You can smell spring in the air and you can smell the grass and hear the bats and gloves because it's baseball season and we are ready to welcome back our very own Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
The BlueClaws issued a joint statement with the Phillies on Wednesday announcing the decision stemming from Major League Baseball's new player development structure.
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.
The Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies Low-A Team) weekend series with the Met's Low-A Team, The Columbia Fireflies will be filled to the brim with fans and excitement for at least a couple of reasons. Minor League rivalry matchup? Maybe. Watch the red-hot BlueClaws prospects continue dominating early in the season? Perhaps. Watch 29-year old Tim Tebow play outfield for the Fireflies? Mostly certainly yes.
The roster for the Jersey Shore squad is set for the upcoming Carpenter Cup in Philadelphia, which features all-star teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware competing in a 16-team, single-elimination tournament.
The tournament, which began in 1986, will start on June 12, with Jersey Shore's first-round game being on June 14 at Ashburn Field in FDR Park in Philadelphia...