Last summer, Lowell outfielder Luis Soto entertained Spinners fans with a 20-game hit streak from July 11th to August 1st, hitting .358 (29-for-81) over that span.
Soto is sizzling again, this time in South Carolina with the Red Sox Single A Affiliate Greenville Drive, already riding an 11-game hitting streak, in which he's hit .340 (16-for-47). [...]
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Former Spinners Kevin Youkilis (2001), Jonathan Papelbon (2003), and Hanley Ramirez (2002) are already taking the Major Leagues by storm, and each is already atop various MLB leaderboards.
In the minors, many more former Spinners are flourishing. Check out some of the highlights to date:
Abe Alvarez, SP – Pawtucket Red Sox: Alvarez leads the Triple-A International [...]
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Yesterday was another big day for former Spinners in the Major Leagues.
Jonathan Papelbon – RP, Boston: Records Major League Leading seventh save. Papelbon still has yet to allow a run to cross the plate while on the mound.
Hanley Ramirez – SS, Florida: In the best performance of his short Major League career, leadoff hitter Hanley [...]
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Former Spinners heating up on the major league diamonds
Chaz Scoggins’ latest Lowell Sun article details the 11 former Spinners on Major League Opening Day rosters. Perhaps the last of the 11 to secure a Major League spot, former Spinner Josh Hancock (1998), was the first to make big headlines:
“Hancock hasn’t spent a lot of time [...]
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Beckett and Papelbon fire up Sox
Well that didn't take long! In the first save chance of the season, Red Sox manager Terry Francona turned to Jonathan Papelbon, and Papelbon closed out the game with a scoreless ninth. He protected the one-run by striking out two and inducing a lazy pop-out. It was Papelbon's first professional [...]
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Baseball season has officially begun! Yesterday, most Major League teams began their seasons with Opening Day festivities. Among former Spinners taking the field for a Major League team were:
Jonathan Papelbon, RP – Red Sox: one inning of hitless releif
Kevin Youkilis, 1B – Red Sox: started at first base
Hanley Ramirez, SS – Marlins: 1-for-4 as starting [...]
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