LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Saltdogs have signed former MLB pitcher Dallas Beeler and re-signed lefty Kyle Kinman, the club has announced. Beeler appeared in five career MLB games – all starts – with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and 2015, and the 30-year-old has nine years of professional experience after spending each of the last [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have signed five players for the upcoming season, the club has announced. The new ‘Dogs are OF Axel Johnson, INF Yeiler Peguero, OF Zach Sullivan, RHP Justin Watland and RHP Carter Hope. Johnson, 27, has four years of professional experience and spent 2016-18 with Joplin and Cleburne in the [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have announced the hiring of hitting coach Tommy Gregg and bench coach Brad Weitzel to round out the coaching staff for the 2020 season. “We are excited to welcome Tommy & Brad to the Saltdogs team for the 2020 season,” said Saltdogs President/General Manager Charlie Meyer. “They both have [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have sold the contract of RHP Ricky Knapp to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the club has announced. Knapp, 27, spent the entire 2019 season in Lincoln, where he went 4-10 with a 5.80 ERA in 20 appearances and 18 starts coming off injury. He is the 60th Saltdogs player [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have re-signed Curt Smith for what will be a franchise-record eighth season, the club announced Monday. Smith, 33, has played for the ‘Dogs since 2011 – skipping only 2012 and 2014 to play at the Double-A level. “We are glad to have Curt back for the 2020 season,” said [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have hired James Frisbie as the team’s next field manager, the club has announced. Frisbie, 47, takes over for Bobby Brown, who managed the ‘Dogs in each of the last four seasons. “We are extremely thrilled to welcome James Frisbie (Friz) to the Lincoln Saltdogs organization,” said Saltdogs President/GM [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs and American Association announced Thursday the full schedule for the 2020 season. Once again, the ‘Dogs will play 100 games – 50 home and 50 away – this time as part of their 20th season in Lincoln and at Haymarket Park. Play begins May 19th with a three-game series [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Saltdogs and manager Bobby Brown have officially parted ways, the club has announced. Brown managed the club for four seasons, and with the expiration of his contract the Saltdogs will not renew Brown for 2020. “We discussed the results of this past season with Bobby and came to a decision that [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Haymarket Park has won yet another American Association ‘Playing Surface of the Year’ award, the club and league announced on Tuesday. The Saltdogs have now won the award in every year of existence stretching back to 2001, including five times in the Northern League (2001-2005) and now every year since the American [...]
GARY, Indiana – Ricky Knapp tossed six innings and allowed just two earned runs, but the ‘Dogs fell 3-0 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the season finale at the U.S. Steel Yard on Monday afternoon. BOX SCORE Knapp’s quality start was his fifth of the year, but the ‘Dogs scored just once in the [...]
