KANSAS CITY, Kansas – Johnny Barbato allowed one run over five innings in his club debut, and the Lincoln Saltdogs won a rain-shortened, five-inning game 2-1 against the Kansas City Monarchs at Legends Field on Wednesday night. BOX SCORE Barbato – a former Major Leaguer – struck out six with no walks and five hits [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – Kyle Kinman pitched five scoreless innings and Ryan Long hit a three-run home run as the Saltdogs held off the Kansas City Monarchs in Lincoln’s first game in 620 days at Legends Field on Tuesday night. BOX SCORE Kinman allowed just one hit with two walks and eight strikeouts in his [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Saltdogs have finalized the Opening Night roster ahead of Tuesday’s game at Kansas City. VIEW FULL ROSTER The ‘Dogs will return five players from 2019 and feature 19 new players in 2021. Headlining the returning class is INF/DH Curt Smith, who is back for his franchise-record eighth season in Lincoln. [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Nominations are now open for every #ThankYouTuesday at Haymarket Park, the Saltdogs have announced. Thank You Tuesday is a joint venture with the Lincoln Saltdogs and the Nebraska Medical Association to honor various frontline heroes who have helped navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic over the past year. This will be done for [...]
SALTDOGS ADD TO ROSTER UNDER NEW MANAGER JODIE LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Saltdogs have added four new players to the roster under the direction of new manager Brett Jodie, the club has announced. The four players are INF Luis Roman, RHP James Pugliese, INF Louis Martini and RHP John Richy. Roman, 26, is a former [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs will celebrate the 20th season of baseball at Haymarket Park with a wall-to-wall promotional schedule that includes nightly specials and also many giveaways throughout the year. The promotional schedule will revolve around the weekend of Aug. 13-15, beginning with a Bryan Warner jersey giveaway sponsored by Ameritas on Friday, [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have hired Brett Jodie as the club’s ninth manager, the team has announced. Jodie fills a vacancy left by James Frisbie after he was hired to join the Detroit Tigers big-league staff last month. “I’m very excited to go from one wonderful organization to another outstanding organization,” Jodie said. [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Infielder Kyle Kasser’s contract has been picked up by the Los Angeles Angels, the club has announced. Kasser was originally drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Oregon. The California native was getting ready for his first season of [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Manager James Frisbie has been hired as a left-handed batting practice specialist for the Detroit Tigers, the club has announced. Frisbie will be on the bench with the Tigers for MLB’s Opening Day tomorrow, and the Saltdogs will begin the process of finding a new manager. “We’re very proud of Friz, who [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs continue to prepare for the upcoming 2021 season and have added a few new players to the roster as the season approaches. The newest signing is C Skyler Weber, a Duluth, GA native who has spent the last four seasons in the Oakland Athletics organization after he was an [...]
