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Schenectady High School product Casper Wells has signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. He will report to spring training in Lakeland, Fla. Wells was drafted by the Tigers in 2005 before making his major league debut in 2010...

Casper Wells had quite a day on Sunday. The Schenectady native served up a Mother's Day present, blasting a home run at Yankee Stadium, in his return to the Empire State, with the Seattle Mariners. His mother, Daiva, had asked for a home run before the game and the former South Troy Dodgers star delivered...

Former Siena College starter John Lannan was surprised before the season began, when he was sent down to Class-AAA Syracuse.

J.D. Martinez may not be from the Capital District, but the former Tri-City ValleyCats outfielder is off to a terrific start for the Houston Astros.

The Major League Baseball season will begin as many of us are sleeping or just waking up. The Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's throw the first pitch of the 2012 season Wednesday morning (6:10 a.m), in Toyko, Japan. Schenectady native Casper Wells might not be in the opening day lineup, but he will certainly play some this season for the Mariners, as he is the fourth or fifth outfielder... Read Mor

In the past few years, Capital District football and basketball hall of fames have sprung up. Now, it’s baseball’s turn. On Nov. 6, the first class of the Capital District Baseball Hall of Fame will be enshrined at the Crown Plaza in Albany.

Brian Sinkoff was joined on "Soundoff with Sinkoff" Tuesday by Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells.

There are currently 3 players in Major League Baseball with Albany area ties.  Two of them played for Section II high schools while another went to a local college. Here's an update on each with about a month left in the regular season.

Seattle outfielder Casper Wells had a big day at the plate but Johnny Damon had an even bigger one.  Damon, the former Yankee, hit a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon, 8-7.

It was a scary scene for Casper Wells on Wednesday night - the Schenectady native was hit in the face by a pitch from Toronto's Brandon Morrow. But after a day off, Wells was back in the lineup for the Seattle Mariners in Friday night's 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

It was a scary moment for Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells on Wednesday night. The Schenectady native got hit in the face by a pitch from Brandon Morrow in the Mariners' 5-1 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells is on a roll right now.  The Schenectady native has now homered in 4 straight games.