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D-Backs sign
Things catcher
The Washington Wild Things announce that the 40th player in franchise history has signed to a Major League Baseball club, with Lucas Herbert joining the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Herbert was originally selected in the 2nd round, No. 54 overall, in the 2015 June Amateur Draft. The San Clemente, Calif., native spent four seasons with the Atlanta Braves and reached as high as the Florida Fire Frogs Class A+.
After playing only 17 games in Washington, Herbert was drawing interest from a handful of major league organizations. He posted a .290 batting average and drove in 10 runs while throwing out 25 percent of potential base stealers.
“We are very proud of Lucas and applaud how he approached his time in Washington. He is a premier defender at such a young age and he used this platform to get back to the basics with his swing and approach,” said General Manager Tony Buccilli.
“This is a great milestone for our organization, reaching 40 players sent to MLB clubs in our 18 years of existence. We look forward to seeing Lucas’ path with Arizona and appreciate the passion he and his family displayed during his time as a Wild Thing.
The Wild Things return home for a six-game homestand, featuring three games against the Southern Illinois Miners and three against the Florence Freedom. The homestand opener and series opener with the Miners is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Pony baseball
Three two-run home runs helped Ace Sporting Good defeat Printscape, 18-5 in Washington Pony League action.
Logan Hatfield, Max Dotson and Jon Henry had the home runs for Ace.
Legion baseball
Chandler Goodwin went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs to help Albert Gallatin defeat Waynesburg, 10-1, in America Legion baseball action Monday.
Willie Palmer scored twice and knocked in a run for AG. Tyler Rush went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Waynesburg.
Goodell wants to shorten preseason
Four preseason games remain too much for Roger Goodell.
The NFL Commissioner on Monday reiterated his stance of wanting to reduce the preseason schedule at a time the league and players’ association have begun preliminary talks on a new collective bargaining agreement.
“I feel what we should be doing is always to the highest quality, and I’m not sure preseason games meet that level right now,” Goodell said, while participating in Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly’s 33rd charity golf tournament outside of Buffalo, New York.
“I’m not sure, talking with coaches, that four preseason games is necessary any more to get ready for a season to evaluate players, develop players,” he added. “There are other ways of doing that, and we’ve had a lot of discussions about that.”