International League

The IronPigs' two representatives for Wednesday's Triple-AAll-Star game in Buffalo represent the two opposite ends of the spectrums of baseball's highest minor league classification. Second baseman Kevin Frandsen has appeared in 228 major league games...

Chris Tillman made his minor league transitional start Monday at Double-A Bowie in between the two-hit gem against Seattle that he threw Wednesday and his next Orioles outing Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. It didn’t go so well. Facing the...

Back in the season's first month it was tough to use the words "clutch" and "hitting" in the same sentence about the IronPigs, even as they got off to the best start in franchise history and one of the best starts ever by a Phillies Triple-A affiliate....

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys vs. Watertown, Fossum Field, 5:30 p.m. doubleheader TEENER BASEBALL Aberdeen 13-14 Teeners Minors Black vs. Watertown Grey Sox, Fossum Field 2, 3 p.m. doubleheader AMATEUR BASEBALL Mobridge at...

After being a few hours late to bring back Ryan Feierabend, the Phillies signed 30-year-old right hander Matt Wright to take Dave Bush's spot in the IronPigs rotation. Bush opted out of his contract earlier this week to sign with a team in Korea....

Remember all those doom-and-gloomers who were predicting that minor league baseball in the Lehigh Valley wouldn't work? Not only is it working, but a recent Forbes Magazine story estimates that the Lehigh Valley IronPigs are the second-most valuable...

IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg has been named to International League manager Mike Sarbauch's coaching staff for next month's Triple-A All-Star game in Buffalo while first baseman Cody Overbeck and starting pitcher Tyler Cloyd have taken over the lead...

The call themselves the Charlotte Knights, but they play their games 20 miles south of that North Carolina city, across the state line in South Carolina. But that may finally be changing, as early as 2014 if all goes well. After six years of debate, false...

Outfielder Jason Pridie, a former second-round pick who played 101 games with the Mets last season, was added to the IronPigs roster Friday after signing a minor league deal with the Phillies last week. Pridie has not played this season -- he signed a...

The International League relies on the media for one-third of the selection process for its mid-summer all-star team that meets the Pacific Coast League. Ballots need to be submitted by June 25, but since I will be away all next week and the IronPigs don'...

Michael Spidale could be a bit lonely on the bench tonight when the IronPigs are on the field. Spidale is the only extra position player available to Ryne Sandberg for tonight's game with Rochester, although the DH will be used against the American League...

Right hander Tyler Cloyd and second baseman Kevin Frandsen will join IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg in Buffalo next month for the Triple-A all-star game. Cloyd was voted onto the squad through a process that included voting by fans, the media and...