Relief Act would provide grants to eligible MiLB clubs To our fans: We need your help. The COVID-19 pandemic hit us and other Minor League Baseball teams hard. As you know, the Power went more than 20 months without playing a single game, and while we are excited to be

Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) – The Lexington Legends have signed Pitchers Jeremy Jeffress and Austin Adams. Jeffress has played in 414 MLB games spanning 11 seasons. He was the 16th drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. He made his

Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) – The Lexington Legends have signed Pitcher Christian Friedrich. Friedrich is one of the most prolific pitchers in Eastern Kentucky University history. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft. Friedrich made his Major League

Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) – Tony Cingrani and Dustin Beggs, Lexington Legends Pitchers, have had their contracts purchased by the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets, respectively. Both Pitchers signed with the Legends before the 2021 Atlantic League season. Tony Cingrani (31) was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds

Legends Pitcher Nate Peden Has Contract Purchased by Milwaukee Brewers Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) – Nate Peden, Lexington Legends Pitcher, has had his contract purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. Peden (22) was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur

Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) – The Lexington Legends have acquired seven-year Major League veteran, J.J. Hoover, from the Kansas City Monarchs (American Association). Hoover was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB Amateur June Draft in 2008, out of Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL). He has pitched in

Lexington Legends Sign Future MLB Hall of Famer Brandon Phillips Legends Park (Lexington, KY) – The Lexington Legends have signed seventeen-year Major League veteran, Brandon Phillips. Phillips will join the Legends as the first ever Atlantic League player to be on the roster for a team that he co-owns. Phillips

Brandon Phillips Joins Shea Family Lexington Legends Ownership Group Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington, KY) — Today the Lexington Legends welcomed the newest member of the team’s ownership group, 4-time Gold Glove Winner, Silver Slugger Winner, 3-time MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Brandon Phillips. “Everyone knows Brandon for his all-star

Lexington Legends Field (Lexington, KY) — The Lexington Legends announced today that they have agreed to terms with former Cincinnati Reds Tony Cingrani and Jordan Pacheco. Tony Cingrani was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Rice University. Cingrani

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — The Lexington Legends announced today that they have agreed to terms with nine new players. The list is highlighted by former Major Leaguers, Josh Ravin & Mike Hauschild. Louisville Cardinal, and Owensboro Kentucky native, Cole Sturgeon is joined by former EKU Colonel right-handed pitcher Bryan Quillens adding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2021 MLB, ATLANTIC LEAGUE ANNOUNCE EXPERIMENTAL PLAYING RULES FOR 2021 ATLANTIC LEAGUE SEASON MLB’s Partner League Will Test “Double-Hook” DH and Pushed-Back Pitching Rubber in 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) today jointly announced new experimental playing rules

Legends Ink Two Former Kentucky Wildcats to Pitching Staff Legends Park (Lexington, KY) – The Lexington Legends have agreed to terms with two former University of Kentucky Wildcats: Dustin Beggs and Tim Peterson. Tim Peterson returns to Lexington after eight seasons in the New York Mets organization. He made his

Former World Series Pitching Coach To Lead Legends Pitching Staff Lexington Legends (Lexington, KY) — The Lexington Legends announced today that they have agreed to terms with two-time World Series champion, Dave Eiland. He will serve as the pitching coaching in the Legends inaugural Atlantic League season under manger PJ

Legends Park (Lexington, KY) — The Lexington Legends announced today that they have agreed to terms with eight players. Former UK Wildcat Ben Aklinski, former Louisville Cardinal Derek Self, and former Boston Red Sox pitcher, Battle of the Bourbon Trail alum Henry Owens, will join five other newly signed players

WHITAKER BANK BALLPARK (Lexington, KY) — The Lexington Legends announced today that they have joined the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB). The Atlantic League is the first Professional Partner League of Major League Baseball, a player gateway to the Major Leagues, and a leader in baseball innovation. ALPB has

By Benjamin Hill @BensBiz September 10, 2020 Brandon Phillips is a member of the Lexington Legends. Ordinarily, this would sound absurd, and perhaps it still does. What set of circumstances would lead a 39-year-old Cincinnati Reds icon with more than 2,000 hits at the Major League level to come out