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NEW YORK -- Minor League Baseball™ and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., today announced the nine recipients of the 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® for defensive excellence. The announcement was made during Thursday night’s MLB Network broadcast of the 2021 Defensive Awards. The winners at each position were selected from

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― In the end, with the days growing shorter and the summer gone, the Greensboro Grasshoppers ran out of magic and fell one comeback short of a title. The Hoppers brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday night, but

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― And now it's winner take all. With five months and 124 games in the books, the Greensboro Grasshoppers' entire season comes down to one last game 10 hours from home in the Central time zone. Bowling Green left-hander Michael Constanzo struck out Andres Alvarez with two

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― The regular season is over. And now it's on to the championship series. Will Matthiessen's RBI single in the top of the seventh inning drove home Jared Triolo with the go-ahead run as the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Hudson Valley Renegades 6-5 at Dutchess Stadium on

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― Everson Pereira hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning to drive home the winning run and lift the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 5-4 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Dutchess Stadium on Saturday night. Pereira finished 2-for-4 with a home run

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― The Greensboro Grasshoppers are officially a playoff team. Matt Gorski hit a two-run home run, Will Matthiessen drove in two runs and right-hander Steven Jennings pitched four scoreless innings of relief as Greensboro beat the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-2 at Dutchess Stadium on Thursday night to

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― Different day, same magic number. Anthony Volpe, the top prospect in the Yankees farm system in the MLB Pipeline rankings, hit a solo home run, walked twice and scored two runs, and the Hudson Valley Renegades staved off elimination with a 6-5 victory over the Greensboro

LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Here's the deal: The Greensboro Grasshoppers need to win two games this week to get into the postseason. That's it, and that's all. But the Hoppers head into their final six-game series of the regular season this week against the Hudson Valley Renegades in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.,

LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Carlos De La Cruz hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, starting a three-run rally that broke a 4-4 tie and lifted the Jersey Shore BlueClaws to an 8-5 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at FirstEnergy Field on Thursday night. Jonathan Guzman

LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― There are bounce-back wins, and then there are Bounce-Back Wins with capital letters. The kind like Tuesday's win. Aaron Shackelford hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers clobbered the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 21-4 at FirstEnergy Park on Tuesday night. Shackelford finished

GREENSBORO ― The postgame fireworks were spectacular. The in-game fireworks snapped the Greensboro Grasshoppers' eight-game winning streak. Everson Pereira hit three of Hudson Valley's 10 home runs, and the Renegades staved off a six-game series sweep by defeating the Grasshoppers 23-4 on Sunday night in Greensboro's regular-season home finale at

GREENSBORO ― Blake Sabol hit a pair of two-run home runs and the Greensboro Grasshoppers won their eighth consecutive game, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades 8-4 in a key High-A East matchup Saturday night at First National Bank Field. Shortstop Andres Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and

ASHEVILLE ― Nick Gonzales hit three of Greensboro's six home runs and finished with eight RBIs, and the Grasshoppers beat the Asheville Tourists 19-11 in a wild series finale Sunday afternoon at McCormick Field. All nine men in Greensboro's lineup had at least one hit ― the team combined 19

ASHEVILLE ― Lead-off hitter Liover Peguero went 3-for-6 with a home run and three RBIs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers pounded out 17 hits on the way to a 12-5 victory over the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field on Saturday night. Jared Triolo hit three doubles and drove in two runs

ASHEVILLE ― Lead-off hitter Liover Peguero went 3-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 12-4 win over the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field on Wednesday. Peguero, a 20-year-old shortstop rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 5 prospect in Pittsburgh's farm system, hit

GREENSBORO ― Will Walk-Off strikes again. But this time he didn't need extra innings. Will Matthiessen slapped a 2-2 pitch the opposite way, hitting a single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to drive in the winning run, lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a

GREENSBORO ― Top draft pick Henry Davis hit his second home run since joining the Grasshoppers, and Lolo Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, but Greensboro couldn't hold a lead in the seventh inning and lost 8-6 to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on a Thirsty

GREENSBORO ― Jared Triolo hit his 13th home run of the season, and Matt Gorski returned from the injured list and extended his hitting streak to 10 games, but the Greensboro Grasshoppers lost to the Bowling Green Hot Rods 10-2 in a matchup of the High-A East's top two teams

WINSTON-SALEM ― Will Matthiessen homered in both games and combined to go 5-for-8 with eight RBIs, helping the Greensboro Grasshoppers close out the "Battle of I-40" rivalry series with a doubleheader sweep of the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Hoppers (58-32) finished 17-7 head-to-head against the

WINSTON-SALEM ― Ace right-hander Quinn Priester turned in his best start as a pro, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to their fifth straight victory, a 4-1 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Friday night at Truist Stadium. Priester (5-3, 2.80 ERA), a 20-year-old rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 2

WINSTON-SALEM ― Will Matthiessen drove in three runs, Jared Triolo hit a home run and newcomer Henry Davis tripled in his Greensboro debut, leading the Grasshoppers to a 5-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Thursday at Truist Stadium. Matthiessen drew a bases-loaded walk to break a 2-2 tie in

WINSTON-SALEM ― Lolo Sanchez hit two home runs, a grand slam and a two-run shot, and relief pitcher Bear Bellomy took over the league lead in wins, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 9-5 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday at Truist Stadium. Sanchez finished 2-for-5 with six RBIs

WINSTON-SALEM ― Will Matthiessen hit a three-run home run, and winning pitcher Grant Ford struck out eight in six strong innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 5-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash as the final series of the season in "The Battle of I-40" opened Tuesday night at Truist