Yakima Bears

While it seemingly took forever for former Seattle Mariners great Edgar Martinez to finally be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, it was even longer than that when Gar paid a visit to Yakima the summer following his retirement from baseball.

As new field manager Scott Servais met with the local press today, the Seattle Mariners announced the hiring of Prosser-born Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. as the club's new pitching coach entering the 2016 season.

For the first time since 1990, the month of June will not bring professional baseball to the Yakima Valley.

The void at Yakima County Stadium left when the Yakima Bears of the Northwest League exited for Hillsboro, Oregon at the end of last season looks to be short-lived.

The Yakima Bears are excited to announce that the Official Viewing Party for the team’s first playoff game, live from Boise, will be held at Sports Center in downtown Yakima on Monday night.

On July 19th the Yakima Bears secured a spot in the postseason with a win at Boise. The Bears finished the first half of the season with an East Division best 21-17 record. This will be the first appearance in the playoffs for the Bears since 2010.

Shane Victorino, known even in his minor league days while gracing the outfield for the Yakima Bears back in 2000 as the "Flyin' Hawaiian", has been traded just before today's MLB deadline.

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...