Red Sox outfielder Wily Mo Pena is scheduled to make rehab starts with the Lowell Spinners tonight (Friday) at 7:05 p.m. and tomorrow (Saturday) at 5:05 p.m.
Standing room tickets are available at the Lowell Spinners box office, so come on down to cheer on Wily Mo!
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Deages Delivers in 12th
With one out in the bottom of the 12th inning, Spinners left fielder Zach Daeges delivered again, driving in the winning run from third base to give the Spinners their most dramatic win of the season.
Defensive replacement Jason Twomley belted a double to centerfield in his first at-bat of the night to [...]
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Sanchez a winner in Debut
Anibal Sanchez, who became the first pitcher ever to claim th New York-Penn League's ERA title and lead the league in strikeouts during his 2004 season with the Lowell Spinners, made his Major League debut yesterday, defeating the Yankees.
The Florida Marlins needed an emergency starter for their double-header against the Yankees. [...]
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Lowell defeated Vermont, 4-1, in a crazy Season Opener that began with great festivities.
If you missed any of the action, you can catch a wrap-up from Lowell Sun sports blogger Teddy Panos, who covers everything from the helicopter landing, the introduction of Millie-Gator, and of course, the game.
Click here for Teddy's Sports Blog.
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It's finally June 20th, and that means it's Opening Day! The fun at LeLacheur Park begins tonight with a 7:05 start against the Vermont Lake Monsters.
A special pre-game announcement awaits all fans, as do magnetic schedules. And get yourself ready for treat — Little Big Town performs the National Anthem.
Don't worry if you don't recognize [...]
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In the same interview quoted below, Mcleod says that he expects fourth-round pick Jon Still to "probably be the number one catcher in Lowell this summer."
Still was primarily a first-baseman last year at North Carolina State because another catcher was ahead of him in the depth chart.
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And the Papelbon saga continues…!
There's been a lot of buzz around Boston and Lowell about the Red Sox drafting Josh Papelbon in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. Jonathan Papelbon, a Spinner in 2003, is one of the best releivers in baseball as the Red Sox closer.
Now it looks like there's a good chance Josh will [...]
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Two members of last season's Spinners team have been named All-Stars in the Low-A South Atlantic League. Pitcher Chris Jones and catcher Mark Wagoner both played important roles on the Spinners franchise-best 2005 season.
In 24.1 innings of work as a Spinner last season, Jones struck out 26 batters en route to a 2.59 ERA. Jones [...]
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It's now one day after the completion of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, and although the Spinners roster has not been announced, we have a decent idea of who could be playing in Lowell this summer.
For the Red Sox complete draft, check out the Sox Prospects Draft History page.
As you can see, Boston again drafted [...]
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The MLB Draft begins tomorrow, which means the Lowell Spinners season is right around the corner.
As a short-season team, the Spinners are comprised mostly of college-drafted players. So for a good idea of who the Spinners might be rostering in 2006, pay attention to the Red Sox college draft picks.
But we won't know who will [...]
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