In a fitting conclusion to a season which saw many of Kansas City’s top prospects on their roster, in turn leading to their being one of the youngest teams in the league, the Lexington Legends edged the Lakewood BlueClaws, 2-1, taking the series three games to one and earning their first championship since the team […]
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Lexington Takes Game Three Over Lakewood, 6-3
After hitting the road for what probably seemed like a ridiculously-long bus trip, the Legends took Game Three of the SAL Championship, 6-3. This one saw the two teams commit a combined nine errors, two wild pitches, two balks, and a passed ball. Kyle Isbel, Nick Pratto, Cristian Perez, and Jeison Guzman had a pair […]
Lexington Rebounds, Takes Game Two of Championship, 5-2
After a bitter defeat at the hands of the visiting Lakewood BlueClaws on Monday, a loss that saw their bullpen falter to the tune of five runs in the ninth inning, the Lexington Legends took back their house in a 5-2 win on Tuesday in Game Two of the SAL Championship. We saw another dominant […]
Lakewood Downs Lexington 6-5, In SAL Championship Game One
The beauty of baseball is that anything, anything can happen, as long as you’ve got outs left. But beauty to one team may be beastly to another. Making their second appearance in the South Atlantic League Championship, as they were declared co-champions while holding a 2-0 lead in their inaugural season with the Asheville Tourists when […]
Lexington Takes On Rome In First Round of Sally League Playoffs
Today, for the first time in twelve years, the Lexington Legends are playing postseason baseball. They face off against the Rome Braves (71-62 overall, 40-29 in the first half), the first-half champion of the Southern Division in the South Atlantic League. The Legends (76-60 overall, 39-29 in the second half) finished the year as the […]
Royals Prospects at Class-A Lexington-Part Two
In Part One, I took a look at the four Lexington Legends selected to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game, this year. While these four are certainly deserving of the attention, there is more to this team than just the high-profile prospects; a great deal more, as it turns out. Here’s just a few more […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-15-18
HR Roll Call: Nick Dini (4), MJ Melendez (5), Cal Jones (2), Ricky Aracena (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: MJ Melendez 3-4 2R, HR, 1-2 CS-Att BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Janser Lara 4 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 7 K 1-1 GO-FO 64p/40k Lexington Legends 4 Greenville Drive 3 The […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-20-17
The Royals affiliates went 2-2 on Tuesday, with losses in the Pioneer League and Triple-A. HR Roll Call: Amalani Fukofuka (3), Ricky Aracena (1), Darrell Miller (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Ricky Aracena 3-4, 4R, 3b, HR, RBI, BB, SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Wilmer Jimenez 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-6-16
Just two games on the slate, Burlington would fall in their playoff game and Idaho Falls won their last road game of the year. In other news Meibrys Viloria, the 19 year old catcher was named Pioneer League MVP for his outstanding seasons for Idaho Falls. BP KC Player of the Day – Ricky Aracena 3-3 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-20-16
A 1-3 day with a win in the Dominican for the affiliates. HR Roll Call: Tony Cruz (4), Ryan O’Hearn (13), Alex Gordon, Jose Caraballo (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day Ryan O’Hearn 3-3, 2R, 2b, HR, BB BP KC Pitcher of the Day Eric Stout 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, […]