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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Former MLB pitcher and longtime scout Jeff Bittiger dies at 63
Former major league pitcher Jeff Bittiger, who also worked as a scout for 22 years with the Athletics, died on Saturday morning at the age of 63. The organization did not disclose the cause of death. But the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, a pro independent league franchise for whom Bittiger was a longtime pitcher, coach and front office staffer, announced later Saturday that he died at his home in Pennsylvania 'after a private battle with cancer.' 'Bitt will be remembered for his determination on and off the field, his love for the game of baseball and the countless players he coached and helped to greater career success,' the North Dakota-based RedHawks said in a statement. 'He's been battling cancer privately for years,' Bittiger's son Brett told The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. 'He didn't stop working until this spring, which is very much on brand for him. He cared about being great.' Bittiger was already scheduled to be inducted into the American Association Professional Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Fargo as part of the league's All-Star Game festivities. A native of Jersey City, N.J., Bittiger was selected by the New York Mets in the seventh round of the 1980 MLB Draft out of Secaucus (N.J.) High School. The right-hander made his major league debut in September 1986 with the Philadelphia Phillies and concluded his MLB career in May 1989 with the Chicago White Sox. His career record was 4-6 with a 4.77 ERA, 42 walks and 53 strikeouts in 33 games for the Phillies, Minnesota Twins and White Sox. 'Jeff spent his whole life around the game: playing, coaching, and scouting,' Billy Beane, a senior advisor to Athletics owner John Fisher and the team's former general manager, said in a statement. 'He was as good a person as he was a scout, and he was a hell of a scout. He knew pitchers inside and out and you could tell how much he loved baseball just by being around him. We're all better for having been lucky enough to spend time with him at a game or in the draft room.' The Athletics said he played independent baseball until age 40. He was a scout for the organization for 22 years. 'As an area scout, he signed (2009 American League) Rookie of the Year Andrew Bailey, and he was a critical voice in many trade acquisitions over the last 10 years as a member of our Professional Scouting staff,' the Athletics said in a statement. 'Thank you, Jeff, for your dedication not only to the A's organization, but to the game of baseball.'
Wall Street Journal
13-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Bearishness Among Individual Investors Hits Lowest Level Since January
Individual traders are feeling less gloomy, with stocks bouncing back from the tariff-driven selloff in April. Bearishness, or the expectation that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell to 33.6%. That is the lowest level since January, according to the latest weekly survey by the American Association of Individual Investors.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Canaries rally past Kane County on Friday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (CANARIES) — The Sioux Falls Canaries rallied to top Kane County 4-3 as the team honored American Association homerun king Jabari Henry Friday night at the Bird Cage. Calvin Estrada tripled with one out in the second inning and scored a sacrifice fly from Peter Zimmermann. Jordan Barth followed with a solo homerun to give Sioux Falls a 2-0 lead. All three Cougar runs came in the seventh inning to jump in front 3-2 before the Canaries answered with two runs in home half. Zimmermann reached base on a two-out throwing error and Barth followed with a single. Hunter Clanin walked to load the bases before Ernny Ordonez drew a walk that tied the game. Mike Hart was then hit by a pitch to put the Birds in front for good. Ryan Richardson faced the minimum against his former team in the eighth inning and Brady Stover tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save. Barth led the Canaries offense with two hits while Seth Miller yielded two runs and fanned five over 6 1/3 innings. The Birds are now 12-14 overall and will look to clinch the series Saturday at 5:35pm. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Explorers' starting pitching paving way for early-season success
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – The Sioux City Explorers have tallied 14 wins on the year through 22 games, tied for second-most in the American Association and just one back of league-leader Kansas City. A key contributor: the team's pitching. The bullpen has been stellar, but it's the starting pitching for Sioux City that has stood out for the club so far. Just one season after earning American Association All-Star honors as a reliever, Kyle Marman is tied for the league lead with 40 strikeouts. His 2.43 ERA is just outside the top ten in the AA. Jared Wetherbee has fanned 32 batters this season, including 17 in his last two starts combined to go with 13 innings, allowing just three runs in a pair of wins. Austin Drury has tallied seven or more strikeouts in three of his four appearances this season. Zach Willeman is coming off his first win of the season, following up a 12-strikeout performance at home against Gary SouthShore on May 22nd. For an Explorers team that leads the American Association with 247 punchouts, the motivation for Sioux City's starters lie within each other. 'We work off each other so well. I think we do a great job of coming together, putting a good scouting report together, and just being able to build off of each other,' Wetherbee said. 'They've started to compete among each other. You hear the chatter among them, amd that's good when you can get the four guys that have really stepped up in the rotation to to keep competing against themselves, not competing against their starter, compete against yourselves,' Explorers manager Steve Montgomery mentioned. 'One guy goes seven, you hear the next guy the next night wanting to go eight,' Sioux City begins its three-game road series at Sioux Falls tonight at 6:35 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Henry breaks home run record as Canaries drop series finale
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Canaries) — Jabari Henry smacked a 414-foot solo homerun in the bottom of the third inning Thursday night to become the American Association's all-time homerun leader as the Canaries fell to Cleburne 13-2 at the Bird Cage. The Railraoders struck for seven runs in the top of the third before Henry's historic blast in the bottom half. It was Henry's 147th career roundtripper, surpassing Reggie Abercrombie who had held the record since 2016. The Railroaders added three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to build their largest lead. Trevor Achenbach scored on an error in the bottom of the sixth and Mike Hart led off the eighth with a triple before scoring on a wild pitch. Henry smacked another homerun, this time a two-run shot, in the ninth inning as part of a 4-5, three RBI performance. The Canaries are now 9-10 and will open a three-game series at Kansas City on Friday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
