Portland Sea Dogs hitting coach Lee May Jr. has a new slugging prospect on his hands, with 23-year-old Bobby Dalbec promoted Thursday. But May isn’t anticipating extra work. “I’m just sitting back, eating peanuts and watching the show,” May quipped. It was quite a show Sunday. In only his third Double-A game, Dalbec swatted two […]
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Sox rally in 9th, sweep Yankees
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, takes the ball from David Price during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston on Sunday. BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning capped Boston’s rally from three runs down in […]
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The Hot Corner: Slicer’s point shouldn’t be lost in American Legion controversy
Yes, I was 1,000 miles away from the Maine American Legion baseball championship round Wednesday at Husson University. The too-obvious joke is that Bessey Motors coach Shane Slicer’s view of the semifinals from over the left field fence after his one-pitch ejection wasn’t much closer. Maybe it was a slow sports day in Central Kentucky […]
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Flying Squirrels sweep Sea Dogs in doubleheader
PORTLAND (AP) — Luigi Rodriguez hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels to a 4-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. Dusten Knight struck Jeremy Rivera out with runners on first and second to end the game for his second […]
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Eovaldi, Red Sox shut down Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox fan who brought a broom to Fenway Park to cheer Boston on to a sweep of the rival Yankees will have to wait one more day. Still, he was lucky to have it on Saturday, using it to retrieve J.D. Martinez’s home run ball from the light stanchion above […]
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Red Sox prospect Dalbec, now with Sea Dogs, hitting for more than just power
Bobby Dalbec can hit the ball hard and he can hit it far. And he is hitting more often. Thus, Dalbec arrived at Hadlock Field on Friday afternoon, the latest talk-of-the-town Boston Red Sox prospect. Dalbec, 23, was promoted Thursday from advanced Class A Salem, where he hit a franchise-record 26 home runs (in 100 games). A […]
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Martin William Dow Sr.
AUBURN — Martin William Dow Sr., 90, of 200 Stetson Road, Auburn, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 1, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Marty was born May 4, 1928, in Augusta. As a self–described “country boy,” enjoying life on a small farm in Vassalboro, Marty’s favorite pastime was baseball, which would become a lifelong love. The […]
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Eastern League: Sea Dogs drown Sea Wolves in twin bill
Maybe, said Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Kyle Hart, having Wednesday night off wasn’t so bad. “Maybe the rainout was a good thing,” he said. It sure looked that way Thursday afternoon. The Sea Dogs got stellar pitching performances from Hart and Matt Kent, plus some long-ball hitting, to sweep the Erie SeaWolves 9-1 and 5-0 […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal defeats Bessey in rematch, wins state Legion championship
BANGOR — After a day of controversy, Bessey Motors’ bid for a state American Legion baseball title fell a run short on Wednesday night. Coastal Landscaping rallied to defeat Bessey, 4-3, and win the state title at Husson Coollege. Bessey endured an emotional day, starting with their pitcher Colton Carson and head coach Shane Slicer […]
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American Legion state tournament: Bessey pitcher, coach ejected after pitch-count controversy
BANGOR — Bessey Motors head coach Shane Slicer got word Tuesday night that Colton Carson would not be allowed to pitch in Wednesday’s American Legion state semifinal because the official scorebook had Carson tallied at 81 pitches in Saturday’s game against Yankee Ford. Slicer and the team decided to start Carson, anyway, even knowing that […]