In early January, the Columbia Fireflies – the Class-A affiliate of the New York Mets – announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season. Comprised of an entirely new staff, the Fireflies will be led by first-time manager Reid Brignac. Brignac, 34, spent nine years in the majors with six different organizations from 2008-2016. He was selected 45th overall out of St. Amant...
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Before the Atlanta Braves became a perennial playoff team, in which the organization won 14-consecutive division championships from 1991-2005 (the lone exception coming in 1994 due to the players’ strike), the club dealt with many lean and frustrating seasons. From 1966 (the first season the Braves moved to Atlanta) through the 1990 season, the Braves only made the postseason twice,...
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The life of a Major League Baseball player has many impressive benefits, with the big two being wealth and fame. Living out a dream that for many of these men started on local fields, backyards, or watching their favorite players on television is the ultimate testament to hard work and dedication to one’s craft. A major part of a professional baseball player’s career is constant...
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In early November, the New York Mets claimed left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The 25-year-old San Diego native brings much-needed depth to a Mets team that saw several of its high-end pitching talent traded away over the course of a year, including Justin Dunn, Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson. It wasn’t long ago that Gonsalves was a Top...
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Spending sixteen years in the Major Leagues playing for some of the smartest coaches and managers, being teammates with dozens of All-Stars and Hall of Fame players and playing a position in catcher – which tends to translate into having a strong baseball acumen – Chad Kreuter has a ton of knowledge to share. Since being drafted in the fifth round of the 1985 Major League Draft by...
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