Tyler Beede (Auburn, Mass.) pitches the Giants to a win vs. the Padres on July 2. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)Tyler Beede’s rocky performance in a Triple-A bullpen last summer didn’t merit a September call-up. This summer, though, the 26-year-old right-hander from Auburn, Mass., and Lawrence Academy … [Read more...]
Three top high school prospects emerge for summer showcases
Hunter Owen (South Portland, Maine) likely will be one of the Northeast's top players at the Area Code Games. (The Forecaster)New England’s top high school prospects for the 2020 MLB draft are starting to emerge through the selection process for the most prestigious showcase events, which will take … [Read more...]
MLB draft: Trejyn Fletcher’s start, Sebastian Keane’s status, Sean Mellen’s signing
New England’s top draft pick in the 2019 MLB draft, Trejyn Fletcher, certainly has looked the part of a pro baseball player in the very early stages of his career. The 18-year-old Portland, Maine, native has played three games in Rookie ball for the Gulf Coast League Cardinals after being drafted … [Read more...]
MLB draft: Trejyn Fletcher, Connecticut stars headline local signings
Trejyn Fletcher (left; Portland, Maine) signed with the Cardinals, and Jacob Wallace (right, Methuen, Mass.) signed with the Rockies.Once the MLB draft ends, the questions about who signs — and for how much — begin. Some of the region's highest draft picks — including the top high school player and … [Read more...]
Tyler’s Journal: ‘On the yo-yo’ between majors and minors
Tyler Beede made his third major-league start May 3 against the Cincinnati Reds. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Auburn, Mass., native Tyler Beede, 26, had an unusual month of May, bouncing between the San Francisco Giants’ big-league roster and the organization’s Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento. Beede, … [Read more...]
Maine high school star, UConn closer highlight MLB draft selections
UConn's Jacob Wallace (Methuen, Mass.) was the first college player from New England drafted. (Stephen Slade/UConn Athletics)Trejyn Fletcher’s dramatic rise up draft boards this spring culminated with him being the first New England native selected in the 2019 MLB draft. Fletcher kicked off somewhat … [Read more...]
MLB draft: New outlook for NEBJ’s Top 20 prospects
The 2019 MLB draft class is considered weaker than normal among New England prospects, with no player creating buzz as a potential first-round selection. However, the 2019 class recently received a boost when Perfect Game’s top 2020 prospect and Portland, Maine, native Trejyn Fletcher transferred to … [Read more...]
30 years later, Jeff Juden still does things his own way
Jeff Juden reflects on his career 30 years after being a first-round draft pick. (Dave Arnold/NEBJ)It’s a cold, gray New England afternoon in May, and a morning of heavy rain has turned to mist at Seaside Park in Marblehead, Mass. Jeff Juden has arrived for an interview to reflect on the fact that … [Read more...]
NEBJ’s Top 10 draft prospects (May 2019)
Northeastern's Sean Mellen has held hitters to a .201 average in 13 starts as a junior. (Jim Pierce photo) … [Read more...]
Wake Forest’s Morgan McSweeney at a crossroads
Wake Forest junior Morgan McSweeney of Hudson, Mass. (Brian Westerholt/Four Seam Images)Wake Forest pitcher Morgan McSweeney was in the midst of the worst slump of his college career in mid-April — a four-start stretch in which he logged an 0-2 record with a 10.43 ERA. In an effort to settle himself … [Read more...]
Tyler’s Journal: On his impressive start to season and his parents’ ongoing influence
Tyler Beede put up a 1.99 ERA in his first five Triple A starts this year, landing him a cameo back in the majors. … [Read more...]
NEBJ’s Top 10 draft prospects (April 2019)
Titus has been a force since returning after missing all but two games last season due to a torn ACL. (Bryant Athletics)With the college season well under way and the prep and high school seasons starting to take shape, we’re getting a better sense of when New England prospects might hear their … [Read more...]
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