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19 hours ago
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Church moving on up to Memphis
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. Springfield wins game one of its battle of first place teams in the Texas League. Leonardo Bernal hit his ninth homer of the season to lead Springfield to a 7-2 win over Frisco Tuesday night in Texas. In our Cardinals Nation update. Springfield is playing without Nathan Church. He's not hurt. He's in Memphis. The Cardinals promoted the outfielder to Triple AAA Memphis. Church was hitting .336 with six homers and 19 RBI in just 33 Texas League games. Church started the season on the injured list. The Newport Beach, California native, is the 15th ranked prospect in the St. Louis organization. Church only struck out seven times in the month of May. Wednesday night's game is Frisco is the second of the six game series. And it's the only time in the regular season that these two top teams will play each other. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
- General
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Bernal's blasts power cards to first place in Texas League North Division
SPRINGFIELD–Leonardo Bernal clubbed a pair of 2-run home runs to power the Springfield Cardinals to a 5-4 victory against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to split their 6-game series, and take over first place in the Texas League North Division. The switch hitting catcher got the best of the Naturals pitching in the bottom of the 1st and 3rd innings, when he cranked a 2-run home run that gave Springfield a 2-0, then a 4-0 cushion. The homers were Bernal's 7th and 8th home runs of the season. The win helped the Cardinals go 3-3 against the Naturals in the their 6-game series, and push them to the best record in the Texas League North Division, at 27-24. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Bernal named TXL player of the week
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. And the Springfield Cardinals are back at Hammons Field this week. In our Cardinals Nation update. Springfield catcher Leonardo Bernal is the Texas League player of the week. Last week in Tulsa, Bernal went 10-for-20 against the Drillers. He cranked three home runs, a double and 13 RBI. Bernal is a 21-year old from Panama City, Panama. He blasted back to back home runs Tuesday and Wednesday at ONEOK Field. He hit a three run shot on Tuesday and a two run shot on Wednesday. Bernal is the first Springfield catcher to win Texas League player of the week in a decade. Springfield opens a six game series against Northwest Arkansas Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m. at Hammons Field. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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24-05-2025
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Healthy Wetherholt sparking Cardinals
Hello everyone I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals have heated up in the month of May. And the Cardinals took a five game winning streak into the holiday weekend in Tulsa. Springfield has a roster full of prospects, and that includes the St. Louis Cardinals first pick from last June's draft, J.J. Wetherholt. Wetherholt has been getting used to life in the Texas League. He's hitting .291 with three homers and 32 hits. Wetherholt is from Mars, not the planet. But the town, Mars, Pennsylvania. He says the recent winning streak is a result of the team coming together. J.J. Wetherholt/Cardinals second baseman: (says the team never quits) The biggest key for any athlete is to stay healthy. And Wetherholt had to battle through some adversity in late April. It was not a injury to his body, but an illness that tapped his strength and tested his will. Wetherholt: (says he's never been that sick during a season) Now that he's feeling better, Wetherholt is starting to pick up his offense. The 22-year old had back to back homers in the Cardinals last home stand against Amarillo. And collected three hits and scored four runs in the first three games in Tulsa. And Wetherholt says Springfield and Hammons Field is a great place for him to be at this moment in his career. Wetherholt: (says its a great stadium and city) J.J. Wetherholt and the Springfield Cardinals will be back at Hammons Field the last week of May with Northwest Arkansas coming back to town. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-05-2025
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Fantasy Baseball Farm Report: Jac Caglianone headlines MLB prospects to monitor
Jac Caglianone is just one step away. Kansas City's top prospect opened his week with a richly deserved promotion to Triple-A Omaha. Caglianone really had not encountered much adversity in the Texas League, where he was hitting .322/.394/.553 with nine bombs among his 17 extra-base hits. The homers weren't exactly wall-scrapers, either: As Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said of Caglianone, 'he really just beat the league.' Advertisement The 22-year-old will now attempt to conquer International League pitching, at which point he will have nothing left to prove in the minors. We should expect to see Caglianone at the big league level by mid-summer. His eventual callup will be an actionable fantasy event. [Smarter waivers, better trades, optimized lineups — Yahoo Fantasy Plus unlocks it all] Jacob Misiorowski dials it up No pitching prospect in the high minors is dominating quite like Misiorowski. Here's a clip of him extinguishing a hitter with 103 mile per hour velocity: The 6-foot-7 flamethrowing right-hander entered the week with a 1.46 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 59 Ks over 49.1 innings this season at Triple-A. He's as MLB-ready as any pitcher in the minors at the moment. Let's please give him a new challenge, Brewers. Andrew Painter is making progress While we're on the subject of gigantic right-handed starters, you might be interested in learning that Painter just picked up his first win at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He's had a long road back from Tommy John surgery, but the recent results have been excellent. Painter threw 71 pitches in last week's start, tossing 5.0 innings and striking out three. The blazing fastball and 12-6 curve are back. We should see Painter in Philly in the not-so-distant future. Roman Anthony, still raking Boston's every-tool prospect has multiple hits in five of his last eight games, lifting his season-slash to an absurd .322/.450/.520. Anthony has walked nearly as often as he's struck out (37 BB, 38 K) and he's delivered 16 extra-base hits, including five homers. Whenever he makes his way to Fenway, he'll arrive as a 20/20 threat with significant on-base ability. Advertisement He homered for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday while Double-A Portland was hosting Roman Anthony bobblehead night, so he's keeping the entire Red Sox farm system happy these days. Weird player alert: Jakob Marsee If base-stealing is among your fantasy needs, Marsee is definitely a player worth monitoring. He's swiped 25 bags in 28 attempts at Triple-A Jacksonville so far this season, leading the International League by a wide margin. He's also getting himself on-base at an exceptional rate (.374 OBP). Unfortunately (at least in fantasy terms), Marsee only rarely reaches base by putting the ball in play successfully. His batting average is just .204 at the moment and he hit only .200 in the high minors last year over 485 at-bats. It's a curious profile, no question. Advertisement Marsee stole 51 bases last season and 46 the year before, so there's no doubting his wheels. He's a former Arizona Fall League MVP, too. It's entirely possible, however, that his best-case outcome would make him only a category specialist in our game. Chase Burns, still dealing Burns was toying with the Trash Pandas on Tuesday night, striking out seven over 5.0 innings, allowing just two hits and one run and lowering his ERA to 1.88. He's now whiffed 30 batters in his 20.0 frames this month. Burns is another right-hander with triple-digit heat and terrific secondary stuff. Check the tape: It seems likely we'll see Burns in Cincinnati this season, assuming the Reds remain competitive. He's a potential impact arm, without question. Robert Hassell III gets the call With Dylan Crews (back) now ailing, the Nationals have called up Hassell, the eighth overall pick in the 2020 draft and yet another piece received in the Juan Soto deal. Hassell was hitting .288 at Triple-A Rochester with four homers and nine steals. He's a little light on power, but he's already displayed 30-steal speed in the minors. As with any call-up, he has the potential to stick if he's immediately productive. He's currently rostered in 3% of Yahoo leagues. ICYMI: Matt Shaw has re-arrived The Cubs returned Shaw to Iowa for additional seasoning after a slow start in April, but it didn't take him long to force his way back into the major league lineup. He hit six home runs and stole five bags in 24 games at Triple-A while delivering a .970 OPS, looking more or less like the same guy who dominated the level in 2024. On Monday night, he went 2-for-4 against the Marlins with a double, one RBI and one steal — uncommon third-base production by Chicago's recent standards. He followed up that performance with another multi-hit night on Tuesday. Shaw offers power and speed potential with eligibility at three positions (2B/3B/SS) and he's currently available in a majority of Yahoo leagues. He's the perfect fantasy multi-tool for a mixed league bench, so add aggressively.
