Tigers' Numata dies following accident
The Numata, Erie SeaWolves, Detroit Tigers and baseball families have suffered a tragic loss.Minor League catcher Chace Numata has died after being hospitalized for injuries suffered in a skateboarding accident in Erie, his family confirmed Monday.
SeaWolves' Numata hospitalized
Veteran catcher Chace Numata of the Double-A Erie SeaWolves was hospitalized Friday after he was injured in a skateboarding accident, GoErie.com reported.Citing Erie police, the website said officers found Numata at approximately 2:15 a.m. ET, bleeding from the head. He was taken to UPMC Hamot. SeaWolves president Greg Coleman confirmed
Yankees send Sheffield to Minor League camp
Justus Sheffield and the Yankees realize that an eventual promotion to the Bronx is a matter of if, not when. But that time is not now.MLB.com's No. 48 overall prospect was among six players the Yankees reassigned to Minor League camp on Thursday. Right-hander Dillon Tate, the Yankees 11th-ranked prospect,
Numata finds right pace to slow down run game
While teammates and coaches see Chace Numata as a chill Hawaiian in the clubhouse, he tends to hit a different stride when he steps on the field."I always wanted to go fast," said Numata, who signed with the Yankees this month after starting his career in the Phillies system. "You
Phillies Triple-A Falls To Toronto Team, 8-2
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