Toronto Blue Jays

Just the way he wrote it up

February 28, 2026 Shawn Krest

Ross Atkins wasn’t expecting to get a call from Cleveland. Despite winning 10 games and striking out 91 batters for the 1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, he thought his playing career was over. Instead, he […]

MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]

Futures Game includes NC prospects

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Before turning the stadium over to the best players in baseball, MLB allowed the stars of tomorrow to take the field with the All-Star Futures Game. More than 30 players who made this year’s All-Star […]

Wake makes MLB Draft history

August 2, 2024 Shawn Krest

The Cowtown Coliseum is normally home to rodeo events as the premiere attraction of the Fort Worth Stockyards, but, as host of the 2024 MLB Draft, it became Winston-Salem West. Wake Forest was the consensus […]

Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]

Undersized Duke All-Star Marcus Stroman ignoring trade talk

July 10, 2019 Shawn Krest

CLEVELAND — It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows him, but Marcus Stroman is not backing down from trade rumors. “Would you like to pitch in the playoffs?” he asked reporters surrounding […]

Union head praises Blue Jays for raising minor league pay

March 20, 2019 Cory Lavalette

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 percent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players’ […]

Durham Bulls’ tradition of success extends to the dugout

December 5, 2018 Shawn Krest

The Durham Bulls have been one of the most successful minor league franchises in history, winning 14 division titles and six Governors’ Cups in their 21 years in the International League. When Charlie Montoyo was […]