Theme of the day2017 picks:Hunter Greene, last year's No. 2 overall pick, tossed the longest outing of his young career with a five-inning gem for Class A Dayton. No. 26 overall pick Bubba Thompson set his own career high with four hits for Class A Hickory. Taylor Walls, a third-round

As the weather warms up across the country, Class A Great Lakes manager John Shoemaker expects the same to be true for Starling Heredia's bat. The last four games for the Dodgers No. 17 prospect might be a positive prelude to the rest of the summer, according to his skipper. On

OGDEN, UT - Minor League Baseball announced Monday that former Ogden Raptors outfielder Starling Heredia was named the Pioneer League's Player of the Month for July.Heredia, a starting outfielder for the Pioneer League in last Tuesday's Pioneer League-Northwest League All-Star Game, batted a league-leading .429 in July with 11 doubles,

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor League Baseball today announced its July Player of the Month Award winners for all leagues. Each winner will receive an award from Minor League Baseball in recognition of the honor.

Saturday night, Ogden's Jared Walker lashed three hits and missed hitting for the cycle by just a home run.Sunday afternoon, Walker made up for the missing clout and more, hitting a pair of dingers as the Raptors held off the Grand Junction Rockies, 7-6, to complete a four-game sweep and

The Ogden Raptors began the second half the same way they started and ended the first: with a win.The Raptors went out to a three-run lead after four innings and withstood a Grand Junction rally to beat the Rockies, 5-4, Saturday night.With Ogden trailing by two entering the bottom of

The first half of the Pioneer League season has come to an end, but the Ogden Raptors and Grand Junction Rockies are only halfway through their four-game series.The Raptors, with a 6-2 win over visiting Grand Junction, guaranteed at least a series split in a set that spans the end

Early in Wednesday night's game, it appeared the Ogden Raptors would be swinging hot bats and cruise to victory.The win came, but it required Ogden's biggest comeback of the season.The Raptors strung hits together and came up with five runs in the top of the eighth inning to overtake the

One year after closing the first half of the Pioneer League season on a run to finish a respectable 17-21, the Ogden Raptors have secured a winning first half as they look to build momentum heading into the second half of the 2017 season.A Tuesday night win against the Helena

July may be nearing its end, but All-Star season isn't over yet.Ryan Vilade, the Rockies' No. 7 prospect, and Dodgers No. 13 prospect Starling Heredia headline this year's group of Pioneer League All-Stars, the Rookie-level circuit announced Tuesday. The Pioneer squad will take on its peers from the Class A

On the verge of their first four-game road sweep since at least 2005, the Ogden Raptors received an excellent start from Edwin Uceta and a two-run second inning by the bats, but the normally-stingy relief corps couldn't hold the lead as Missoula came back for a 4-3 win Sunday evening.The

The Ogden Raptors fell behind in the first inning Saturday night in Missoula, but thanks to a Ronny Brito three-run homer, a crucial Missoula error and stellar relief work, the Raptors staved off elimination for one more day.The magic number for the Orem Owlz to clinch the first-half Pioneer League

Ogden Raptors first baseman Nick Yarnall continued his hot hitting Friday night in the second game at Missoula, leading the Raptors to an 8-2 win with his three runs batted in.Yarnall stepped to the plate in the first inning and saw Jeren Kendall steal both second and third bases, then

Lindquist Field was abuzz Tuesday night for two different reasons. First, the Los Angeles Dodgers' first-round pick in the recent draft, Jeren Kendall, was making his professional debut as a member of the Raptors. Second, the hosts plated 10 runs in the fourth and cruised to victory from that point

The top of the Helena batting order broke out and Ogden's defense struggled Monday night, dropping the Raptors to their first loss against the Brewers in 2017, 8-5, after two straight wins.The visiting Brewers went on top in the third on a three-run Chad McClanahan home run, the first of

The Ogden Raptors scored early and often Sunday afternoon and played well all-around to beat the visiting Helena Brewers, 7-4.Ogden scored four runs in the second inning without hitting the ball out of the infield. Tyler Adkison was hit by a pitch and Brayan Morales drew a walk before Gersel

For the first time in five games, the Ogden Raptors scored before their opponent. The last time they did so, July 9 at Grand Junction, Starling Heredia hit a first-inning home run and the Raptors cruised to a win.In the four game since then, Ogden allowed the opposition on the

Entering Wednesday night's game, the Ogden Raptors had hit the most home runs in the Pioneer League. The Missoula Osprey, making their first foray into the South division this season, had allowed the second-most in the circuit.That combination came out in favor of the host Raptors, who hit five home

Twins RHP Kohl Stewart, Double-A Chattanooga: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches, 58 strikes -- The Twins' No. 6 prospect continues to look strong after returning from left knee tendinitis that held him out for nearly two months. Stewart struck out a

Saturday night, the Grand Junction Rockies hit five home runs to beat the Ogden Raptors.Sunday evening, the Raptors returned the favor.The Pioneer League's leading home run-hitting team launched five bombs, including Starling Heredia's first two as a Raptor and a grand slam from Romer Cuadrado, to crush the host Rockies

For the second-straight night, it was all Ogden. The Raptors, riding the wave of a 17-3 thrashing of the Idaho Falls Chukars Wednesday night, carried the momentum from the start to the tune of an 18-1 obliteration of their hosts on Thursday.After falling in the first game of a four-game

When the top of the fifth inning began, the Ogden Raptors were clinging to a one-run lead. By the time it ended, nearly 45 minutes later, they were up by 11.The Raptors used that inning and five more run-scoring frames, along with solid pitching, to outdistance the host Idaho Falls