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Castellanos powers U.S. to Futures rout Tigers prospect homers in nine-run sixth, scores three times One game might not be an adequate sample size, but if Sunday was any indication, the future for America's baseball stars is a bright one. Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and three runs scored as the U.S.

There wasn't much for Mud Hens fans to cheer for in Toledo's 13-3 loss to Columbus at Fifth Third Field Wednesday. But there was at least one thing for Tigers fans to cheer about as Danny Worth had a big day at the plate.

John Lindsey has taken a long, difficult road to reach Toledo. His career spans 18 professional seasons and 15 different teams stretched from New Jersey to Florida to California -- with a stop in Mexico thrown in for good measure.

John Lindsey has taken a long, difficult road to reach Toledo. His career spans 18 professional seasons and 15 different teams stretched from New Jersey to Florida to California -- with a stop in Mexico thrown in for good measure.

As an Army Airborne Ranger, Kyle Bradley was deployed three times to Afghanistan and once to Iraq. Still, it's his deployment to the Toledo Mud Hens game today that has Specialist Bradley feeling nervous. The 23-year-old Sylvania native will be throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before the 7 p.m.

The Tigers made several moves following their loss to Minnesota on Monday that will affect the Mud Hens roster. That doesn't include one more move they will have to make on Tuesday ... but more on that in a moment. First, the details (by the way, keep hitting refresh as...

Erica Donovan, a former Toledoan who played basketball for one season at Notre Dame Academy before moving to Texas, will transfer from North Carolina State to join the Falcons, coach Jennifer Roos announced Monday. Donovan will sit out the 2012-13 season per NCAA regulations and will retain three seasons of...

Welcome to Coop Scoop coverage of the 2012 season! The Hens continue their four-game series against Norfolk at Fifth Third Field with the third game of the series, tonight starting at 6 p.m. I'd like to continue something new starting tonight ... instead of blogging live during the contest, I'll...

Welcome to Coop Scoop coverage of the 2012 season! The Hens finish their four-game series against Lehigh Valley at Fifth Third Field with tonight's game starting at 7 p.m. - weather permitting, of course! I'll get the LIVE blog started right now. The newest posts are at the bottom, so...

Welcome to Coop Scoop coverage of the 2012 season! The Hens are at Fifth Third Field to continue their four-game series against Charlotte. Tonight's game starts at 7 p.m., so I'll get the LIVE blog started right now. The newest posts are at the bottom, so refresh frequently. Here we...

Rob Brantly was excited when the Tigers promoted one of his friends, third baseman Nick Castellanos, to Double-A Erie Tuesday. The pair only played together one day: Around midnight, Brantly found out that he was being promoted to the Mud Hens. "I was kind of numb to it," Brantly admitted.

Any sportswriter will tell you that some times it's better to be lucky than good. I have some news regarding the Tigers and Mud Hens -- and the only reason I have it is because I got lucky. First the news: The Tigers are calling up C Bryan Holaday from...

Toledo Walleye defenseman Bryan Rufenach died on Monday in Switzerland, according to the organization. The 23-year-old was backpacking through Europe with a childhood friend when he died accidentally. "Everyone is confused by it all right now," Walleye coach Nick Vitucci said. "The details aren't in yet.

Right-hander Justin Turner put together a strong effort in the Mud Hens 2-1 extra-inning loss to Buffalo at Fifth Third Field Monday. Here is an inside look at his start ... Turner came in to his fifth Toledo start with an 0-1 record and a 5.09 ERA. He had allowed...

Ryan Raburn didn't expect to be back at Fifth Third Field Friday night. Raburn, who played with the Mud Hens for all or part of six different seasons from 2005-10, spent all of last year with Detroit and finished with a .256 batting average and 14 home runs in 121 games.

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Brent Dlugach knew what was coming. "Here comes the shaving cream," he said shortly before Justin Henry plastered him with a shaving cream "pie." Dlugach earned his shaving cream pie by slugging a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Mud Hens a 3-2 win over Buffalo at Fifth Third Field Saturday.

Welcome to Coop Scoop coverage of the 2012 season! The Hens are at Fifth Third Field to continue their series against Buffalo. The game starts at 7 p.m., so I'll get the LIVE blog started right now. The newest posts are at the bottom, so refresh frequently. Here we go!...