Pinder Turns Slow Start Into Breakout Stretch

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UNITED STATES – After a slow start to his second season with the Arizona Complex League, Texas Rangers prospect Rashawn Pinder is heating up.

From Opening Day through May 22, Pinder hit just .182, collecting six hits, nine RBI, and no home runs. But now, the 18-year-old outfielder has caught fire at the plate.

Since May 22, he’s been one of the hottest bats in the ACL.

During that stretch, Pinder is hitting .444 with 12 hits, five home runs, 12 RBI, and five multi-hit games.

His latest long ball came Monday when he launched a two-run homer in the ACL Rangers’ 4-3 win over the ACL Padres, continuing a surge that began with a two-homer performance and has only gained momentum since.

The recent power explosion has already helped Pinder surpass his home run total from his first professional season, and he’s on pace for career-best numbers across the board.

Baseball

Thirty of The Bahamas’ top young baseball players are set to defend home turf this week as the country unveils its two All-Star rosters for the PONY 14U Caribbean and Latin American Zone Championships.

The Bahamas will be represented by two All-Star teams led by Freeport’s Donavan Cox and Bahamian baseball legend Mario Ford.

Cox’s squad features Gianno Newball, Logan Rolle, Isaac Richardson, Colin Bain, Travonte Saunders, Eldon Bullard, Xavier Petit, Jamez Bethel, Jaden Liberal, Josiah Filterman, Liam Smith, Bosfield Butler III, Kamdyn Miller, Michael Wilson Jr., and Emmanuel Smith.

Ford’s team includes Geralle Gabriel Jr., Rivante Armaly, Waiden Bain, Zakai Curry, Ethan Burnside, Maison McKinney, Kymani Rolle, Theo Bethel, Devarrio Burrows, Lynden Knowles, Andrew Gibson, Elliot Clarke, Alexander McPhee, Colman Darville, and Zach Dean.

The four-day event will bring together elite youth talent from across the region, with teams from Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and host nation The Bahamas competing in a round-robin format for a chance to advance to the PONY 14U Baseball World Series in Washington, Pennsylvania, scheduled for August 7-12.

MLB

Jazz Chisholm Jr. kept the hits coming, but the New York Yankees could not keep pace with the Cleveland Guardians in a 9-4 loss Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Chisholm finished 1-for-4 at the plate, while the Yankees were limited to eight hits as Cleveland pulled away with five unanswered runs over the final five innings.

Despite the loss, Chisholm continues to turn his season around. Entering the game, he was batting .239 with six home runs, 14 stolen bases, and a .699 OPS.

The Yankees fell to 36-24 on the season, second in the American League East, while the Guardians improved to 35-27 and strengthened their hold atop the American League Central.