After suffering an entire summer without semi-pro baseball in the Yakima Valley, the Yakima Valley Pippins have announce their preparations for a return to West Coast League play in 2021.
Major League Baseball conducted Rounds 2 -5 of their annual amateur selections yesterday (June 11) and the Seattle Mariners used their selection in the 5th Round to pick a pitcher with some ties to the Yakima Valley.
In a press release dated June 5, the Yakima Valley Pippins stated that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and current protocols, they are "reluctantly" announcing the cancellation of the 2020 season.
As the Yakima Valley Pippins continue to prepare for a shortened 2020 season amid uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, team officials are turning their attention to a vital operations element each year: securing host families for incoming players.
Selah High School grad Carter Young, one of baseball's top amateur prospects, will be heading home this summer to play ball for the Yakima Valley Pippins in the West Coast League.
The Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball Club have stated that they plan to proceed with their 2020 West Coast League season but only when it is deemed that everyone is in the clear from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Yakima Valley Pippins have announced that their June 27th rained-out game in Port Angeles has been rescheduled as part of a double-header in Yakima
Powered by a three run rally in the eighth inning, the Pippins ended their 2018 season on a high note with a 5-3 win over the Corvallis Knights on Wednesday.