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Jeff Hoffman Promoted to AA New Hampshire
Jeff Hoffman Promoted to AA New Hampshire
Jeff Hoffman Promoted to AA New Hampshire
Jeff Hoffman, Shaker High School graduate and 2014 first-round MLB Draft Pick, has earned a promotion to AA New Hampshire after making 11 starts for the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays. He will start Friday. Hoffman was 3-3 with a 3.21 ERA for Dunedin, but he's really picked it up of late: Hoffman did not pitch professionally last season after being drafted...
UVA Wins NCAA Title, Gets Past Vandy
UVA Wins NCAA Title, Gets Past Vandy
UVA Wins NCAA Title, Gets Past Vandy
I know we don't spend a lot of time talking college baseball at 1045theteam.com, but it's worth noting that the University of Virginia toppled Vanderbilt in Game 3 of the College World Series finals last night. The final was 4-2. The Cavaliers and Commodores were meeting for the championship for the second consecutive season...
Hoffman Throws Five Innings in No-Decision
Hoffman Throws Five Innings in No-Decision
Hoffman Throws Five Innings in No-Decision
Shaker graduate and 2014 first-round draft pick Jeff Hoffman threw five innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits, as the Dunedin Blue Jays lost to the Tampa Yankees on Monday night. Hoffman took the no-decision, and his record now sits at 1-2 across seven starts...
Jeff Hoffman Hits 98 MPH in Pro Debut
Jeff Hoffman Hits 98 MPH in Pro Debut
Jeff Hoffman Hits 98 MPH in Pro Debut
Last night, Shaker High School graduate and 2014 No. 9 overall draft pick Jeff Hoffman made his professional debut. His debut was delayed a year due to his undergoing Tommy John surgery right before the draft. Hoffman worked five innings for the High-A Blue Jays (Dunedin, Fla...
Jeff Hoffman To Make Pro Debut on May 20th
Jeff Hoffman To Make Pro Debut on May 20th
Jeff Hoffman To Make Pro Debut on May 20th
We already posted a "Throwback Thursday" for the UAlbany men's basketball team today, as today marks the two month anniversary of Peter Hooley's shot that sent the Danes to the NCAA tournament. How about another? This time regarding Jeff Hoffman, Shaker High School graduate and Toronto Blue Jays farmhand...
Local Ball Players Learn Destinations
Local Ball Players Learn Destinations
Local Ball Players Learn Destinations
Several local baseball players are currently in the minor leagues, working their way up towards the majors. Maple Hill graduate Jaime Schultz (Rays) has been promoted to AA Montgomery. The hard-throwing RH can touch 97 MPH and can help the Rays as either a starter or a reliever in the future...
Jeff Hoffman Joins Us as Rehab Continues
Jeff Hoffman Joins Us as Rehab Continues
Jeff Hoffman Joins Us as Rehab Continues
Shaker High School graduate Jeff Hoffman was a first round pick of the Blue Jays in 2014, despite needing Tommy John Surgery right before the draft. He's been rehabbing for the last 10 months and is back on the mound at the Blue Jays facilities...
Being Traded For an Executive?
Being Traded For an Executive?
Being Traded For an Executive?
I've obviously heard of players being traded for players. I've obviously heard of players being traded for coaches, even though it's rare. What I've never heard of? Is a player being traded for an executive. And that could be the situation facing former Shaker High School star Jeff Hoffman...
Two Years Later
Two Years Later
Two Years Later
December 1, 2012. I wasn’t in the area. I didn’t need to be. I was living in Vermont. But it didn’t matter. It still hit home. I got the news just before midnight, maybe just after, but I don’t remember. There had been a serious car crash in Clifton Park involving four high school students who were just minutes from home on their way back from the Siena/UAlbany men's basketball game at the Times U
HS Football Season Begins Tonight
HS Football Season Begins Tonight
HS Football Season Begins Tonight
With the college season starting last week, and the the NFL season starting last night, it's time to take the final frontier. And that frontier is conquered tonight as the Section II high school season begins this evening. Reminder that you can get your team's schedules here...
Local Athlete Update: Tommy Kahnle
Local Athlete Update: Tommy Kahnle
Local Athlete Update: Tommy Kahnle
After spending four years in the Yankees minor league system, it was big news locally when Shaker graduate Tommy Kahnle was selected in the Rule 5 Draft this year by the Colorado Rockies. Kahnle had to make the team or be shipped back to the Yankees, and the hard-throwing righty has made the most of his new opportunity...

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