Mark Appel was a can't-miss prospect when he was drafted by Houston, and when he pitched for the ValleyCats, but didn't make his MLB Debut until this Wednesday.
Every Monday at 2:15pm, a local athlete is honored thanks to the Catseye Pest Control Athlete of the Week. This week Tyler Mattison of Fort Ann won the award. Will joined Goz and producer Matt Woods from Levack and Goz on the phone for a one on one interview to discuss his athletic career, his college goals and his plans for the upcoming year...
CBS 6's Jason Lewis filled in this week for Chris Onorato in Section 2sday. One of the biggest questions we had for Lewis was what did he make of the recent success for local kids in the Major League Baseball Draft? Most recently Kevin Smith was selected in the 4th round by the Toronto Blue Jays...
The capital region has a recent run of success when it comes to having local products selected in the MLB Draft. In the 2015 picture above, Niskayuna's own Garrett Whitley was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays' thirteenth overall. Just last season Ian Anderson was the third overall pick in the draft by the Atlanta Braves...
Kevin Smith has had about 24 hours to digest the fact that he's now a professional baseball player. It will all become officially official on Friday when he flies to Florida to sign his contract with the Blue Jays organization, but with Toronto's 4th round selection of the former Columbia High School star on Tuesday, it's as official as it needs to be right now...