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Broadalbin Perth grad Matt Gage another Section II player lands with the New York Yankees joining Columbia grad Kevin Smith.

Each day, we watch the NBA and NHL shuffle another season of games. Canadian franchises are now playing in front of empty arenas. How will these stoppages effect the high schools and colleges in upstate New York? Will the expected surge of positive COVID 19 test results shut down games to fans or even worse cancel games?

As Tommy Kahnle continues to train for his first full season with the Yankees, the hard-throwing reliever got some good news Thursday night. The Shaker High School grad and the Yankees agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million dollar deal to avoid arbitration. Kahnle, who took over the set up role from Dellin Betances last season, was able to do what Betances could not; avoid a contentious court battle over a season's salary.

After throwing a scoreless inning in the MLB Futures Game last night in San Diego, Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman continues to impress. He struck out one in his inning of work and hit 96 MPH on that strikeout. He's the highest rated Colorado Rockies prospect and appears close to reaching the Mile High City...

I thought Jeff Hoffman would be up in Colorado at some point this season. I really thought he would last until June in AAA, but now? I'm not so sure. Rockies blog sites are calling for the Shaker High School graduate to be brought up after another sterling performance this weekend: He got a no decision in a 7-inning gem for Albuquerque on Sunday...

Earlier in the Spring, we found out that Maple Hill graduate Jaime Schultz would be getting an invitation to major league Spring Training with the Tampa Bay Rays, and now we find out that Shaker High School graduate Jeff Hoffman has the same invitation to Rockies camp...

Shaker High School graduate Jeff Hoffman got the win last night for the New Britain Rock Cats against the Trenton Thunder, AA affiliate of the New York Yankees. Hoffman tossed five innings in the victory, surrendering just one run on four hits...

Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman is really rolling now in AA. Despite being traded by the Blue Jays to the Rockies in the Troy Tulowitzki-Jose Reyes deal, the prime prospect is locked in. He went five innings last night for the New Britain Rock Cats against the Trenton Thunder, surrendering just one run on three hits...

The Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals yesterday by a score of 6-4. Why should you care about this? Two reasons. 1. The Nationals lost, which is good for the Mets. New York holds a 1.5 game lead over Washington in the NL East...

Yesterday, we reported heavily on the trade of Shaker High School graduate Jeff Hoffman from the Blue Jays to the Rockies. Hoffman was traded, along with Jose Reyes and two other prospects, to Colorado for all-star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki...

Late last night, around midnight, the Blue Jays and Rockies pulled off a mega deal out of nowhere. The main portion of the trade sends shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from the Rockies to the Blue Jays while shortstop Jose Reyes heads from Toronto to Colorado...

It's a little old, and I know that, but on Saturday night Shaker graduate Jeff Hoffman pitched very well in his debut performance at AA for the New Hampshire FisherCats. Hoffman, the No. 9 pick in last year's draft, pitched for the Dunedin Blue Jays (High-A) all season until he was called up last week...