After injuries slowed his progress to the Boston Red Sox Major League roster, Jay Groome was traded to the Padres just before Tuesday's trade deadline.
Nearly three weeks after the Trenton Thunder were left without a team to field when the New York Yankees moved their AA affiliate to Somerset County comes news from Major League Baseball and Prep Baseball Report on Monday that they are currently among 5 teams set to compete in the new MLB Draft League.
The team is changing their name and their image heading into their 20th season on the field by going from the Lakewood BlueClaws to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
In what would have been their 20th season on the baseball diamond that was cancelled along with other affiliated teams by Minor League Baseball due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Lakewood BlueClaws can still celebrate a major milestone in 2020.
A pair of former star left-handers from the Shore Conference, Rutgers pitcher Mark McCoy and George Mason pitcher Jake Kalish, were both snapped up by the reigning American League champion Kansas City Royals in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday...