old started three consecutive All-Star Games at shortstop for the National League from 2008-10 and took home back-to-back Louisville Silver Slugger Awards at the position in 2008 and 2009, when he won the NL’s batting title with a .342 average.

Since his first full season in 2006, Ramirez leads the NL with 666 runs scored and ranks among the league leaders in batting average (.300, 9th), hits (1,103, 2nd), doubles (232, 3rd), home runs (148, 16th), on-base percentage (.374, 15th) and slugging percentage (.499, 20th).

The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 2006 with Florida and has finished in the Top 10 of the NL’s MVP voting twice in his career, including a second place finish in 2009. In 18 career games at Dodger Stadium, Ramirez is batting .388 (26-for-67) with three home runs and a .467 on-base percentage.

After playing exclusively at shortstop through the first seven seasons of his career, Ramirez transitioned to third base this season and was hitting .246 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI through 93 games with Miami. Ramirez was originally signed by Boston as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2000 before being traded to the Marlins as a part of six-player deal in November of 2005 that netted Boston Josh Beckett.

Choate has a 2.49 ERA in 44 relief appearances with the Marlins in his 12th Major League season. The 36-year-old has limited opposing hitters to a .178 batting average this season, including a .150 mark by left-handed hitters. Choate has allowed just three extra-base hits while striking out 27 in 25.1 innings this season.

“Randy Choate is a veteran pitcher that provides depth to our bullpen and gives Don Mattingly another left-handed relief option,” said Colletti.

Over the course of his career, the Texas native has limited opponents to a .232 average, including a .203 mark against lefties, and posted a 4.01 ERA with the Yankees (2000-03), Diamondbacks (2004-07), Rays (2009-10) and Marlins (2011-12). Choate won a World Series ring as a member of the 2000 Yankees and has a 2.84 ERA in seven career postseason appearances. He was originally selected by New York in the fifth round of the 1997 First-Year Player Draft out of Florida State University.

Eovaldi, 22, was 2-8 with a 3.96 ERA in two Major League seasons, including a 1-6 mark with a 4.15 ERA in 10 starts with the Dodgers this season. McGough, 22, was the club’s fifth-round selection from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon and was 3-5 with a 3.99 ERA and five saves in 35 relief appearances for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in his second professional season.

July 25, 2012

U.S. Venues For 2013 World Baseball Classic Announced

World Baseball Classic, Inc. today announced the United States venues for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, which will be played at sites throughout the world in March.

The Semi-Finals and Final of the 2013 World Baseball Classic will be staged at San Francisco’s AT&T Park and hosted by the San Francisco Giants. Second-round games will be held at Marlins Park, which is currently in its inaugural season, and hosted by the Miami Marlins. First round competition will be played at both Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale and hosted by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

San Francisco will make its debut as a host city for the World Baseball Classic, succeeding San Diego’s PETCO Park (2006) and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles (2009) as the host of the Semi-Finals and Final. AT&T Park, which is currently in its 13th season as the home of the Giants, has hosted Major League Baseball’s 2007 All-Star Game and the World Series in 2002 and 2010.

Miami will be a second round host venue for the second straight World Baseball Classic, having also done so in 2009 at Dolphin Stadium. Marlins Park is a state-of-the-art retractable roof ballpark in the heart of Miami, renewing the legacy of the Orange Bowl in Little Havana.

The homes of the D-backs, Chase Field and Salt River Fields, will serve as host venues for the first round. This is the second time that World Baseball Classic contests will be played at Chase Field, which hosted in 2006, when Scottsdale Stadium also welcomed first round games. Chase Field hosted the 2001 World Series and the 2011 Midsummer Classic.

“We are very pleased to partner with three franchises that will prove to be outstanding hosts of the 2013 World Baseball Classic,” said Paul Archey, President of World Baseball Classic, Inc. “The Giants, the Marlins and the D-backs share our commitment to continuing the game’s remarkable global growth, and their world-class cities and ballparks will welcome the unique brand of enthusiasm inspired by the World Baseball Classic.”

“Miami, Phoenix and San Francisco are three culturally diverse, baseball-loving cities,” said Timothy Slavin, a member of the WBCI Board of Directors. “We’re confident each of these communities and venues will provide an unforgettable experience for players and fans from around the world.”

International venues that will host 2013 World Baseball Classic games, pool composition and game dates will be announced in the weeks ahead along with information regarding ticket availability.

Venues hosting games during the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers were announced previously, and include Armin-Wolf-Baseball-Arena in Regensburg, Germany; Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City, Panama; XinZuang Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan; and Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

July 25, 2012

Uganda to Receive Visas – Will Play in Little League Baseball World Series

Little League International received confirmation today from the U.S. Department of State that the championship team from the Middle East and Africa Region will receive visas and will participate in the 2012 Little League Baseball World Series.

The Lugazi Little League from Lugazi, Uganda, won the regional title last week in Kutno, Poland, with a 5-2 victory in the title game against a team from Kuwait City, Kuwait. A year ago, a different league from another city in Uganda qualified, but was unable to make the trip because irregularities in the birth documentation caused the State Department to decline to issue visas.

Since that time, Little League International officials met with State Department officials to work on ways to ensure that local leagues in Uganda and other African countries where Little League is played would have the proper documentation before traveling to the Regional Tournament.

Lugazi Little League will be the first team from Africa to play in the Little League Baseball World Series’ 66-year history.

“The recommendations given to us by our State Department officials were very helpful in avoiding last year’s problems, and we thank them for their cooperation and assistance,” Patrick Wilson, Little League International Senior Vice President of Operations and Program Development, said. “We are pleased that next month we will welcome our first team from Africa, and we hope this event spurs even more interest worldwide in Little League Baseball and Softball.”

The Uganda team is expected to arrive in the U.S. on the weekend of Aug. 11-12.

The Little League Baseball World Series begins on Aug. 16, and ends on Aug. 26. All games are played at Little League Volunteer Stadium and Howard J. Lamade Stadium, at the Little League International Complex in South Williamsport. All games will be televised on ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2.

July 24, 2012

Wandy Rodriguez traded after seven-plus seasons in Houston

The Houston Astros have acquired left-handed pitcher Rudy Owens, outfielder Robbie Grossman and left-handed pitcher Colton Cain from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-handed pitcher Wandy Rodriguez. The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Jeff Luhnow.

“Wandy has been a terrific pitcher for the Astros for a long time,” said Luhnow. “Trading a player like Wandy is not easy, but we know this deal is a very good one for us, the Pirates and for Wandy. We thank him for all he has done for the Astros and wish him continued success.”

Owens, 24, has posted an 8-5 record and a 3.14 ERA (41ER/117.1IP) in 19 starts for Triple A Indianapolis this season. He was a 2012 International League All-Star and currently ranks seventh in the league in ERA and fifth in innings pitched. He has 85 strikeouts and has walked only 25 in his 117.1 innings pitched. Owens, who will join the club’s 40-man roster, was Pittsburgh’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2009 and 2010. Owens was originally a 28th round selection in the June 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Grossman, 22, was hitting .262 (91×347) with 20 doubles, seven home runs, 35 RBI and a .374 on-base percentage in 94 games for Double A Altoona this season. Primarily a center fielder, Grossman was named Pittsburgh’s Minor League Player of the Year last year after hitting .294 (144×490) and leading the Florida State League with 124 runs scored and 104 walks in 134 games. The switch-hitting Grossman is currently ranked by MLB.com as Pittsburgh’s No. 7 prospect, while Baseball America ranks him eighth. He was originally a sixth-round selection in the 2008 Draft out of Cy-Fair High School in Houston.

Cain, 21, is 3-5 this season with a 4.20 ERA (35ER/75IP) in 16 starts for Class A Bradenton in the Florida State League. The 6-foot-3 lefty has allowed just a .242 opponent’s batting average, including a .226 mark against right-handed hitters. A graduate of Waxahachie High School in Texas, Cain was considered one of the top high school players in the state before being selected by Pittsburgh in the eighth round of the 2009 draft. The 2012 season is just his third as a professional.

Rodriguez, 33, is 7-9 this season with a 3.79 ERA (55ER/130.2IP) in 21 starts for the Astros. He was originally a product of the Astros Dominican Academy, having signed with the club in January of 1999. Rodriguez pitched nearly eight full seasons with Houston (2005-12) and owns a career 80-84 record and a 4.04 ERA (587ER/1306.2IP) in 227 appearances (218 starts).

The Astros 40-man roster remains at 39 players.

July 24, 2012

Ryan Zimmerman is named NL Player of the Week

Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending July 22nd. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.
In eight games last week, Zimmerman led the Majors with 15 hits and 32 total bases and ranked second in the N.L. with a .500 (15-for-30) batting average. The 27-year-old belted five home runs and notched a 1.067 slugging percentage, ranking second in the Majors in both categories. His nine runs scored were tied for the most in the N.L. while his .571 on-base percentage and eight RBI tied for second and third in the league, respectively. Zimmerman collected hits in seven of Washington’s eight games last week and logged five multi-hit efforts. On July 16th, the two-time Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winner collected three hits in a losing effort as the Nationals dropped the final game of a four-game series in Miami, 5-3. The following night, Zimmerman scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th to give Washington a 5-4 victory in the first game of a three-game series against the New York Mets at Nationals Park. On Friday, the fourth overall selection in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in an 11-10 extra-innings loss to the second-place Atlanta Braves in the first game of a four-game set in our nation’s capital. After the Nats dropped the first game of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader, Zimmerman went 2-for-4 in the night cap with an infield single in the bottom of the sixth inning, which led to the game-tying run in an eventual 5-2 victory for the Nationals.

Zimmerman capped his stellar week with a 3-for-5, two-homer, three-RBI performance in Sunday’s game, leading the Nationals to a 9-2 victory. With 14 home runs this year, the 2009 N.L. All-Star is currently tied for second among N.L. third basemen. This is his third career weekly award, having won previously for the weeks ending August 5, 2007 and August 21, 2011.
Other noteworthy performances last week included Arizona’s Jason Kubel (.409, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 1.318 SLG) and Aaron Hill (.367, 11 H, HR, .424 OBP); Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez (.304, 4 HR, 7 RBI, .826 SLG); and David Freese (.556, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI) of the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 24, 2012

Adrian Gonzalez Named AL Player of the Week

Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending July 22nd. This is Adrian’s sixth career weekly honor (last accomplished for week ending August 28, 2011). The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

Gonzalez batted .429 (12-for-28) with three home runs, 12 RBI and five runs scored in seven games. Among A.L. leaders for the week, the 30-year-old was first in RBI, tied for first in homers, tied for second in hits, tied for third in total bases (21) and tied for sixth in batting average.

In the opener of a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Monday, Gonzalez singled in a run in the first inning and later lofted a three-run homer over the Green Monster in the eighth inning to snap a 1-1 tie as the Red Sox claimed a 5-1 victory at Fenway Park. The home run was the first since June 24th for the San Diego native, who finished the game with four RBI. On Wednesday, the nine-year veteran collected three hits, including a homer, and drove in four RBI for the second time in three games as Boston topped the White Sox, 10-1. The four-time All-Star’s homer was on the back end of consecutive shots with teammate Cody Ross, marking the fifth time this season that Boston has launched back-to-back home runs. Adrian also recorded an RBI-single in the first inning and a two-run single in the sixth. In the series finale on Thursday, the first overall pick in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft (by Florida) out of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles as Boston won, 3-1, to take three of four from Chicago. Rounding out the week on Sunday, the left-handed-hitting slugger singled, hit a three-run blast and scored two runs in a 15-7 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway. Over his last 27 games (since June 20th), Gonzalez has batted .391 (43-for-110) with five doubles, four home runs, 22 RBI and 17 runs scored, hitting safely in 25 of those contests.

Other noteworthy performances last week included Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim rookie Mike Trout (.429, 12 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI); Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon (.433, 13 H, .455 OBP); Seattle Mariners rookie Jesus Montero (.462, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI); and Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (.333, 3 HR, 6 RBI, career homers 299 and 300 on Sunday). In recognition of his American League Player of the Week Award, Adrian Gonzalez will be awarded a watch courtesy of Game Time, the leader in licensed sports watches, available at MLB.com.

July 23, 2012

Yankees Acquire Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki

The New York Yankees today announced they have acquired 10-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and cash considerations from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for RHP D.J. Mitchell and RHP Danny Farquhar.

Suzuki, 38, had played his entire 12-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners since becoming the first Japan-born position player in Major League history. He owns a .322 (2,533-for-7,858) career batting average with 1,176 runs, 295 doubles, 79 triples, 99 home runs, 633 RBI, 438 stolen bases, 513 walks and a .366 on-base percentage in 1,844 games. Among active players, Suzuki is second in steals, third in batting average (min: 3,000PA) and sixth in hits. Since his debut in 2001, he has 330 more hits than any other Major Leaguer.

In 2012, Suzuki is batting .261 (105-for-402) with 49 runs, 15 doubles, 4 home runs, 28 RBI and 15 steals in 17 attempts in 95 games (93 in RF, 2 as DH).

Suzuki will become the sixth Japan-born player in Yankees franchise history, joining Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda (2012) and Ryota Igarashi (2012).

Suzuki is a two-time AL batting champion (.350 in 2001 and .372 in 2004) and has led or tied for the Major League lead in hits seven times (2001, ’04, ‘06-10), tying Pete Rose and Ty Cobb for the most such seasons all time. Additionally, he is the only player in Major League history to accomplish the feat in five consecutive years. From his debut season through 2010, he finished first or second in the AL in hits every year, and in 2011, he finished ninth.

Prior to playing in the Majors, Suzuki played for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan’s Pacific League for nine seasons (1992-2000) and was named the league’s MVP three times (1994-96). In 951 career games with Orix, he hit .353 (1,278-for-3,619) with 653 runs, 211 doubles, 23 triples, 118 home runs, 529 RBI and 199 stolen bases. Suzuki led the league in batting average for a Japanese-record seven straight years (1994-2000), while also winning a Gold Glove Award and being named to the Pacific League’s “Best Nine” in each of those seven seasons.

In his Major League rookie season of 2001, Suzuki batted a league-high .350 (242-for-692) with 34 doubles, 8 triples, 8 home runs, 69 RBI and a Major League-high 56 stolen bases, in becoming just one of two players all time to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the MVP in the same season, joining Boston’s Fred Lynn (1975).

In 2004, Suzuki recorded 262 hits, to set the all-time modern era (since 1900) single-season hits mark. Along with his 242 hits in 2001 and 238 hits in 2007, Suzuki owns three of the top 20 single-season hits totals in Major League history. He had at least 200 hits in 10 straight seasons from 2001 through 2010, tying Pete Rose for the most 200-hit seasons in a Major League career.

Suzuki’s 2,533 career hits since 2001 are the most by any player through his first 12 Major League seasons. In fact, at the conclusion of all but one of his 12 seasons, Suzuki has held the distinction of having more hits to start a career than any other Major Leaguer all time with the lone exception occurring after his third season, when only Lloyd Waner (678) had more hits than Suzuki’s 662 (according to data at www.baseball-reference.com).

Over his career, Suzuki has made 1,790 starts as an outfielder (1,525 in RF and 265 in CF) and owns a career fielding percentage of .992 with just 33 errors in 4,181 total chances. The Yankees, with 10-time Gold Glove outfielder Andruw Jones also on the roster, now have two of the six outfielders in Major League history to win at least 10 career Gold Gloves (also Roberto Clemente-12, Willie Mays-12, Ken Griffey Jr.-10 and Al Kaline-10).

Since the start of his Major League career in 2001, Suzuki has led the Majors with 1,844 games played, while missing just 35 team games.

Mitchell, 25, saw his first Major League action this season, making four relief appearances (4.2IP, 2ER) over two stints with the Yankees (April 29-May 4 and June 30-July 18). He spent a majority of the year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 6-4 with a 5.04 ERA (85.2 IP, 48 ER) in 15 games (14 starts), tying for second on the team with 72 strikeouts. In 2011, Mitchell earned the Kevin Lawn Award as the Yankees’ “Minor League Pitcher of the Year” after going 13-9 with a 3.18 ERA (161.1IP, 57ER) in 28 games (24 starts) with Scranton/WB and leading all Yankees minor leaguers in wins and ranking third in ERA. The North Carolina native was originally selected by the Yankees in the 10^th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

Farquhar, 25, was acquired by the Yankees off waivers from Oakland on June 26 and has made seven combined minor league appearances for the Yankees with Double-A Trenton (6G, 1-0, four saves, 11.0IP, 2H, 0BB, 14K) and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (1G, 2.0IP, 0H, 0BB, 1K). He saw his only Major League action in 2011, making three relief appearances without a decision for Toronto with a 13.50 ERA (2.0IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 1K). He was originally selected by the Blue Jays in the 10^th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

July 17, 2012

Jose Bautista on Disabled List

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Jose Bautista on the 15-day disabled list with left wrist inflammation and have selected the contract of outfielder Anthony Gose from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (Triple-A).

Bautista, 31, suffered the injury last night in New York while batting in the eighth inning. The 6-0, 192lb right handed hitter is tied for second in the AL with 27 home runs and tied for third in RBI with 65. This season the reigning two-time AL home run leader was selected to this third consecutive All-Star team.

Gose, 21, has spent the 2012 season with Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (Triple-A) batting .292 with 18 doubles, 10 triples and five home runs while collecting 41 RBI. The 6-1, 190lb. left-handed hitter leads the league in stolen bases with 29 and has scored 77 runs which is third in the league. This summer the Paramount, California native appeared in MLB Futures Game in Kansas City. Gose was acquired from the Houston Astros on July 29, 2010 in exchange for 1B Brett Wallace. He is set to make his Major League debut.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Gose, the Blue Jays have transferred RHP Brandon Morrow to the 60-day disabled list.