minor league baseball

The sixth annual "Minors Moniker Madness" - a contest to determine which player has the best name in all of minor league baseball as determined by fan votes - is underway for 2012 with 64 unique and funny names from across the Minors. Yakima Bears outfielder Yogey Perez-Ramos has advanced to the second round after defeating Randolph Oduber to make the cut and is now just one of 32 remain

2012 Golden Spikes winner, and Seattle Mariners First Round draft pick, Mike Zunino has played just four games in the Northwest League for the Everett Aqua Sox...  and his days may be numbered there already.

The Bears claimed a playoff spot in the 2012 Northwest League playoffs with an 8-4 win against the Boise Hawks Wednesday at Memorial Stadium in Boise, Idaho. This is the first time the Bears have won the first half of a Northwest League season...

All Yakima Bears Sunday home games are normally scheduled to begin at 5:35, but this evining's contest against the Boise Hawks has been pushed back.

All Yakima Bears Sunday home games are normally scheduled to begin at 5:35, but this Sunday high forecasted temperatures have raised health concerns. Weather forecasts are calling for a high of more than 105 degrees with mostly sunny skies on Sunday.

Not that it was much of an intriguing pitching match-up as much as it was the novelty of it, but last night's game at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma fizzled when 49 year-old ex-Mariner Jamie Moyer faced 22 year-old Mariner phenom Danny Hultzen.

The Yakima Bears will host Prostate Cancer Awareness Night during a 7:05 game against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Yakima County Stadium on Saturday. The event is sponsored by Washington Hematology-Oncology and will feature some special appearances and a fireworks extravaganza.

The Yakima Bears defeated the Eugene Emeralds 10-1 Tuesday night at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon. The Emeralds still took the five-game series 3-2, but the Bears also stayed tied for first in the Northwest League’s East Division with a 2-3 record.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE:Due to a scheduling conflict with game 4 of the NBA Finals, which can be heard here on 1460 ESPN Radio Yakima, tonight's Yakima Bears baseball broadcast can be found on our sister stations NewsTalk KIT 1280-AM or 99.3-FM