PORTLAND — Mike Olt homered, tripled and singled, scoring three runs while also driving in three as the Portland Sea Dogs topped the Hartford Yard Goats 13-2 on Sunday. Jeremy Barfield homered and singled with two RBIs for Portland. Hartford cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fourth after Correlle Prime hit an RBI single, […]
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Valbuena’s solo homer lifts Angels to 3-2 win over Red Sox
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels made their five hits count Sunday. Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2. Valbuena hit his ninth shot of the season into short right field to leadoff […]
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Red Sox promoting Rafael Devers
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Boston Red Sox are calling up third base prospect Rafael Devers after failing to find a better solution on the trade market. Devers will join the Red Sox in Seattle on Monday and make his major league debut against the Mariners on Tuesday, Boston president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said […]
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Wilfred 'Chuck' Pinkham
STRONG — Wilfred “Chuck” Pinkham, 84, of Strong passed away Friday, July 21, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1933, to Forrest and Alma (Stevens) Pinkham on the family farm in Freeman. Wilfred was one of 17 children. Chuck was educated in the schools of Kingfield. He worked for a local lumberman […]
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Bessey Motors outlasts Pastime in 16 innings for Zone 2 American Legion baseball title
Bessey Motor’s Janek Luksza rounds third base during the game against Pastime at Gouin Athletic Complex on Thursday afternoon in Paris. PARIS — Bessey Motors and Pastime Club played like they had a playoff spot to earn and a state tournament berth was on the line. Of course, neither had to worry about the state […]
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American legion baseball: Bessey Motors grinds down Rogers Post in semifinals
Bessey Motors’ Blake Slicer slides safely into third base in front of Rogers Post’s Gavin Bates during their Zone 2 semifinal in Paris on Wednesday. PARIS — If defense wins championships in baseball, Bessey Motors has a title to look forward to on Thursday. The top-seeded team in the Zone 2 American Legion baseball tournament […]
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Pastime Club edges Augusta in Zone 2 American Legion baseball semifinal
Pastime’s Hunter Landry slides into second base as Augusta’s Justin Rodrigue leaps over him during the game at Pettingill Park in Lewiston on Wednesday afternoon. The second inning has been a charm for Pastime in the Zone 2 playoffs so far. Pastime scored twelve runs in the second inning of its first playoff game against […]
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American Legion baseball: Top-seeded Bessey Motors comes from behind to beat Gardiner
Bessey Motors pitcher Blake Slicer celebrates after the final out of a 9-7 victory over Gardiner in Paris on Tuesday. Bessey Motors catcher Wyatt Williamson heads out to meet Slicer, while Gardiner’s Kolton Brochu turns toward his dugout. PARIS — All summer long, the teams in Zone 2 playing American Legion baseball in the state […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers Post outlasts Locke Mills
Locke Mills’ Hunter Day is frozen in his tracks as he realizes Post 153’s Austin Brown is waiting to easily tag him out after Day tried stretching a single into a double. AUBURN — Nick Hathaway can count the number of times he’s pitched this season on one hand. But the fact that it’s a […]
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American Legion baseball: Augusta survives Franklin County after 11 innings
Franklin County second baseman Tom Wing, far left, and pitcher Ryan Pratt (1) watch as first baseman Corey Rogers puts the tag on Augusta’s Taylor Heath (2) after a rundown in an American Legion Zone II baseball playoff at Morton Field in Augusta on Tuesday night. AUGUSTA — After spending 11 long innings behind the […]