On Sept. 5, 2020, Jimmy Lake will step onto the field at Husky Stadium as the head coach of the Washington Huskies, preparing his team to face Big Ten power Michigan.That position will be a far cry from where he was 20 years ago: making his way out of the

HILLSBORO, Ore. - The Northwest League (NWL) announced that North Johnson will become the new league president at the start of 2020. The NWL conducted a nationwide search, bringing interest from over 60 well-qualified candidates. Johnson, a 42-year MiLB veteran, stood out amongst the competition with his extensive resume of

SPOKANE, Wash. - He used to sell tickets for the Spokane Indians. Now, he's top dawg for one of the Pac-12's premier programs. Former Indians front office team member Jimmy Lake, who worked as an account executive for the team in 2000, was introduced as the new head football coach

HILLSBORO, Ore. -- President of the Northwest League Mike Ellis announced he will retire as of December 2019. Ellis, who has been in the role since 2013 and whose involvement with Minor League Baseball spans more than 25 years, is choosing to step down from his position after a well-led

With another Minor League season in the books, members of the MiLB.com staff are looking back at some of the most notable performers from the 2019 campaign for each level. We looked at the Triple-A, Double-A, Class A Advanced, Class A and Rookie Advanced  levels. Here, we turn our attention to players

On the night Hillsboro secured a spot in the Northwest League Championship Series, first-year manager Javier Colina made a bold statement."This team] is going to deliver," he said. "We have the best team in the league. There's no doubt in my mind."It took all five games, but the Hops proved

From the nine-hole, Matthew Acosta led the charge in keeping Tri-City's season alive on Tuesday.The Padres' 12th-round pick in this year's Draft belted a two-run homer and scored twice to help the Dust Devils to a 6-0 win over Hillsboro at Gesa Stadium in Game 4 of the best-of-5 Northwest

When the stakes were highest in the ninth inning, clutch hitting was Tristin English's first language.The Arizona infield prospect smacked a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift Class A Short Season Hillsboro to a 2-1 victory over Tri-City on Monday at Gesa Stadium. The Hops lead the best-of-5

Sunday was a grand night for Jonny Homza and the Tri-City Dust Devils.After going the entire regular season without a home run, the Padres prospect hit a first-inning grand slam to send the Dust Devils on their way to a 9-1 win over Hillsboro at Ron Tonkin Field that evened

Andy Yerzy hadn't hit a home run in nearly a month. The drought ended in dramatic fashion on Saturday night. The D-Backs prospect smacked a three-run walk-off blast in the ninth inning to give Hillsboro a stunning 5-3 victory over Tri-City in Game 1 of the best-of-5 Northwest League Championship Series

Class A Short Season Tri-City jumped out to an early lead against Spokane on Friday night, but things got pretty quiet after that. Once it got to the ninth inning, however, events quickly kicked into high gear.After Tri-City squandered a lead in the top of the ninth, Sean Guilbe drew

Class A Short Season Hillsboro hadn't hopped into the Northwest League Finals since 2015. Ryan January helped change that fortune Thursday.The Arizona catching prospect plated three runs as the Hops punched their ticket to the Championship Series by sweeping Salem-Keizer with a 6-3 victory in the best-of-3 series.

Liover Peguero couldn't get his starter a win, but he made sure a dazzling effort wasn't wasted.The No. 18 Arizona prospect stroked a walk-off double that lifted Class A Short Season Hillsboro past Salem-Keizer, 2-1, in Game 1 of the Northwest League semifinals Wednesday at Ron Tonkin Field. 

Deyni Olivero and Blaine Crim took different routes to the Northwest League, but each of them ended up at the top after impressive 2019 seasons.Olivero, who leads the Class A Short Season circuit with seven wins and a 2.12 ERA in 14 appearances for Hillsboro, was named Pitcher of the

Infielder Marco Luciano and outfielder Hunter Bishop, two of the Giants' top four prospects, were placed on the injured list Friday night by Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer.According to a tweet by the team, Luciano has a strained right quadriceps, while Bishop has turf toe on his left foot. It's

Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer added one of baseball's top prospects ahead of the Northwest League playoffs.The Giants on Sunday promoted 17-year-old shortstop Marco Luciano from the Rookie-level Arizona League, where MLB.com's No. 65 overall prospect ranked among the leaders in nine offensive categories.

BOISE, Idaho -- The Pioneer League brought the lumber to Memorial Stadium, hitting the home run cycle -- solo, two-run, three-run and grand slam -- to survive a back-and-forth offensive battle and take home its second straight All-Star crown with an 11-7 triumph over the Northwest League."We were swinging it

Northwest League All-Star Franklin Labour may have been promoted, but Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer hasn't had a problem finding his replacement in the lineup, with Alexander Canario stepping up in a big way Saturday night. The Giants' No. 7 prospect went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and three RBIs

Kristian Robinson's big season has already pushed him into MLB.com's Top-100 prospect ranking. Now, it's earned him an All-Star spot as well.The No. 93 overall prospect highlights the 2019 Northwest League All-Star roster released by the Class A Short Season circuit Wednesday afternoon. The Hillsboro outfielder will lead an NWL