I love attending the Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet! Mostly, because it signifies the beginning of the Illinois baseball season. Our eyes start paying more attention to the sport after a long winter. With the first game of the season only a month away, the media is picking up and…
On Saturday January 14, the Illinois Baseball community gathered in person for the first time since 2020 for their annual Hot Stove Banquet. Signifying the beginning of the Illinois baseball season, the Hot Stove Banquet is a chance for fans, coaches, players and community members to meet, talk and to…
A lot happens in college baseball during the summer. The players go off and play in summer leagues, there are various administration and program activities and then there are events that happen only once every few years. Let’s take a look at past few months in Illinois baseball news… Branden…
What a week Michael Massey has had! As posted, he made the jump to the Major Leagues with the Kansas City Royals. Now on Saturday, he singled in his second (and third!) at-bat with the team. I have been following the Royals news feeds like I have never have before.…
Michael Massey is ready. And now apparently, are the Kansas City Royals. The Royals organization has promoted Massey to the parent team today along with four other Triple-A Omaha teammates. In my opinion, it was just a matter of time. The timing in this case was sped along by the…
As of today, former Illini infielder Michael Massey (2017-2019) leads the entire minor league system with 69 rbis. He made the jump to AAA on June 13th when he was promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Royals organization. Without skipping a beat, he adapted well and after Saturday…
On an unprecedented day this week, two former Illini were promoted to AAA within 24 hours. Tuesday June 14th, both Michael Massey and Garrett Acton jumped to Triple-A for their respective organizations. To top it off, former Illini starter Ty Weber made an appearance in AAA for his organization…
Former Illini hurler Cody Sedlock has probably gone through an emotional roller coaster this past week. On May 28th, he was called up from the Norfolk Tides to the Baltimore Orioles. A day later, he made his very first appearance for the parent team. He came in relief and pitched…
If anyone in town has been waiting to attend an Illinois baseball game, this is your last chance! The Illini series against Nebraska will be the last three games at home. It has been over ten years since I’ve missed two Illinois baseball weekends. Between a wedding in the family…
It’s been three days of MLB Draft excitement for six Illini baseball players. Here’s a quick review… These are the six Illinois baseball players that were drafted in the 2019 MLB Draft this past week: Player Team Round Pick Michael Massey Kansas City Royals 4 109th Jack Yalowitz Colorado Rockies…