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For the second straight night, first round pick Marek Houston makes a jaw-dropping defensive play🤯🤯
We were very sad to learn the news about the passing of former Miracle infielder Ryan Costello this morning. His home run helped lift the Miracle to the FSL Championship in 2018. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the entire Twins organization.
Fans, it's official... We are excited to be hosting @gregcote day on Saturday, July 27th. Tickets are available now on Miraclebaseball.com or at the miracle offices M-F, 9AM-5PM. Get your tickets now!
This Saturday is @gregcote Day at Hammond Stadium & you could be coming for FREE! Retweet this for a chance to win 2 FREE Tickets to Saturday's game & meet & greet with Greg & Chris of the @LeBatardShow ! 10 Winners will be selected at 5PM tomorrow!
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Hey @gregcote , we can’t wait to have you at Hammond Stadium on Saturday! We hope you like your new gear!
Fans, a reminder that the meet & greet with Greg Cote is from 5-5:30PM Saturday evening, followed by the game at 6PM.
@LeBatardShow
@ChrisCoteESPN
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Congratulations to OF @trevorlarnach on being named @FloridaStateLg Player of the Year! At the time of his promotion on July 16, he led the league in batting average, OPS, hits, and doubles. #MNTwins
🚨 REHAB ALERT 🚨
@Twins All-Star Jorge Polanco will be in the lineup for us at Hammond Stadium tonight!
He is scheduled to bat 2nd and play 2B at 7pm against the @DunedinBlueJays!
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Guess who’s getting promoted?? Walker Jenkins is moving on up to High-A Cedar Rapids!
Jenkins hit .273 with 10 XBH, 28 BB and 33 RBI in 33 games (.817 OPS), reaching base in 31 of those games.
He was on a tear last week and drove in 8 runs over the last 4 games vs. Dunedin
In honor of #NationalBobbleheadDay, We're giving a Jose Berrios Bobblehead to one lucky fan! RT this post for a chance to WIN... If we can reach 100 Retweets by 11AM tomorrow, we'll double the winnings and throw in a Byron Buxton Bobblehead as well! #BobbleheadGiveaway
We want to thank the best fans and partners in the FSL for all of your support throughout this championship season. To celebrate, we are giving away a signed baseball from these guys, the champs. Retweet or like this post for a chance to win. Winner will be selected at random!
Miracle fans, we are excited to announce that Christopher McDonald, AKA @shootermcgavin is coming to Fort Myers!! Join us on Friday, July 26th at 7PM for Happy Gilmore Night featuring Shooter himself! Come meet Shooter McGavin and Enjoy a Golf Giveaway and Post-Game Fireworks!
Congratulations to Jake Rucker (@jake_rucker), who has been promoted to High-A @CRKernels. The former @Vol_Baseball star played 4 positions for the Mussels this year and anchored the top of our lineup! #MusselUp
Happy #NationalHatDay! Reply below with your favorite Miracle Hat (1, 2 or 3) and Retweet this post for a chance to WIN your favorite Miracle Hat! If we can get 200 Retweets we will throw in 4 FREE Tickets to our Home Opener on April 4th.
Our staff continues to work alongside @WCKitchen and the @Twins to prepare and deliver fresh meals each day for first responders and the many families in need in SW Florida.
Together, we will get through this!
#MusselUpForSWFL
Congratulations to John Klein, who has been promoted to High-A @CRKernels!
The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota native has been dominant over his last 3 starts (19 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 21 K), tossing the franchise's first complete game since 2018!
#MusselUp#IowaBound
Christian Encarnacion-Strand is in absolute fuego right now! He clobbers an RBI triple off the wall in center to give us the lead before scoring on a wild pitch. He's 3-for-3 tonight to bring his average up to .453. Oh, and he's on a 13-game hitting streak
KC is HE!!! Kaelen Culpepper demolishes his first professional home run 413 feet down the left field line to drive in 3!!
EV - 103.5mph
Bot 2 | Mussels 5, Hammerheads 0
We are very happy to announce that we have extended our Player Development Contract with the @Twins through the 2022 season! Check out all the details here: milb.com/fort-myers/news/mir…#MNTwins
We are excited to welcome former Miracle star Alex Kirilloff back to the team!! He will begin a Major League rehab assignment in Clearwater tonight #MusselUp#MNTwins
John Klein goes the distance!! The Minnesota native records our first complete game since 2018!
Over his last three starts, the number are crazy:
19 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 21 K, 6 BB
Oh, and our winning streak is up to 7 games!
FINAL | Mussels 3, Threshers 1
Trevor Larnach DEMOLISHES his second home run of the night, this one a 3-run Home Run! The Miracle extend our lead 8-4 in the 7th. Trevor Larnach now has 4 RBI’s on the night.
He began the 2018 season with the Miracle. Today, the 2019 Diamond Awards were announced and he was named the Twins Most Outstanding Rookie! Congratulations to former Miracle infielder, Luis Arraez! He hit .334 with the Twins this season, a new club rookie record. #MNTwins
Congratulations to Miracle SS, Royce Lewis and RHP, @JBalazovic on being selected to represent the @Twins and Fort Myers Miracle at the 2019 @SIRIUSXM Futures Game on July 7 as part of @MLB 's All-Star weekend in Cleveland! #MNTwins
After pitching a perfect 7 innings with 21 up and 21 down, Jordan Balazovic’s Miracle debut is complete. Here is Balazovic’s final line here in Jupiter.
7.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 10 SO 0 HR 0.00 ERA
Jorel Ortega cannot be stopped!! After a 4-hit night last night, he drills a go-ahead 3-run home to right to give us the lead! #MusselUp
Bot 4 | Mussels 6, Tarpons 3
ICYMI: Kaelen Culpepper was called up to High-A Cedar Rapids this week! Over just 9 games with us, Culpepper hit .297 and had a .907 OPS. Congratulations and best of luck in High-A 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Happy 4th of July for tonight’s starting pitcher, @Blayneenlow22 . Blayne was surprised prior to tonight’s game by his high school baseball coach, Marshall Crooks from St. Amant High School. #MNTwins
Congratulations to Brandon Winokur, who has hit more home runs (14) this season than any Fort Myers hitter since 2014.
That also means he is the new Mussels-era home run champion, passing Rubel Cespedes, who hit 13 last year!
Coach Meyer is back! We are thrilled to announce that Brian Meyer will be returning to manage the Mighty Mussels in 2022!
Brian led us to a winning record in 2021 and helped 17 players earn promotions.
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