It was a rather slow Monday across Major League Baseball and the minors.
Not only was it the day of the NCAA National Championship game, Mondays are typically an off day for minor-league teams. It’s also a smaller schedule in the majors.
However, Toronto Blue Jays reliever and ECU alum Jeff Hoffman was hard at it again against the Boston Red Sox. The Blue Jays won, 6-2, so there was no save opportunity on hand for Hoffman. Still, he delivered as only he could.
Hoffman got hot-hitting Wilyer Abreu to strike out swinging for the first out for the Red Sox. He then coaxed a groundout to Carlos Narvaez and forced David Hamilton to fly out to end it.
Hoffman and Toronto’s pitching limited Boston to five hits on Monday. The win also came on the same day as it was reported that Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got a 14-year, $500 million contract.
Here’s how the rest of the Pirates in the majors did on Monday. Minor league baseball takes Mondays off, so there is no new report on those athletes.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: On 10-day injured list with oblique
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-4 in 8-4 loss to Pirates.
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch vs. Cubs
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: No game on Monday
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Lost 2-0 to the New York Mets. Marlins are now 5-5 on the season.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants)
- Zach Agnos, Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies)
- Carter Spivey, Columbus Clippers (Guardians)
Double-A
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays)
- Carter Cunningham Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays)
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees)
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees)
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals)
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins)
- Ryan McCrystal Daytona Tortugas (Reds)
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners)
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)
Photo credit: Jeff Hoffman (Blue Jays photo)
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