Funny man Rick Mercer invaded Canwest Park on Saturday to try his hand at becoming the next player on the Winnipeg Goldeyes. As you can likely guess, it didn’t go so well. The host of the popular CBC television show “The Rick Mercer Report” was in Winnipeg with a film crew to learn everything from [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Prior to last night’s Northern League roster deadline, Winnipeg Goldeyes manager Rick Forney had his hands full making last-minute transactions. The Goldeyes acquired right-handed pitcher Chris Kelly from the Lake County Fielders for a player to be named later and infielder Price Kendall was activated from the disabled list. Meanwhile, right-handed [...]

The Winnipeg Goldeyes had their weekend home games postponed Saturday and Sunday due to rain and poor field conditions, but were still busy making transactions behind the scenes. Manager Rick Forney signed right-handed rookie pitcher Sean Gregory on Saturday, who appeared in 29 games with the Quebec Les Capitales of the Can-Am League this season. [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The Winnipeg Goldeyes are in a little bit of a slump these days, but hopefully infielder Brett Dowdy can contribute to turning things around this weekend. The Goldeyes signed the veteran Dowdy on Friday, who is in his eighth professional season and has played parts of the last five seasons at [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Shortstop Wes Long is no longer a Winnipeg Goldeye after a transaction Friday saw his contract purchased by the Florida Marlins. In a release, the Goldeyes said Long, 28, will join the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. Long leaves Winnipeg eighth in Northern League batting with a .323 average, which is second on [...]

A former player with the Winnipeg Goldeyes could be suiting up with the Boston Red Sox any day now. Mark Holliman last played with the Fish earlier this season back in June, but was purchased by the big league team on June 28. Holliman was the anchor of the Winnipeg Goldeyes pitching rotation at the [...]

The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Friday the signing of right-handed pitcher Brandon Forshee to the team. The 21-year-old comes to the Fish after an impressive final collegiate season with the Francis Marion Patriots as their closer. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Forshee was 3-0 with a 2.88 ERA and an impressive 13 saves in 27 games. [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Relief pitcher Casey Hodges has been relieved of his duties with the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the baseball club announced Monday. Hodges had a 0-1 record this season and a 6.10 ERA in 10.1 innings. After getting hurt in training camp, Hodges spent the first month of the season on the inactive list. [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland Three players from the Winnipeg Goldeyes were named to the Northern League All-Star team on Monday. Pitcher Chris Salamida, shortstop Wes Long and right fielder/first baseman Kevin West will face the Golden League’s All-Star team on July 14 in Tucson, Arizona. Salamida’s record is 6-2 this season with a 3.84 ERA, [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz The Winnipeg Goldeyes made some roster moves Monday — the same day the team begins a 10-game series on the road. Right-handed pitcher Mark Holliman saw his contract get purchased by the Boston Red Sox and has been assigned to the Salem Red Sox of the Advanced Single-A Carolina League. In [...]

Things were looking up for the Winnipeg Goldeyes Wednesday night until the last two innings, where the team’s efforts were shut down by the visiting Gary SouthShore RailCats. A two-run lead was crushed when the Fish gave up five runs in the eighth and ninth innings falling to a 7-5 loss in the final game [...]

On the day the Winnipeg Goldeyes return to Canwest Park after being on the road last week, manager Rick Forney has made some changes to the team’s roster. The Goldeyes have landed outfielder Justin Justice from the Joliet JackHammers for a player to be named later. The 25-year-old is batting .242 this season with a [...]