Author name: Caleb Probst

Yolbert Sanchez stands out as Barons complete road trip

After winning three of six games versus the Rocket City Trash Pandas in their most recent homestand, the Birmingham Barons hit the road on July 20th and began a stretch of 12 consecutive games away from Regions Field. The team’s first stop was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Barons would take on the Chattanooga Lookouts […]

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Barons bring out the bats in a double-header sweep over Rocket City

On Saturday night, the Birmingham Barons won a pair of contests versus the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Both games were played across seven innings, and game two was a suspended affair from Friday evening due to lightning.  GAME ONE Thanks to a huge seventh inning that saw four different Barons hit home runs, Birmingham coasted

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Kade McClure working to find his footing in Double-A

With the 177th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the Chicago White Sox selected right-handed pitcher Kade McClure from the University of Louisville.  McClure had a stellar three-year college career, including a 2016 season that saw him finish with an impressive 12-0 record on the mound in 15 appearances. In 2017, McClure would strike

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Player Spotlight: Yolbert Sanchez excels in first four games with Barons

On July 19, 24-year-old shortstop Yolbert Sanchez was called up to the Birmingham Barons after playing in 60 games for the Chicago White Sox High-A affiliate, the Winston-Salem Dash. In his 60 games with the Dash, Sanchez recorded an impressive .286 batting average. He also hit five home runs and recorded 29 RBIs across this

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Stellar 5-for-5 night from Carlos Perez leads Barons to blowout victory

Thanks to a perfect 5-for-5 batting performance from catcher Carlos Perez and two RBI doubles from White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker Adolfo, the Birmingham Barons coasted to an 11-5 victory over the Rocket City Trash Pandas on Wednesday night.  Perez is the first Barons player to record five hits in a game since White

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Adolfo, Barons continue to search for consistency after mediocre road trip

After winning only five of 12 games versus the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Chattanooga Lookouts across their most recent homestand, the Birmingham Barons hit the road and opened a six-game series versus the Biloxi Shuckers on July 6. Entering this series, the Shuckers had lost 12 of their previous 13 contests, and sat at the

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Barons explode for 12 runs in blowout victory over Shuckers

The Birmingham Barons, led by White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker Adolfo and left fielder Craig Dedelow, coasted to one of their most impressive wins of the season on Thursday night versus the Biloxi Shuckers. Birmingham would score 12 runs in the victory, marking the team’s fourth-highest scoring total of the season.  After finishing the

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Micker Adolfo, Ti’Quan Forbes highlight subpar Barons homestand

After winning four of six games versus the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to close out the first half of the Barons’ twelve-game homestand, Birmingham opened its next six-game home series versus the Chattanooga Lookouts on June 29. Entering this series, the Barons held a 27-20 record, which led the Double-A South North Division. The Lookouts (26-21)

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Micker Adolfo, Jameson Fisher lead Barons series win over Pensacola

After winning only three of 12 games versus the Montgomery Biscuits and Mississippi Braves on their most recent road trip, the Birmingham Barons returned home on June 22 and began a stretch of twelve consecutive games at Regions Field. In game one of six versus the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker

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John Parke, Emilio Vargas shine as Barons walk it off again

Trailing 2-0 into the bottom of the ninth, the Birmingham Barons rallied for three runs to earn an unlikely 3-2 comeback victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday night. The win was the second in walk-off fashion in as many days. Through the first eight innings, the only two Barons players to record hits were

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